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Birthdate: 09/10/1949

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Phony and pugnacious to some, honest and straight-talking to others, Fox News Channel anchor Bill O’Reilly, host of the highly-rated cable shout-fest “The O’Reilly Factor” (1996- ), has been called a great many things throughout his long and often combative career as a journalist. A self-described cocky bastard, O’Reilly has earned both scorn and praise in his quest of bringing a populist, Everyman persona to the elite world of Washington politics. His blunt and provocative style of questioning has made O’Reilly one of the most reviled and feared anchors on television. Claiming to represent

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Himself

2006

Year

Milestone

1975

Stared his career with a $150-a-week reporting job at WNEP-TV in Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

1980

Joined WCBS in New York City, where he won his second Emmy for an investigation of corrupt city marshals; later O’Reilly became a CBS News correspondent covering the wars in the Falkland Islands and El Salvador

1986

Joined ABC News as a correspondent on “World News Tonight”; received two National Headliner Awards for excellence in reporting

1989

Joined the nationally syndicated program "Inside Edition" taking over for David Frost; was the first national anchor to broadcast live from the scene of the 1992 L.A riots, and was named reporter of the year by the New York Crime Victims organization

1996

Hired by The FOX News Channel (FNC) as the anchor/host of "The O'Reilly Factor", originally called “The O'Reilly Report”; in 2001 the show passed "Larry King Live" to become the most watched cable news program in the United States