Maurice Richard Povich (born January 17, 1939) is an American
television personality, best known for hosting the tabloid talk show
Maury.Povich began his career as a radio reporter, initially at WWDC.
In the late 1980s he gained national fame as the host of tabloid
infotainment TV show A Current Affair, based at Fox's New York
flagship station WNYW. In 1991 he co-produced his own show The Maury
Povich Show, which in 1998 was rebranded as Maury.Povich was born into
a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., the second of three children born
to Ethyl (née Friedman) and Washington Post sportswriter Shirley
Povich. His paternal grandfather, Nathan Povich, emigrated from Russia
to the United States in 1878 at age 12. Maury graduated from the
Landon School in 1957, and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962
with a degree in television journalism.Not long after graduation,
Povich got his first job on Washington radio station WWDC, where he
did publicity and worked as a reporter. By 1966, he was a news
reporter and sportscaster for WTTG, the independent station owned by
Metromedia. In 1967, he became the original co-host of the station's
popular midday talk show, Panorama, which brought the rising star
widespread acclaim and national recognition.
television personality, best known for hosting the tabloid talk show
Maury.Povich began his career as a radio reporter, initially at WWDC.
In the late 1980s he gained national fame as the host of tabloid
infotainment TV show A Current Affair, based at Fox's New York
flagship station WNYW. In 1991 he co-produced his own show The Maury
Povich Show, which in 1998 was rebranded as Maury.Povich was born into
a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., the second of three children born
to Ethyl (née Friedman) and Washington Post sportswriter Shirley
Povich. His paternal grandfather, Nathan Povich, emigrated from Russia
to the United States in 1878 at age 12. Maury graduated from the
Landon School in 1957, and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962
with a degree in television journalism.Not long after graduation,
Povich got his first job on Washington radio station WWDC, where he
did publicity and worked as a reporter. By 1966, he was a news
reporter and sportscaster for WTTG, the independent station owned by
Metromedia. In 1967, he became the original co-host of the station's
popular midday talk show, Panorama, which brought the rising star
widespread acclaim and national recognition.
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