Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
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O'Reilly at the World Affairs Council in 2010
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| Born |
William James O'Reilly Jr. September 10, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Marist College Boston University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Podcast host, political commentator, author |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Political party |
Independence Party of New York (2015-) Republican Party (until 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen McPhilmy (m. 1996; div. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | billoreilly |
William James "Bill" O'Reilly Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American journalist, author, and host of the No Spin News podcast. He was a television host for Fox News from 1996 until he was dismissed in 2017. He hosted the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor (1996–2017). During the late 1970s and 1980s, he reported for local television stations in the U.S. and later for CBS News and ABC News. He anchored the news magazine program Inside Edition (1989–1995). O'Reilly is considered to be a conservative commentator, although some of his positions diverge from conservative orthodoxy. He is registered as a member of the Independence Party of New York, and was formerly registered as a Republican. He is the author of several books and hosted The Radio Factor (2002–2009).
During his tenure at Fox News, O'Reilly was accused of sexual harassment by at least seven women who worked for him or who appeared on his show, and Fox News and O'Reilly paid out more than $13 million to settle these accusations and to prevent the women from making them public. After a New York Times investigation revealed the existence, volume, and details of accusations and settlements, Fox News abruptly terminated O'Reilly's employment, paying him approximately $25 million in severance.
O'Reilly was born on September 10, 1949, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, to parents William James, Sr., (1924-1985) and Winifred Angela (Drake) O'Reilly, from Brooklyn and Teaneck, New Jersey, respectively. He is of Irish descent, along with a small amount of English (Colonial American) ancestry. Some of his father's ancestors lived in County Cavan, Ireland, since the early eighteenth century, and on his mother's side, he has ancestry from Northern Ireland. The O'Reilly family lived in a small apartment in Fort Lee, New Jersey, when their son was born. In 1951 his family moved to Levittown, on Long Island. O'Reilly has a sister, Janet.
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