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- Full name: Maurice Richard Povich
- Born: Washington, DC, January 17, 1939
- Education: BA, University of Pennsylvania (1962)NNDB: Maury Povich
- Spouse: Phyllis Minkoff (1962-1979)
- Family: Daughters Susan Povich, Amy PovichNNDB: Maury Povich
- Spouse: Connie Chung (married 1984)
- Family: Adopted son Matthew Jay PovichNNDB: Maury Povich
- Began radio journalism as a street reporter
- Broke into television for WTTG-TVMaury: Maury Povich Biography
- A Current Affair 1986-1990Maury: Maury Povich Biography
- The Maury Povich Show 1991-1998Maury: Maury Povich Biography
- Maury, 1998-presentMaury: Maury Povich Biography
- President of the New York Chapter of the National Television AcademyMaury: Maury Povich Biography
- Head of Mo Po Entertainment, production company, won an Academy Award for the short Twin TowersMaury: Maury Povich Biography
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Maury Povich is a broadcast journalist, television personality, and the host of "Maury", a syndicated talk show covering personal and family issues. On May 1, 2009, he announced that he will be joining a national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy.Huffington Post: Maury Povich Joining Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy (May 1, 2009)
Tabloid Television
Maury Povich has had a 35-year-long career in broadcast journalism. Since 1991, he has excelled in tabloid television reporting, with a talk show first called The Maury Povich Show and more recently with Maury. Top subjects on Maury include love triangles, paternity suits, secret crushes, controlling or abusive men, and wild teens.Maury: Story Tracker