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A Profile of the Radio Personality Bill O'Reilly

By Corey Deitz, About.com

Bill O'Reilly, TV and Radio Personality

Bill O'Reilly, TV and Radio Personality

Photo: BillOReilly.com
Beginnings: Earned a degree in History from Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York. Taught high school for two years then entered Boston University's Broadcast Journalism program and received a Masters Degree.

Television: He had television stints in Dallas, Denver, Portland, Hartford, Boston and New York City where he worked for WCBS-TV and then ABC news.

In 1989 he joined "Inside Edition" and stayed until 1995. After, he went back to school and received a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Harvard.

Upon completion, he joined Fox News and created the O'Reilly factor, one of the most successful programs on cable. That success led to his radio version (which he ceased doing in early 2009.)

Syndication: The Radio Factor began in syndication in 2002.

Online: Bill O'Reilly's website.

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