- Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years. - Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program "The Tonight Show". He also owns Big Dog Productions, a company that co-produces the show. He earns $30 million per year. - David Letterman
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", … - Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". - Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBC's late-night talk/variety show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". NBC has announced that O'Brien will take over for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" in 2009. - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is a radio talk show host based in the Los Angeles area. Jackson is best known for his radio show which covered the arts, politics and human interest subjects, particularly in the Los Angeles and greater Southern California area. The show originally aired on L.A. radio station KABC. He was born in England, experiencing the The Blitz (German bombing) of London during World War Two. After the war, in which his father served in the RAF as a navigator trainer, … - Jimmy Kimmel
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, writer, talk show host and producer. - Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American supermodel, television personality and a talk show hostess. She first emerged to prominence on the runways of Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, and the U.S., but her work in the commercial world was her breakthrough. She is best known as hostess/judge of the reality television show "America's Next Top Model", since its 2003 debut on UPN (later CW), … - Hugh Hewitt
Professor Hewitt is the host of a nationally syndicated radio show heard in more than 70 markets nationwide. He received 3 Emmys during his decade of work as co-host of the week-night television news and public affairs show Life & Times on PBS Los Angeles affiliate KCET-TV. Professor Hewitt was also the host of the PBS Series Searching For God In America, an eight-part show which premiered on PBS in July 1996. - Star Parker
Star Parker (b. 1956) is an American author. Parker is also an advocate and spokesperson for conservative causes. Parker, an African American woman, spent her formative years as an unemployed mother receiving welfare; she had a criminal record and has disclosed that she had four abortions. Parker converted to Christianity and subsequently became a spokeswoman for conservative Christian political issues. - Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager (born August 2, 1948) is a conservative syndicated radio talk show host, columnist, and public speaker in the United States. - Larry Elder
Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder (born April 27, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) aka "the Sage from South Central" is an American libertarian-minded Republican (he has sometimes referred to his views as "conservatarian") radio and former TV talk show host and author whose "The Larry Elder Show" is nationally syndicated on ABC Radio Networks. The show broadcasts live from 6-9 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday. - Don Imus
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. (born March 11, 1940) is a controversial American humorist, writer, radio and television talk show host in the mold of a shock jock. His "drive time" weekday morning radio show, "Imus in the Morning" was aired over WNBC and WFAN in New York from 1971 to 1977 (when he was fired) and again from 1979 until it was canceled on April 12 2007, in response to comments he made on air. - Michael Medved
Michael Medved (born October 3 1948) is an American, conservative radio talk show host, film critic and author. - Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley (born September 13, 1964) is an author, journalist, liberal political commentator, and talk show host. - Kelly Ripa
Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970, in Stratford, New Jersey) an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress and talk show host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of "Live with Regis and Kelly", alongside Regis Philbin, taking the show's rating to a new high when she replaced previous Live co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. She is also known for her acting on "All My Children" and "Hope & Faith", both television series on ABC. - Star Jones
Star Jones Reynolds (born March 24, 1962) is an American lawyer and television personality, best known for her stint as a co-host of the ABC weekday morning talk show "The View". When Court TV becomes truTV on January 1, 2008, Jones will host a talk show based on the law and pop culture as part of the network's daytime programming. - Montel Williams
Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. - Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. He rose to fame as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" in the late 1980s, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC and in syndication. He has more recently become known for his conservative opinions including an aggressive stance on U.S. military action. - Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher (b. April 7 1960, Dayton, Ohio) is a popular conservative American radio talk show host. He is, according to Talkers Magazine estimates, the 8th most listened-to radio talk show host in the United States. Mike spent a large portion of the 1980's as morning sportscaster and weatherman at WKEF Television in Dayton, Ohio, and served for a brief time as host of "As Schools Match Wits", a local high school trivia quiz show. - Joy Behar
Joy Behar (christened Josephina Victoria Occhiuto) was born on October 07, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an Italian-American comedian, writer, actress and co-host of the talk show "The View". Behar was married to Joe Behar in January 1965 and divorced him in 1981; they had one daughter, Eve. Behar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Queens College, … - Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is an American comedian, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, gruff voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. Rivers is the National Chairwoman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a board member of God's Love We Deliver. Like the ground-breaking Phyllis Diller, whose career preceded and overlapped hers, Rivers' act relied heavily on poking fun at herself. - Maurizio Costanzo
Maurizio Costanzo (born August 28, 1938, Pescara) is an Italian television personality. He started his career as a journalist, little by little gaining a certain popularity, and in the late 1970s appeared in several television shows before creating his most famous show, "The Maurizio Costanzo Show", currently the most important and longest-lasting talk show in Italy. Costanzo's TV style includes subtle low-profile irony. - Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He was the original host of "The Daily Show" and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS's "The Late Late Show". - Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. (born on July 6, 1925, in San Mateo, California) is an American talk show host, entertainer, pianist, television personality and executive. He began his career as a singer and also appeared in movies and on Broadway; he later became host of his own TV show, "The Merv Griffin Show", and an entertainment business magnate. - Tammy Faye
Tamara "Tammy" Faye LaValley Bakker Messner (born March 7, 1942) is an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show hostess, actress and a prominent television personality. She is the former wife of televangelist, and later convicted felon, Jim Bakker, and she co-hosted with him on "The PTL Club", from 1976 to 1987. She is known for her tendency to wear heavy makeup, … - Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase (born October 8 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a prominent family, Chase became a sensation as a cast member in the inaugural season of "Saturday Night Live". He also hosted the Academy Awards twice(1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show. - Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin (b. September 21, 1957) is a conservative radio talk show host on WABC in New York City, syndicated on both terrestrial radio and satellite radio. - Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a three-time SAG and two-time Emmy Award-winning Irish-American actress, talk show host, singer and comedian, best known for her role as Karen Walker on "Will & Grace". - Dick Cavett
Drunken female heckler: I pay your salary, buddy, with my hard-earned money.<br />Cavett: And I'm tempted to guess at your profession. His most famous line from this period may have been the following: He also played Mr. Kelly's in Chicago and the Hungry i in San Francisco, during which latter time he met Lenny Bruce, about whom Cavett said: In 1965, Cavett did some commercial voiceovers, … - Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Miguel Rivera (born Gerald Michael Riviera on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American television journalist, attorney, and former talk show host. He is known to have an affinity for dramatic, high-profile stories, and issues that are often sidelined by traditional media, such as racism and hate-crimes. Rivera hosts the newsmagazine program "Geraldo at Large", and appears regularly on Fox News Channel. - Maury Povich
Maurice Richard "Maury" Povich (born January 17, 1939 in Washington, D.C.) is an American TV talk show personality who currently hosts his self-titled talk show "Maury" which has earned him national recognition due to the paternity tests that are often aired. Povich is the son of "Washington Post" sportswriter Shirley Povich, who wrote a weekly column for the paper for more than 70 years. Povitch is an Lithuanian Jewish surname. - Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as "The Body", "The Star", "The Mind", and "Governor Body", is an American politician, former professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. - Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford (born Kathryn Lee Epstein on August 16, 1953) is an American playwright, singer, songwriter, and actress, famous for her stint on the television talk show "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee", which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin for 15 years. So far she has received 11 Emmy nominations. - Les Crane
Les Crane (born December 3, 1935) was a San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who scored an unexpected spoken word hit with his recording of the poem, "Desiderata", winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy for his efforts. The 45 RPM record reached #8 on the "Billboard" charts in late 1971. It had great influence on mainstream society (The Establishment) and became a counterculture anthem of sorts, and in particular, … - Barry Farber
Barry Farber (born 1930) is a conservative U.S. radio talk show host, author and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication "Talkers magazine" ranked him the 9th greatest radio talk show host of all time. He has also written articles appearing in the "New York Times, Reader's Digest," the "Washington Post, "and the Saturday Review. - Danny Bonaduce
Danny Bonaduce (pronounced), born Dante Daniel Bonaduce, August 13, 1959 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, is an American comedian, actor, radio personality, and television personality. He is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce. Bonaduce's primary current occupation is co-hosting "The Adam Carolla Show". He frequently makes personal appearances in television, radio, and at public events. - Steve Allen
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American musician, comedian and writer instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. Allen is called the father of TV talk shows. - George Putnam
George Putnam (born July 14, 1914 in Breckenridge, Minnesota) is an American television news reporter and talk show host. Putnam received a LL.D. from Bates College in 1985. Putnam's radio career began on his 20th birthday in 1934 at WDGY in Minneapolis. His voice can be heard on the well-known "One Day In Radio," when station WJSV in Washington, DC archived its entire broadcast day on September 21, 1939. Putnam's greatest work was achieved in the Los Angeles, … - George Noory
While still a teenager, George joined NICAP, the UFO organization that was a precursor to today's MUFON. George immersed himself in the field, "so much so that I decided I wanted to go into broadcasting in order to do unusual stories in the paranormal and stories that the mainstream media didn't want to touch," he told After Dark.
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