Television
Having outlasted Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey and many others, the talk show host calls it quits.
June 22, 2022
Sports
Shirley Povich, a gentle storyteller of games and players, was buried Sunday, having seeded childhoods with his love for sports and nurtured fans with delightful commentary for 75 years.
June 8, 1998
The Connie and Maury Show: And now, for something completely different in television: A talk show star interviewing his wife, a network news star, about her upcoming interview of a major sports star.
Dec. 11, 1991
Povich Moving: “The Maury Povich Show,” about to be sent packing by KCBS Channel 2, will be picked up June 29 by KCAL Channel 9 in a still-to-be-determined time slot.
June 10, 1992
Brotherly: Roger Clinton will be a guest on “The Maury Povich Show” on Monday (1 p.m. on KCAL Channel 9).
Nov. 26, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Connie Chung, whose meteoric rise and high-profile 26-year television career abruptly ended last year after a much-publicized split with “CBS Evening News” co-anchor Dan Rather, is on her way back.
June 6, 1996
The Affair Continues: Maureen O’Boyle, a correspondent, producer and fill-in anchor on “A Current Affair,” will anchor the nationally syndicated news magazine for the 1991-92 season, replacing Maury Povich, who previously said he would leave at the end of the season to work on another show.
Nov. 6, 1990
Maury Povich will continue to host Fox’s tabloid smash “A Current Affair” for at least another two years at a reported salary of $1.8 million a year.
June 24, 1989
An autographed portrait of Maury Povich hangs on his office wall.
Jan. 9, 1994
A Voice From the Past: Robert Blake, in his first TV appearance in several years, says on today’s “Maury Povich Show” that years of emotional and physical abuse by his parents finally caught up with him and caused him to abandon his acting career.
May 28, 1992