Seg Dennison responds, "Willie, in honor of [insert a topic covered in today's Stooge Report], I leave you with the immortal words of the Stoooooooooge Report." This occurs two times a show, after the 1:30 and 2:30 newscasts. Television The Bill Cunningham Show, a first-run syndicated television talk show hosted by Cunningham debuted on September 19, 2011. Cunningham served as the show's co-producer. It was produced and distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and at first aired only on Tribune-owned stations, stations owned by Local TV, LLC and Raycom Media-owned WXIX-TV in Cunningham's hometown of Cincinnati, prior to making a nationwide launch. It moved to The CW beginning September 10, 2012, where it was seen nationally. The series used a tabloid-style format with a conservative approach. The program was produced in New York City, with co-production from ITV Studios America. Cunningham did his radio show from New York City on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays because he taped his TV show on those days. On May 27, 2016, Cunningham announced that he mutually agreed to cancel his own talk show, which ended on September 9, 2016. Personal life Born in Covington, Kentucky, Cunningham grew up in Deer Park, Ohio, and graduated from Deer Park High School in 1966. Cunningham was one of four children and has described his father as an abusive alcoholic who left the family when Cunningham was 11 and his other siblings were 13, nine and four (he has an older brother and a younger brother and sister). Before his mother's death in 2010, he frequently called her on the air during his radio show; he referred to her as "Ma." At Deer Park High, Cunningham played on the basketball team and was the top scorer among all Cincinnati area high school basketball players his senior year. The Cincinnati Enquirer named him one of the top 100 Cincinnati-area high school basketball players in history. Cunningham later earned degrees from Xavier University, where he played for four years on the baseball team, serving as captain, and the University of Toledo College of Law. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Judge Penelope R. Cunningham of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals. They have one son and two grandchildren. On March 12, 2019, Cunningham announced on radio he would need to have Aortic Valve Replacement in the coming weeks. References External links 700 WLW: Bill Cunningham 1947 births Living people American