Bill O'Reilly Biography

Fast Facts

• Joined "Inside Edition" in 1989 and became an anchor in less than three weeks
• Supports a number of charities, including the Independence Fund, the Wounded Warrior Project, Doctors Without Borders, and City Harvest
• Has authored eight books, one of which was number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for more than a year and has been made into a movie
• Won two National Headliner Awards for excellence in reporting during his time on "The World News Tonight․"
• Has a BA in History from Marist College, a Master's in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University and a second Master's in Public Administration from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
• Taught history and English at Monsignor Pace High School in Miami before leaving to study journalism
• His earliest jobs included mowing lawns and painting houses
• Began his TV news career in Scranton, Pennsylvania and also appeared on programs in Dallas, Denver, Boston, Portland, Oregon, and Hartford, Connecticut
• Best known as the host of the political news show "The O'Reilly Factor․"
• Met Howard Stern when they were both students at Boston University, and said he could identify him "because he was the only guy in school taller than me․"