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A.J. Benza
Alfred Joseph Benza is an American gossip columnist and television host. Early life Benza was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, though he moved with his family to West Islip, New York on Long Island shortly after his birth. He has two sisters, Rosalie and Lorraine. After graduating from West Islip High School in 1980, Benza majored in journalism at C.W. Post College on Long Island. Career During college Benza began writing for ''Newsday'' and was soon hired full-time as a gossip columnist for that paper and eventually for the ''New York Daily News''. It was as a gossip columnist that he began appearing on E! Entertainment Television's ''The Gossip Show'' in the mid-1990s. This led to appearances on talk shows such as '' Geraldo'', ''Hard Copy'', ''The Montel Williams Show'', ''The Maury Povich Show'', and various other television talk shows. He was later fired from the ''New York Daily News'' by editor Pete Hamill. Relationship with E! Soon after leaving the paper, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22nd Avenue (Bay Parkway) and on the southwest by 86th Street. It is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Dyker Heights to the northwest, Borough Park and Mapleton to the northeast, Bath Beach to the southwest, and Gravesend to the southeast. Bensonhurst contains several major ethnic enclaves. It was traditionally known as a Little Italy of Brooklyn. Bensonhurst today is home to Brooklyn's second Chinatown and has the largest population of residents born in China and Hong Kong of any neighborhood in New York City. The neighborhood accounts for 9.5% of the 330,000 Chinese-born residents of the city, based on data from 2007 to 2011. Bensonhurst is part of Brooklyn Community District 11, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11204 and 11214. It is pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Montel Williams Show
''The Montel Williams Show'' (also known as ''Montel'') is an American syndicated tabloid talk show, hosted by Montel Williams, which ran from July 8, 1991 to May 16, 2008. On January 30, 2008, the end of production of new episodes of ''The Montel Williams Show'' at the end of the 2007–2008 television season was announced. A rerun package offered by ''Montel''s distributor, CBS Television Distribution, was sold into syndication for the 2008–2009 season, and reruns also aired on Black Entertainment Television (BET). History The series premiered July 8, 1991, with a thirteen-week trial run in select American markets. Based on its initial performance, the program entered national syndication beginning with its 14th broadcast week. In its early years, ''Montel'' was similar to most tabloid talk shows especially ''The Jerry Springer Show''. As time went on, however, the genre became less popular, and toward the end of the show's run, ''Montel'' usually focused on inspira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ION Television
Ion Television (referred to on-air as simply Ion) is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming. It rebranded as i: Independent Television (commonly referred to as "i") on July 1, 2005, converting into a general entertainment network featuring recent and older acquired programs. The network adopted its identity as Ion Television on January 29, 2007. For many years, Ion has focused primarily on off-network reruns of existing series, with most of its current schedule devoted to marathon blocks of procedural dramas, along with occasional broadcasts of films (including television films during the Christmas season). In the past, Ion had acquired first-run airings of Canadian series not picked up by other American networks and had also been infamous f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for playing Carey Mahoney in the '' Police Academy'' films from 1984 to 1987. He also acted in '' Three Men and a Baby'' (1987) and its 1990 sequel as well as the films ''Diner'' (1982), '' Cocoon'' (1985), ''Short Circuit'' (1986), '' The Bedroom Window'' (1987), '' The Big Green'' (1995) and '' A Novel Romance'' (2011). On television, he started his career in the CBS sitcom '' Billy'' (1979). He has had recurring guest roles as Woody Goodman in the teen mystery series ''Veronica Mars'' (2005–2006), Wayne Hastings, Jr. in the HBO dramedy series '' Ballers'' (2017), and Dr. Katman in the ABC sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2017–2023). He was a contestant during season 6 of the dance competition series '' Dancing with the Stars'' (2008). Early life and education Guttenberg was born on August 24, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York.Guttenberg, Steve, in He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Chiusano
This is a list of staff members and contributors to ''The Howard Stern Show''. Current staff These staffers currently work for and appear on the show on a regular, if not hourly basis. In-studio These people currently sit in the studio throughout the entire broadcast or have an exclusively in-studio role with the show when present. Howard Stern Howard Stern is the host of the show, which essentially is a discussion of topics that include world affairs, celebrity gossip, self-deprecation, sexual relationships, bodily functions, conflicts among his staff, his own personal family matters, and the antics of the show's Wack Pack. Self-proclaimed "King of All Media". Robin Quivers Robin Ophelia Quivers is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and first met Stern after being assigned as his newscaster at WWDC in March 1981. She has been his co-host and news anchor ever since. She is a former nurse and Captain in the United States Air Force. Quivers briefly left the show towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WINS-FM
WINS-FM (92.3 MHz) is a radio station City of license, licensed to New York, New York, and owned by Audacy, Inc. WINS-FM simulcasts all-news radio station WINS (AM) (1010 kHz), with the station referred to on air as "1010 WINS at 92.3 FM". The station's studios are located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in Manhattan. WINS-FM is a list of broadcast station classes, class B station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. WINS-FM also broadcasts in HD Radio. Originally co-owned with WMCA (AM), WMCA, this station has featured a series of Contemporary hit radio, contemporary music, soft rock, classic rock, mellow rock, alternative rock and hot talk formats from 1975 to 2022. As the home of "Disco 92 WKTU", this station overtook WABC as New York's top-rated hit music station in the late 1970s. In 1985, the station became "K-Rock (radio), K-Rock". Howard Stern was hired, giving WXRK a ratings boost. "The Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Melendez
John Edward Melendez (born October 4, 1965), also known as Stuttering John, and The Duke of the Dabbleverse, is an American entertainer. He is best known for being a staff member on ''The Howard Stern Show'' from 1988 to 2004. Initially working as an intern, Melendez became known for asking celebrities impertinent questions at events and press conferences with his stuttering. He left the show to become the announcer on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and also worked on Leno's later shows. He presented ''The Stuttering John Podcast'' from 2018 to 2024. Early life Melendez grew up in Massapequa, New York, on Long Island and attended Plainedge High School.John Melendez. National Stuttering Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. Melendez was born to a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Howard Stern Show
''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was radio syndication, nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WINS-FM, WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 and Howard 101, Stern's two uncensored channels on the subscription-based satellite radio service Sirius XM Radio, SiriusXM, since 2006. Other prominent staff members include co-host and news anchor Robin Quivers, writer Fred Norris and executive producer Gary Dell'Abate, along with former members Jackie Martling, Billy West, John Melendez, and Artie Lange. Stern began his radio career in the mid-1970s and developed his show through morning positions at WXPK, WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York, WCCC (FM), WCCC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut, and WLLZ (FM), WWWW in Detroit. In 1981, he began at WWDC (FM), WWDC-FM in Washington, D.C., where he was first paired with Quivers and became a ratings success. That was followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Crime
True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by the crime, and investigating the perpetrator's Motive (law), motives. True crime works often deal with Violent crime, violent crimes such as Murder, murders and Serial killer, serial killers, including high-profile cases (such as killing of JonBenét Ramsey, JonBenét Ramsey, O. J. Simpson murder case, O. J. Simpson, and Pamela Smart), and more obscure or unsolved cases that the author wishes to bring wider attention to. A true crime work may use either a Journalism, journalistic style with a focus on known facts, or a speculative style with a larger focus on the author's personal conclusions regarding a crime. True crime has taken the form of various Media (communication), media, including literature such as magazines and books, television series and documentaries (which may sometimes feature Dramatization, dramatized scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysteries And Scandals
''Mysteries and Scandals'' (also known as ''Mysteries & Scandals'') is an American television program hosted by A.J. Benza. The series was originally broadcast on the E! network from March 1998 until February 2001. Synopsis The series detailed the lives of various celebrities, both well known and somewhat obscure. Most celebrities that were featured endured hardships or died untimely deaths. The series interviewed various celebrities who knew the subject along with still photographs accompanied by narrations, and dramatic reenactments. The show was highly stylized and presented each episode in a noir fashion with backdrops set in various Hollywood locations and narrated in a hard-boiled, often sarcastic fashion by Benza. One of Benza's memorable catchphrase A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
