Maury Povich Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

Maury Povich started his professional career in his birth city Washington D.C. as a reporter in radio station WWDC in the year 1962. After spending four years Maury advanced and became the co-host of the radio station’s famous talk show, Panorama. This stint of his won him wide recognition and garnered him heavy praises. His career took a u-turn in 1991 when he became the host of The Maury Povich Show. In 1998 the show was bought by Studios USA, after which the show was renamed as simply, Maury.

 

In 2009 Povich was asked to host the revival of the cult classic game show, Twenty One. In 2005 Povich along with his wife co-hosted a weekend news program titled Weekends with Maury and Connie. Due to very low rating points, the show was called off after running for 6 months. Recently in 2015, he did a guest appearance on the show The Jack and Triumph Show.

 

On a personal front, Povich married Phyllis Minkoff in 1962 with whom he has two daughters Amy and Susan Povich. The marriage ended after 17 years in 1979. He married for the second time in 1984 to news anchor Connie Chung. The couple adopted a son, Matthew Jay Povich.