LOS ANGELES – Maury Povich gained the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Honor on Saturday from his wife, journalist Connie Chung.
The 84-year-old communicate display host, who retired remaining yr, was once commemorated all the way through the ingenious arts rite at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
“I know that you think he’s been determining the paternity of every child in America all his life,” Chung said in her introduction. “But no, in his 67 freaking years in television, he’s been a news reporter and a news anchor and old fashion talk show host interviewing world leaders, politicians, members of Congress, authors, movie stars and even Julia Child.”
Among the ones paying tribute in movies have been Whoopi Goldberg, Kelly Clarkson, Lewis Black, Karamo Brown and sports activities broadcasters Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser.
Povich took the degree to chants of “Maury, Maury, Maury!” He ended his tabloid-style display remaining yr, which started in 1991. He hosted “A Current Affair” from 1986-90 for then-Fox Television proprietor Rupert Murdoch.
Povich recalled when “A Current Affair” was once nominated for awards all the way through its run.
“Rupert Murdoch used to tell me all that time, ‘Don’t particularly think about that, Maury, we’re more interested in winning viewers than awards,’” Povich mentioned.
Raising his Emmy award within the air, Povich mentioned, “Rupert, the hell with that.”