Brian Unger Biography

Fast Facts

• Named one of the "100 Most Creative People in Entertainment" by Entertainment Weekly in 1998
• Graduated from Ohio University in 1987 with a communications degree
• Got his start on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in the late 1990s before transitioning to other comedic ventures in television
• Quote: "[on "The Daily Show"] "Cable news was just evolving․ It was a thrill to build that original architecture․ I always say that we raised a kid and got him in college, and Jon [Stewart] made that kid a Rhodes Scholar․ I'm really proud of what we built․""
• Quote: "[on "Time Traveling with Brian Unger"] "On a personal level, I think we're really intrigued by what was here or there before we were here or there ․․․ In every town, I look at a corner and see a Starbucks or a mall and I wonder what came before․""
• Best known as the host of "How the States Got Their Shapes" and as a commentator on NPR's "The Unger Report․"
• Recognizable for various national ad campaigns, including spots for Quicken Loans, Yoo-hoo and Maxwell House, among others