Dennis Wholey (born July 2, 1939) is an American television host and
producer, and the author of a number of self-help books, one of which
was a New York Times bestseller. He currently hosts This is America &
The World with Dennis Wholey, an interview program shown throughout
the U.S. on public television stations and distributed worldwide on
Voice of America Television.The son of an attorney father and a
librarian mother, Wholey received a B.A. degree from the Catholic
University of America in 1959. He started his media career as a tour
guide for NBC in New York City and then became the host of a radio
talk show, The Age of Involvement, on WBAI-FM. He also produced and
hosted a television talk show on WNDT-TV in New York. In 1969, Wholey
moved to WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, where he hosted The Dennis Wholey
Show, which was syndicated to stations throughout the midwest,
including Taft Broadcasting Company sister station WTVN-TV in
Columbus. In 1969 he was the emcee of a short-lived game show, The
Generation Gap, on ABC.Wholey then became the host of the morning show
AM Detroit on WXYZ-TV in Detroit from 1973 to 1977 and a similar show,
Morning Break on WDVM-TV in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and 1978. He
moved to late night programming with PBS Latenight with Dennis Wholey,
an interview show on WTVS-TV in Detroit from 1982 to 1985, which was
widely distributed by PBS. He also hosted LateNight America with
Dennis Wholey for PBS beginning in 1989. He currently hosts This is
America with Dennis Wholey since its start in 1998, which is
distributed nationwide by NETA (on PBS and independent public
stations) and the AmericanLife TV cable channel.Radio/TV Mirror
magazine named one of Wholey's talk shows an "outstanding program" in
the Midwest, and he received the Golden Mike award from the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for AM Detroit. In
1984, Wholey began a successful career as an author with his book The
Courage to Change: Hope and Help for Alcoholics and Their Families,
which sold well and was on the New York Times bestseller list for
several months. The book recounted Wholey's own struggles with alcohol
and valium addictions, which reached serious proportions during the
1970s before he found help in an alcoholics' support group. The book
also included interviews with other recovering alcoholics, including
former Congressman Wilbur Mills, rock musician Pete Townshend, Monty
Python performer Graham Chapman, and trumpeter Doc Severinsen.
producer, and the author of a number of self-help books, one of which
was a New York Times bestseller. He currently hosts This is America &
The World with Dennis Wholey, an interview program shown throughout
the U.S. on public television stations and distributed worldwide on
Voice of America Television.The son of an attorney father and a
librarian mother, Wholey received a B.A. degree from the Catholic
University of America in 1959. He started his media career as a tour
guide for NBC in New York City and then became the host of a radio
talk show, The Age of Involvement, on WBAI-FM. He also produced and
hosted a television talk show on WNDT-TV in New York. In 1969, Wholey
moved to WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, where he hosted The Dennis Wholey
Show, which was syndicated to stations throughout the midwest,
including Taft Broadcasting Company sister station WTVN-TV in
Columbus. In 1969 he was the emcee of a short-lived game show, The
Generation Gap, on ABC.Wholey then became the host of the morning show
AM Detroit on WXYZ-TV in Detroit from 1973 to 1977 and a similar show,
Morning Break on WDVM-TV in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and 1978. He
moved to late night programming with PBS Latenight with Dennis Wholey,
an interview show on WTVS-TV in Detroit from 1982 to 1985, which was
widely distributed by PBS. He also hosted LateNight America with
Dennis Wholey for PBS beginning in 1989. He currently hosts This is
America with Dennis Wholey since its start in 1998, which is
distributed nationwide by NETA (on PBS and independent public
stations) and the AmericanLife TV cable channel.Radio/TV Mirror
magazine named one of Wholey's talk shows an "outstanding program" in
the Midwest, and he received the Golden Mike award from the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for AM Detroit. In
1984, Wholey began a successful career as an author with his book The
Courage to Change: Hope and Help for Alcoholics and Their Families,
which sold well and was on the New York Times bestseller list for
several months. The book recounted Wholey's own struggles with alcohol
and valium addictions, which reached serious proportions during the
1970s before he found help in an alcoholics' support group. The book
also included interviews with other recovering alcoholics, including
former Congressman Wilbur Mills, rock musician Pete Townshend, Monty
Python performer Graham Chapman, and trumpeter Doc Severinsen.
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