15 Facts About Bill Boggs

William Boggs III was born on July 11,1941 and is an American television host and journalist.

Bill Boggs was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA.

Bill Boggs earned a master's degree from the university's Annenberg School for Communication.

Bill Boggs began his show business career in comedy, when he became the manager for a comedy team named Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses, who were coworkers with Bill Boggs at the Armstrong Cork Company in Lancaster.

Bill Boggs took his first on-camera job at KYW-TV in Philadelphia and stopped managing the team, who went on to write for Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore, and others.

In 1972, Bill Boggs left KYW for then-ABC affiliate WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina, where he hosted and produced his first talk show, Southern Exposure.

Bill Boggs succeeded Lee Leonard as host of Midday Live and later did likewise on Saturday Morning Live, replacing Gene Rayburn.

Bill Boggs co-executive produced and hosted TV's first syndicated stand-up comedy series, Comedy Tonight.

Bill Boggs appeared in several film and television dramas including Oz and Miami Vice.

Bill Boggs appeared as himself in the movie Eyes of Laura Mars and Trading Places.

Bill Boggs debuted a solo stage show called Talk Show Confidential in 2003.

Bill Boggs produced several music shows including artists as varied as Lou Reed, Bobby Short, Ian Hunter, Mink DeVille, and a documentary on The Stuttgart Ballet as well as a syndicated series, Comedy Tonight.

Bill Boggs is a member of the board of directors of the American Popular Song Society, and has been inducted into the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame.

Bill Boggs has performed six stage presentations drawn from his career: Talk Show Confidential, Memories of Sinatra, Fun at the Food Network, A Ratpack Revival, Voices of Our Time, and Confessions of a Talk Show Host.

Bill Boggs was married to Canadian actress Linda Thorson for 19 years, and they had a son, Trevor.