216 Facts About Radio Hosts

1. Tyler Perry says he is retiring Madea, the feisty, foul-mouthed grandma that launched his career and made him millions.

2. Tyler Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s.

3. On September 25, 1976, Larry King married his fifth wife, mathematics teacher and production assistant Sharon Lepore.

4. Larry King was the moderator of the sixth Kazenergy Eurasian Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, an annual forum for Kazakhstan's energy sector occurring in October 2011.

5. Trevor Noah was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It's True.

6. The Tony Kornheiser Show began his career in New York City, where he wrote for Newsday between 1970 and 1976.

7. Mike Francesa changed his trademark intro to the show to "From the studios of WFAN in New York and simulcast across the country on Fox Sports 1, this is Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN".

8. In February 2018, it was announced that Trevor Noah would write a second book.

9. In late 2001, The Tony Kornheiser Show decided to leave the microphones on when his show went to a commercial break, as a treat to his internet radio listeners.

10. Trevor Noah says don't fear Trump's threats to birthright citizenship.

11. On September 6, 2016, The Tony Kornheiser Show returned from his summer vacation with the first full episode of the new podcast.

12. In 2005, Rush Limbaugh was forced to undergo "tuning" due to an "eye twitch", an apparent side-effect of cochlear implants.

13. The Tony Kornheiser Show is available immediately after airing via podcast on iTunes.

14. Tony Kornheiser was born and raised in Lynbrook, New York, on Long Island.

15. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

16. In 1991, Tony Kornheiser created a string of now-famous Bandwagon columns to describe the Washington Redskins' Super Bowl run that year.

17. In June 2016, Tony Kornheiser participated in the roast of political commentator and strategist James Carville.

18. On May 27, 1994, Rush Limbaugh married Marta Fitzgerald, a 35-year-old aerobics instructor whom he met on the online service CompuServe in 1990.

19. In 2009, Tyler Perry teamed with Oprah Winfrey to present Precious, a film based on the novel Push by Sapphire.

20. In 2012, The Tony Kornheiser Show was ranked No 8 in the list of the 100 most important sports talk radio hosts in America compiled by Talkers Magazine.

21. Tyler Perry was given an award for "Comedian Most likely to turn up to collect their comedy award", and the black characters in the episode, Token Black and President Obama, express their own disbelief that they can't stop watching his comedy and giving him money.

22. Rush Limbaugh said Media Matters was trying to smear him with out-of-context and selectively edited comments.

23. Tyler Perry said in an interview that Madea's Family Funeral had wrapped filming two years ago.

24. In 2001 Tyler Perry was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for this role.

25. Mike Francesa would not say what station he was referring to.

26. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

27. Trevor Noah started building his reputation as a sharp political commentator when he was a contributor to The Daily Show back in 2014, when Jon Stewart was still the host.

28. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

29. Trevor Noah started his career as an actor, presenter, and comedian in South Africa.

30. Rush Limbaugh really hit the nail on the head in Tuesday's show with his commentary maintaining that the Democrat's agenda is 100 percent invested in destroying the trust America has in our elections.

31. Tyler Perry announces tour dates for Madea farewell stage play.

32. Trevor Noah cancels tonight's performance at Riverside Theater due to illness.

33. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

34. Tyler Perry was born September 13, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

35. Trevor Noah is known for hosting The Daily Show, an American satirical news program on Comedy Central.

36. The Tony Kornheiser Show was a finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

37. The Internet The Tony Kornheiser Show was a forum of real emotions from real people engaging in informal conversations, and would regularly contain explicit topics and foul language.

38. Mike Francesa was hired by CBS Sports in 1982 as a researcher, focusing primarily on college sports.

39. On October 2, 2012, Tyler Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network.

40. Trevor Noah is coming to get you, Idaho—well, get you laughing.

41. Larry King backed Holly, who looked to be in good shape, into the corner and let him go clean.

42. Larry King remains active as a writer and television personality.

43. Trevor Noah was born on February 20, 1984 in Soweto, South Africa to a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss-German father.

44. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

45. In 2005, Tony Kornheiser started to write short columns called A Few Choice Words with his photo in the Post's Sports Section.

46. The Tony Kornheiser Show spent time in the months before the tournament, which he dubbed "The First and Last Annual Nerds in Paradise Golf Closed Invitational", trying to make deals with golf courses and hotels in the Washington DC area for the best deal.

47. In 1980, Tony Kornheiser authored a profile of Nolan Ryan that served as the cover story for the charter issue of Inside Sports.

48. Tyler Perry is saying that in 2019, we're going to see the last of Mabel Earleane Simmons, otherwise known as the beloved "Madea" character.

49. Tyler Perry has confirmed he's saying goodbye to his Madea franchise.

50. Trevor Noah joked that Stone looked how Vice President Mike Pence would look after a drink.

51. Tyler Perry is disputing rapper Juelz Santana's claim that he was scheduled to film a reunion TV show with Tyler in Atlanta.

52. Tyler Perry planned to release a film version of Madea's Family Reunion that year, and the phenomenon of urban theater, thanks largely to Tyler Perry, was no longer invisible.

53. On June 2, 2016, The Tony Kornheiser Show announced that his show will be relaunched as a podcast-only show on September 6, 2016.

54. Rush Limbaugh began screaming into our ears in 1988; Fox News joined him in 1996.

55. Trevor Noah speaks up to six of the 11 official languages in South Africa.

56. In 2012, Tony Kornheiser was ranked No 8 in the list of the 100 most important sports talk radio hosts in America compiled by Talkers Magazine.

57. Tony Kornheiser began his career in New York City, where he wrote for Newsday between 1970 and 1976.

58. In 1989, Larry King was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, and in 1996 to the Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.

59. Trevor Noah is a comedian best known for The Daily Show where he brings accurate, insightful and hilarious social and political commentary.

60. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is in the midst of its "Trevor in Miami" week, hosting.

61. Larry King wrote a regular newspaper column in USA Today for almost 20 years, from shortly after that first national newspaper's debut in Baltimore-Washington in 1982 until September 2001.

62. Tony Kornheiser graduated with a degree in English in 1970.

63. Mike Francesa credited colleagues at WFAN for his success with special salute to Russo.

64. From 2010 to 2011, Trevor Noah was the creator and host of Tonight with Trevor Noah on M-Net and DStv.

65. Trevor Noah was born on born 20 February 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

66. Tony Kornheiser started working for ESPN Radio in 1997 and kept his column at the Post.

67. Trevor Noah finds the spookiest thing about a Florida Halloween, and it isn't Trump's birthright citizenship gambit.

68. Tyler Perry played one of the roles, a character named Madea Simmons, himself.

69. Mike Francesa said the radio show will emanate from "multiple sites", presumably including the station's lower Manhattan studios and his Manhasset home.

70. Trevor Noah is a South African television and radio host, political commentator, and comedian.

71. Tyler Perry announces plans for final stage tour as Madea.

72. Tyler Perry is saying goodbye to his beloved character Madea.

73. Tyler Perry said his father beat his mother the entire way home.

74. Larry King is ruled out for Thursday's game against the Seahawks.

75. Trevor Noah finally moved out of the house when he was 17.

76. In 1998, Tyler Perry tried one more time to win over theater audiences.

77. In 2002, aged eighteen, Trevor Noah had a bit role on an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo.

78. Tyler Perry has several films under his belt, and he's hoping to add another with the help of Whoopi Goldberg.

79. Tyler Perry released his thirteenth film, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor on March 29, 2013.

80. Tyler Perry has created multiple scripted series for the network, The Haves and the Have Nots being its most successful.

81. Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984 in Johannesburg.

82. In 2005, The Tony Kornheiser Show started to write short columns called A Few Choice Words with his photo in the Post's Sports Section.

83. Mike Francesa had emergency knee surgery on August 31, 2006, to repair his shattered kneecap when he played golf the day before in Westhampton Beach, New York.

84. Larry King is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills.

85. Tyler Perry was becoming a household name in African-American communities across the country.

86. Mike Francesa insisted his return is about more than a mere radio program; it is part of a larger project built around a new app he is developing in partnership with CAA Sports and Entercom.

87. In September 2017, Tyler Perry purchased a house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles.

88. Rush Limbaugh began by rebuking the label "Democrats and the media" have given President Donald Trump and his supporters.

89. Tyler Perry has added his own photo to the mix, a picture of Madea in an evening gown, holding four Oscars.

90. Larry King chipped in nine points for Lebaudy Law, and Derrick Fera scored.

91. Tyler Perry is one of the most successful film makers out there.

92. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

93. Tyler Perry agreed on the condition that he write, direct, and produce the play.

94. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

95. Tony Kornheiser called on Slate, owned by the Post's parent company, to fire Rodrick.

96. Larry King talked of an election, and a president, like no other.

97. Trevor Noah gives absurd reason why comedians attack Trump and not Democrats.

98. The Tony Kornheiser Show responded to Rome's attack by his usual sarcastic humor.

99. Tony Kornheiser returned for a second season of Monday Night Football.

100. On September 6, 2016, Tony Kornheiser returned from his summer vacation with the first full episode of the new podcast.

101. Tyler Perry played three roles: Madea, her brother Uncle Joe, and Helen's cousin Brian.

102. The Tony Kornheiser Show had a cameo appearance as a bar patron in a 2015 episode of The Americans.

103. In 2008, Trevor Noah co-hosted, alongside Pabi Moloi, The Amazing Date and was a Strictly Come Dancing contestant in the fourth series.

104. Trevor Noah is the 31-year-old comedian set to take over Jon Stewart's hosting gig at The Daily Show in late 2015 or early 2016.

105. Trevor Noah is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.

106. Trevor Noah is amused at how Trump's new acting attorney general scammed Trump, too.

107. Trevor Noah has described himself as being progressive and having a global perspective.

108. In 2003, Larry King was named as recipient of the Snuffed Candle Award by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Council for Media Integrity.

109. Rush Limbaugh introduced the President saying there is no other politician in America who has a connection.

110. Larry King met businesswoman Julie Alexander in 1989, and proposed to her on the couple's first date on August 1, 1989.

111. Tyler Perry said don't put my name in your shenanigans, Mr Gums.

112. The Tony Kornheiser Show returned for a second season of Monday Night Football.

113. Trevor Noah held several television hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, and was the runner-up in their fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.

114. The Tony Kornheiser Show aired his dislike of the current 3WT voiceover guy on the January 22, 2008 edition of the show.

115. Trevor Noah spoke of the similarities between Nelson Mandela and King, saying that both fought for equality for all, not just those of their identity.

116. Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh billed as "special guests" at Donald Trump's final 2018 rally.

117. Larry King has received annual chest X-rays to monitor his heart condition.

118. Rush Limbaugh is among the highest-paid people in US media, signing a contract in 2008 for $400 million through 2016.

119. Trevor Noah plays to the crowd during a live taping of Monday night's edition of "The Daily Show" at the Fillmore Miami Beach.

120. Tyler Perry rented Atlanta's House of Blues for one final try at theatrical success in early 1998.

121. In 2012, Mike Francesa was ranked No 1 of the 100 most important sports talk radio hosts in America by Talkers Magazine.

122. On May 14, 2008, it was announced that Tony Kornheiser had accepted a buyout from the Post.

123. Mike Francesa announced on the radio that he quit CBS on April 1, 1993 before the 1993 Final Four began.

124. Tyler Perry is bringing his famed Madea franchise to a close.

125. Mike Francesa spent most of his time focusing on college sports on College and Pro Football Newsweekly, before joining the network.

126. On May 18, 2009, ESPN announced that The Tony Kornheiser Show stepped down from the Monday Night Football booth and was replaced by former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden, which swirled a lot of rumors where Kornheiser would host a radio show.

127. Tyler Perry made the announcement Monday during a Sirius XM interview stating that the fiery, gun-toting grandmother would say goodbye to audiences.

128. In June 2016, The Tony Kornheiser Show participated in the roast of political commentator and strategist James Carville.

129. Tony Kornheiser began writing columns for the Post's Style Section on November 12, 1989.

130. Trevor Noah bought this luxury home in 2017 and the estimated Value of this Real Estate Property is around $2 Million.

131. In 1991, The Tony Kornheiser Show created a string of now-famous Bandwagon columns to describe the Washington Redskins' Super Bowl run that year.

132. Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

133. The Tony Kornheiser Show was broadcast on a long-form talk radio station, Kornheiser was not required to focus primarily on sports.

134. Mike Francesa was succeeded by Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott in the same time slot for the first ratings book of 2018.

135. In December 2014, Trevor Noah became a recurring contributor on The Daily Show.

136. Tyler Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 13, 1969.

137. Mike Francesa started his career by spending six years at College and Pro Football Newsweekly.

138. Tyler Perry is ready to retire his most famous character.

139. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

140. Tyler Perry had become a playwright when all odds were against him.

141. In 2002, aged eighteen, Trevor Noah had a small role on an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo.

142. In 2013, Rush Limbaugh authored his first children's book entitled, Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel with Exceptional Americans.

143. The Tony Kornheiser Show was a member of the Young Democrats club while in high school.

144. Mike Francesa regularly contributed to the Imus in the Morning program with his views on sports while it aired on WFAN and Westwood One.

145. Trevor Noah has performed in various movies and shows all over South Africa.

146. Tony Kornheiser was back on WTEM locally between November 10, 2004, and April 28, 2006.

147. Tyler Perry worked a number of odd jobs to raise money for its first staging, which took place in Atlanta in 1992.

148. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

149. Tyler Perry has announced that A Madea Family Funeral, which comes out next year, will be the final time that he plays the elderly woman on the big screen.

150. Larry King was educated at Lafayette High School, a public high school in Brooklyn.

151. Trevor Noah will produce and host annual end-of-year specials for Comedy Central.

152. Rush Limbaugh has become widely recognized as one of the premiere voices of the conservative movement in the United States since the 1990s.

153. Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984 and is a South African television and radio host, political commentator, and comedian.

154. The Tony Kornheiser Show always ended his radio show by saying "If you're out on your bike tonight, do wear white" as a tribute to the Rolling Stones.

155. Mike Francesa was born and raised in Long Beach, New York.

156. Tyler Perry explained to Variety how Madea was truly born one night at the Regal Theater in Chicago.

157. Tyler Perry is apparently not happy that Juelz used his name to delay serving his prison sentence.

158. On June 2, 2016, Tony Kornheiser announced that his show will be relaunched as a podcast-only show.

159. Tyler Perry was satirized by South Park in the Season Fifteen episode "Funnybot".

160. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

161. Larry King criticized CNN, his former employer of 25 years, for not covering the news anymore, instead having a laser-like focus on President Trump.

162. Tyler Perry lives and works in Southwest Atlanta where he operates the Tyler Perry film and TV studios.

163. Larry King went to Miami, and after initial setbacks, he got his first job in radio.

164. Tony Kornheiser was a member of the Young Democrats club while in high school.

165. Tyler Perry will not return to Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

166. Tony Kornheiser can name all fifty US states and their capitals in alphabetical order.

167. Tony Kornheiser became a full-time sports columnist at the Post in 1984.

168. Larry King is the first recipient of the Arizona State University Hugh Downs Award for Communication Excellence, presented April 11, 2007, via satellite by Downs himself.

169. Larry King has some words about his former employer, and they're not so nice.

170. Tyler Perry appeared as three different characters in the film, including the legendary Madea.

171. Rush Limbaugh makes rare hometown appearance at Trump rally and doesn't disappoint.

172. Mike Francesa is currently at the age of 64 which is the current age of Nicolette Scorsese.

173. Tony Kornheiser had a cameo appearance as a bar patron in a 2015 episode of The Americans.

174. Late in this tenure, The Tony Kornheiser Show started to read emails from his listeners.

175. Larry King lost his weekly column at the Miami Beach Sun newspaper.

176. In 2010, Trevor Noah became a spokesperson and consumer protection agent for Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider.

177. Trevor Noah has a new solution for the border, and it doesn't involve sending troops.

178. In 2007, Tyler Perry bought a 17 acre estate in the Paces neighborhood of Buckhead, Atlanta.

179. In 2012, The Tony Kornheiser Show was ranked No 8 as the 100 most important sports talk radio hosts in America by Talkers Magazine.

180. Larry King credits his success on local television to the assistance of comedian Jackie Gleason, whose national television variety show was being filmed in Miami Beach during this time.

181. Tyler Perry has played Made in nine plays and 10 films that have grossed over $500 million worldwide.

182. On December 24, 2016, Mike Francesa said goodbye on his last ever Mike Francesa Football Sunday after CBS didn't renew it for 2017.

183. Rush Limbaugh had a syndicated half-hour television show from 1992 through 1996, produced by Roger Ailes.

184. Trevor Noah spent his early youth at the private Maryvale College, a Catholic school in Johannesburg.

185. Trevor Noah has some fun with the nonsensical Trump-Fox News fearmongering on the migrant caravan.

186. Tyler Perry created a pretty one-of-a-kind mashup for his Halloween costume, and it looks like it's gotten quite a lot of attention.

187. Trevor Noah was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 and 2018.

188. In 2003, Rush Limbaugh had a brief stint as a pro football commentator with ESPN.

189. Since then, Larry King has written two books about living with heart disease.

190. Tony Kornheiser was a finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

191. Rush Limbaugh moved to Pittsburgh station KQV in 1973 as the evening disc jockey, succeeding Jim Quinn.

192. Mike Francesa pushed back against a report that Chernoff was against his return.

193. On June 2, 2016, The Tony Kornheiser Show announced that his show will be relaunched as a podcast-only show.

194. Tyler Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman.

195. Tyler Perry is preparing to say goodbye to one of his most popular characters.

196. Mike Francesa is primarily known in his former role co-hosting the Mike and the Mad Dog show on WFAN in New York City.

197. Trevor Noah has an easy fix for Florida's bipartisan voting mess.

198. On May 14, 2008, it was announced that The Tony Kornheiser Show had accepted a buyout from the Post.

199. The Tony Kornheiser Show needed to focus on writing his Style column in the Washington Post weekly, he usually did not host the show on Thursdays.

200. On May 18, 2009, ESPN announced that Tony Kornheiser would be leaving Monday Night Football due to fear of flying.

201. Rush Limbaugh donated $320,000 during the 2007 Cure-a-Thon, which the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society reported had raised $3.1 million.

202. Mike Francesa admitted to going to the hospital to get an angioplasty done.

203. In 2015, Tyler Perry acquired the 330-acre former military base Fort McPherson, which he converted to studios.

204. Since he was 16, Rush Limbaugh has worked as a broadcaster, originally as a disc jockey.

205. In 1961, Larry King married his third wife, Alene Akins, a Playboy Bunny at one of the magazine's eponymous nightclubs.

206. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

207. Trevor Noah shared some of his reactions to the ongoing 2018 midterms.

208. Trevor Noah has two step-brothers—Andrew and Isaac whom his mother had with her second husband, Ngisaveni Abel Shingange.

209. Mike Francesa wants to develop new sports talk voices through the app.

210. The Daily Show With Trevor Noah is one of a handful of late-night shows that will offer a live broadcast during election night on Tuesday.

211. Tyler Perry directed the film The Single Moms Club, which opened on March 14, 2014.

212. The Tony Kornheiser Show voiced his displeasure on the air, attacked Kornheiser and demanded WTEM give him his third hour back.

213. Mike Francesa was ranked the No 1 sports talk radio host for the second year in a row by Talkers in 2013, and then again in 2014.

214. Trevor Noah is the entertaining and hilarious host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

215. Tyler Perry will stop playing Madea after 2019 tour and movie.

216. From his eight marriages, Larry King has five children and nine grandchildren, as well as four great-grandchildren.