Biography
Coming out of radio and local affiliate television news in his hometown of Washington, DC, Povich gained nationwide recognition behind the anchor's desk on the "infotainment" newsmagazine "A Current Affair" (syndicated, 1986-1996). Within four years, the ambitious Povich left the program to host a daytime talk show of his own with "The Maury Povich Show" (syndicated, 1990-98). A reasonably successful entry in the familiar format, its …
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Career Milestones
2000 | Served as host for the NBC game show remake "Twenty One" | |
1998 | Hosted the syndicated one-hour talk show "Maury" | |
1997 | DreamWorks announced cancellation of plans to produce half-hour information series co-hosted by Povich and Chung | |
1996 | Announced plans to co-host half-hour news information TV show with wife Connie Chung beginning in the 1998-99 season; show to be produced by DreamWorks SKG | |
1992 | Hosted specials, "FORBES 400: The Richest People in America" and "Why Bother Voting?" | |
| Hosted the daytime talk show, "The Maury Povich Show"; series picked up without a pilot | ||
1989 | Hosted the primetime broadcast, "Confessions of Mr. Tabloid", a tongue-in-cheek recap of stories covered on "A Current Affair" | |
1986 | Made isolated appearance as "Talk Show Host" in feature film, "The Imagemaker" | |
| Co-anchored the early evening news magazine show, "A Current Affair" (handpicked by Fox mogul Rupert Murdoch) | ||
| Moved back to Washington, DC; began hosting "Panorama" again and also co-anchored a weekend news broadcast | ||
| Worked for a time in Philadelphia | ||
| Took a position with ABC in San Francisco | ||
1977 | Worked for a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, but the news broadcast's ratings did not improve and he was let go after four months; during this time he worked briefly as co-anchor with future wife Connie Chung | |
1976 | Hired by an NBC affiliate in Chicago, but quit after a few months in the wake of a contract dispute | |
| Hosted a popular midday talk show for the Washington, DC area, "Panorama" (date approximate) | ||
1962 | General assignment and sports reporter, WTTG, Washington, DC | |