Bill O'Reilly Biography (1949?-)

Full name, William O'Reilly, Jr.; born c. 1949, in New York, NY; son of William Sr. (an accountant) and Angela (a physical therapist) O'Reilly; married Maureen McPhilmy (a public relations executive), 1995; children: Madeline. Addresses: Office: Fox News Channel, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: News reporter, television host, producer, writer
Birth Details: 1949?; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Correspondent and anchor, Inside Edition, syndicated, 1988-1995
Host, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 1996-?
Also a former correspondent, World News Tonight, ABC.
Specials
Correspondent, The Business of Defense: Flaws in the Shield (alsoknown as Burning Questions), ABC, 1988
In Defense of America: An O'Reilly Factor Special, Fox News Channel, 2001
Television Executive Producer

Series
The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 1996-?
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Those Who Trespass: A Novel of Murder and Television, Random HouseAudible, 2001
WRITINGS
Television Series
The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 1996-?
Novels
Those Who Trespass: A Novel of Murder and Television, Bancroft Press, 1998
Nonfiction
The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life, Broadway Books, 2000
The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America, Broadway Books, 2001
Wrote a column for Boston Herald for a number of years. Contributor of articles to periodicals, including Newsweek and New York Times.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale Group, 2001

Periodicals

American Enterprise, March, 2001, p. 10
Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 2001, p. 44
Newsweek, December, 1987; February 12, 2001, p. 28
New York Times, October 10, 1996, p. B3
TV Guide, November 23, 1996

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