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After the [[September 11 attacks]], O'Reilly accused the [[United Way of America]] and [[American Red Cross]] of failing to deliver millions of dollars in donated money, raised by the organizations in the name of the disaster, to the families of those killed in the attacks.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25667 "Fight the power"], Bill O'Reilly, WorldNetDaily, December 13, 2001</ref> O'Reilly reported that the organizations misrepresented their intentions for the money being raised by not distributing all of the 9/11 relief fund to the victims.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/10/30/171728.shtml "Red Cross Diverts Donations From Sept. 11 Victims"], Kevin Curran, NewsMax.com, October 31, 2001</ref> Actor [[George Clooney]] accused O'Reilly of misstating facts and harming the relief effort by inciting "panic" among potential donors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1016211,00.html |title=George Clooney Bites Back at Bill O'Reilly - Asia Quake 2004, Bill O'Reilly, George Clooney : People.com |publisher=People.com |author=Sharon Cotliar and Stephen M. Silverman |date=November 7, 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref>
After the [[September 11 attacks]], O'Reilly accused the [[United Way of America]] and [[American Red Cross]] of failing to deliver millions of dollars in donated money, raised by the organizations in the name of the disaster, to the families of those killed in the attacks.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25667 "Fight the power"], Bill O'Reilly, WorldNetDaily, December 13, 2001</ref> O'Reilly reported that the organizations misrepresented their intentions for the money being raised by not distributing all of the 9/11 relief fund to the victims.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/10/30/171728.shtml "Red Cross Diverts Donations From Sept. 11 Victims"], Kevin Curran, NewsMax.com, October 31, 2001</ref> Actor [[George Clooney]] accused O'Reilly of misstating facts and harming the relief effort by inciting "panic" among potential donors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1016211,00.html |title=George Clooney Bites Back at Bill O'Reilly - Asia Quake 2004, Bill O'Reilly, George Clooney : People.com |publisher=People.com |author=Sharon Cotliar and Stephen M. Silverman |date=November 7, 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref>


Beginning in 2005, O'Reilly periodically denounced [[George Tiller]], a [[Kansas]]-based physician who specialized in second and third trimester [[abortion]]s,<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01tiller.html?_r=1</ref> often referring to him as "Tiller the baby killer".<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/us/02blame.html?scp=1&sq=%22Tiller+the+baby+killer%22&st=nyt</ref> Tiller was murdered on May 31, 2009 by Scott Roeder, an [[anti-abortion]] activist.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/06032009/news/nationalnews/anti_abortion_zealot_charged_with_murder_172293.htm Anti-Abortion Activist Scott Roeder Charged With Murder Of Dr. George Tiller<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Critics such as [[Salon.com]]'s Gabriel Winant have asserted that O'Reilly's anti-Tiller rhetoric helped to create an atmosphere of violence around the doctor.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/31/tiller/ O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor | Salon News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jay Bookman of the ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' wrote that O'Reilly "clearly went overboard in his condemnation and demonization of Tiller" but added that it was "irresponsible to link O'Reilly" to Tiller's murder.<ref>[http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/06/01/dont-smear-oreilly-with-tiller-assassination/ Don’t smear O’Reilly with Tiller assassination | Jay Bookman<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> O'Reilly has responded to the criticism by saying "no backpedaling here ... every single thing we said about Tiller was true".<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060200889.html Howard Kurtz - Let's Take a Deep Breath - washingtonpost.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Beginning in 2005, O'Reilly periodically denounced [[George Tiller]], a [[Kansas]]-based physician who specialized in second and third trimester [[abortion|abortions]],<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01tiller.html?_r=1</ref> sometimes referring to [[anti-abortion]] groups who deemed him "Tiller the baby killer."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/us/02blame.html?scp=1&sq=%22Tiller+the+baby+killer%22&st=nyt</ref> Tiller was murdered on May 31, 2009 by Scott Roeder, a [[far-right]] abortion opponent with ties to anti-government groups.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/06032009/news/nationalnews/anti_abortion_zealot_charged_with_murder_172293.htm Anti-Abortion Activist Scott Roeder Charged With Murder Of Dr. George Tiller<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Critics such as [[Salon.com]]'s Gabriel Winant have asserted that O'Reilly's anti-Tiller rhetoric helped to create an atmosphere of violence around the doctor.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/31/tiller/ O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor | Salon News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jay Bookman of the ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' wrote that O'Reilly "clearly went overboard in his condemnation and demonization of Tiller" but added that it was "irresponsible to link O'Reilly" to Tiller's murder.<ref>[http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/06/01/dont-smear-oreilly-with-tiller-assassination/ Don’t smear O’Reilly with Tiller assassination | Jay Bookman<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> O'Reilly has responded to the criticism by saying "no backpedaling here ... every single thing we said about Tiller was true"<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060200889.html Howard Kurtz - Let's Take a Deep Breath - washingtonpost.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and his analysis had factual basis.


In early 2007, researchers from the [[Indiana University]] School of Journalism published a report that analyzed O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" segment. Using analysis techniques developed in the 1930s by the [[Institute for Propaganda Analysis]], the study concluded that O'Reilly used [[propaganda]], frequently engaged in [[name calling]], and consistently cast non-Americans as threats and never "in the role of victim or hero."<ref>{{cite web|author = Indiana University|url= http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/5535.html|title = Content analysis of O'Reilly's Rhetoric find spin to be a 'factor'}}</ref><ref>Mike Conway, Maria Elizabeth Grabe, and Kevin Grieves, "[http://journalism.indiana.edu/papers/oreillyjourstud07.pdf Villains, Victims, and the Virtuous in Bill O'Reilly's 'No-Spin Zone']," ''Journalism Studies'' 8:2 (2007).</ref> O'Reilly responded, asserting that "the terms '[[conservative]],' '[[Liberalism|liberal]],' '[[Left-wing politics|left]],' '[[Right-wing politics|right]],' '[[Progressivism|progressive]],' 'traditional' and '[[centrism|centrist]]' were considered name-calling if they were associated with a problem or social ill." The study's authors claimed those terms were only considered name-calling when linked to derogatory qualifiers.<ref name="LATimes-Conway">Mike Conway, Maria Elizabeth Grabe and Kevin Grieves, [[Los Angeles Times]], [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-conway16may16,0,3767872.story?coll=la-opinion-center ''Bill O'Reilly and Krippendorff's Alpha''], May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.</ref> Fox News producer Ron Mitchell wrote an op-ed in which he accused the study's authors of seeking to manipulate their research to fit a predetermined outcome. Mitchell argued that by using tools developed for examining propaganda, the researchers presupposed that O'Reilly propagandized.<ref>Mitchell R, [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-mitchell9may09,0,3143633.story?coll=la-opinion-center "Stop Calling O'Reilly Names"], ''LATimes.com (Opinion)'', May 10, 2007, Accessed May 10, 2007.</ref>
In early 2007, researchers from the [[Indiana University]] School of Journalism published a report that analyzed O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" segment. Using analysis techniques developed in the 1930s by the [[Institute for Propaganda Analysis]], the study concluded that O'Reilly used [[propaganda]], frequently engaged in [[name calling]], and consistently cast non-Americans as threats and never "in the role of victim or hero."<ref>{{cite web|author = Indiana University|url= http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/5535.html|title = Content analysis of O'Reilly's Rhetoric find spin to be a 'factor'}}</ref><ref>Mike Conway, Maria Elizabeth Grabe, and Kevin Grieves, "[http://journalism.indiana.edu/papers/oreillyjourstud07.pdf Villains, Victims, and the Virtuous in Bill O'Reilly's 'No-Spin Zone']," ''Journalism Studies'' 8:2 (2007).</ref> O'Reilly responded, asserting that "the terms '[[conservative]],' '[[Liberalism|liberal]],' '[[Left-wing politics|left]],' '[[Right-wing politics|right]],' '[[Progressivism|progressive]],' 'traditional' and '[[centrism|centrist]]' were considered name-calling if they were associated with a problem or social ill." The study's authors claimed those terms were only considered name-calling when linked to derogatory qualifiers.<ref name="LATimes-Conway">Mike Conway, Maria Elizabeth Grabe and Kevin Grieves, [[Los Angeles Times]], [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-conway16may16,0,3767872.story?coll=la-opinion-center ''Bill O'Reilly and Krippendorff's Alpha''], May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.</ref> Fox News producer Ron Mitchell wrote an op-ed in which he accused the study's authors of seeking to manipulate their research to fit a predetermined outcome. Mitchell argued that by using tools developed for examining propaganda, the researchers presupposed that O'Reilly propagandized.<ref>Mitchell R, [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-mitchell9may09,0,3143633.story?coll=la-opinion-center "Stop Calling O'Reilly Names"], ''LATimes.com (Opinion)'', May 10, 2007, Accessed May 10, 2007.</ref>

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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly, December 2006
Born (1949-09-10) September 10, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, NY, U.S.
EducationB.A., Marist College

M.A., Boston University

M.P.A., Harvard University
Occupation(s)columnist, author, television, talk radio personality
Spouse(s)Maureen E. McPhilmy
(two children)
Websitebilloreilly.com

William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator.[2] He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news program on American television.[3][4][5] During the late 1970s and 1980s, he worked as a news reporter for various local television stations in the United States and eventually for CBS News and ABC News. From 1991 to 1995, he was anchor of the entertainment news program Inside Edition.

Generally, O'Reilly is considered a conservative commentator,[6][7] though some of his positions diverge from conservative orthodoxy.[8][9] O'Reilly characterizes himself as a "traditionalist." [10] O'Reilly is the author of eight books, and hosted The Radio Factor until early 2009.[11] Over the years, O'Reilly's print and broadcast work has drawn both praise and criticism.

Early life and education

O'Reilly was born in New York City to parents William James, Sr. (deceased) and Winifred Angela Drake O'Reilly, from Brooklyn, New York and Teaneck, New Jersey.[12] His father was an accountant for the oil company Caltex. Bill O'Reilly's ancestors on his father's side lived in County Cavan, Ireland since the early eighteenth century, and those on his mother's side were from Northern Ireland.[13] The O'Reilly family lived in a small apartment in Fort Lee, New Jersey when their son was born.[14] In 1951, his family moved to Levittown on Long Island.[15] O'Reilly has a sister, Janet. He attended St. Brigid parochial school in Westbury and Chaminade High School, a private Catholic boys high school in Mineola. His father wanted him to attend Chaminade, but Bill wanted to attend W. Tresper Clarke High School, the public school where most of his closest friends would attend.[16] Bill O'Reilly played Little League baseball and was the goalie on the Chaminade varsity hockey team.[17]

After graduating from high school in 1967, O'Reilly attended Marist College, his father's choice.[18] While at Marist, O'Reilly played punter in the National Club Football Association,[19] and was also a writer for the school's newspaper, The Circle. An honors student, he majored in history. He spent his junior year of college abroad, attending Queen Mary College at the University of London.[20] O'Reilly received his B.A. in history in 1971.[21] He played semi-professional baseball during this time, as a pitcher for the New York Monarchs.[22] After graduating from Marist College, O'Reilly moved to Miami, Florida at age 21, where he taught English and history at Monsignor Pace High School from 1970 to 1972.[23] O'Reilly returned to school in 1973[24] and earned an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University.[21] While attending Boston University, he was a reporter and columnist for various local newspapers and alternative news weeklies, including The Boston Phoenix, and did an internship in the newsroom of WBZ-TV.[25] O'Reilly also earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. At Harvard, he was a student of Marvin Kalb.[26]

Broadcasting career

O'Reilly's early television news career included reporting and anchoring positions at WNEP-TV in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he also reported the weather. At WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas, O'Reilly was awarded the Dallas Press Club Award for excellence in investigative reporting. He then moved to KMGH-TV in Denver, Colorado where he won a Local Emmy Award for his coverage of a skyjacking.[27][28] O'Reilly also worked for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon, as well as TV stations in Hartford, Connecticut (WFSB-TV), and in Boston, Massachusetts (WNEV-TV).[28]

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Bill O'Reilly in 1975 as the "Action Consumer trouble shooter" for ABC affiliate WNEP in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[29]

In 1980, O'Reilly anchored his own program on WCBS-TV in New York where he won his second Local Emmy for an investigation of corrupt city marshals. In 1982, he was promoted to the network as a CBS News correspondent and covered the wars in El Salvador and the Falkland Islands from his base in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He later left CBS over a dispute concerning the uncredited use in a report by Bob Schieffer of riot footage shot by O'Reilly's crew in Buenos Aires during the Falklands conflict.[30]

O'Reilly joined ABC News as a correspondent in 1986. He delivered a eulogy for his friend Joe Spencer, an ABC News correspondent who died in a helicopter crash on January 22, 1986 en route to covering the Hormel meatpacker strike that day. ABC News president Roone Arledge, who attended Spencer's funeral, decided to hire O'Reilly after hearing O'Reilly's eulogy.[31] At ABC, O'Reilly hosted daytime news briefs that previewed stories to be reported on the day's World News Tonight and worked as a general assignment worker for ABC News programs, including Good Morning America, Nightline, and World News Tonight.[32]

Inside Edition

In 1991, O'Reilly joined the nationally syndicated King World (now CBS) program Inside Edition, a tabloid/gossip television program in competition with A Current Affair.[21] He became the program's anchor after the termination of David Frost.[33] In addition to being one of the first American broadcasters to cover the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, O'Reilly also obtained the first exclusive interview with murderer Joel Steinberg and was the first television host from a national current affairs program on the scene of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Former NBC News and CBS News anchor Deborah Norville on Inside Edition replaced O'Reilly in 1995; O'Reilly expressed desire to quit the show in July 1994.[34] He then enrolled at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in September 1995,[35] where he received a Master's degree in Public Administration.[21] His graduate thesis, which he researched in Singapore, was titled Theory of Coerced Drug Rehabilitation. In his thesis, O'Reilly asserted that supervised mandatory drug rehabilitation would reduce crime, based on the rate of prison return for criminals in Alabama who enrolled in a such program.[36]

The O'Reilly Factor

Main article: The O'Reilly Factor

After Harvard, he was hired by Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of the then startup Fox News Channel, to anchor The O'Reilly Report.[37] The show was renamed The O'Reilly Factor, after O'Reilly's friend and branding expert John Tantillo's remarks upon the "O'Reilly Factor" in any of the stories O'Reilly told.[37][38][39] The program is routinely the highest-rated show of the three major U.S. 24-hour cable news channels and began the trend toward more opinion-oriented prime-time cable news programming.[40] The show is taped late in the afternoon at a studio in New York City and airs every weekday on the Fox News Channel at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Until early 2009, O'Reilly hosted a radio program that had more than 3.26 million listeners and was carried by more than 400 radio stations.[41] According to the talk radio industry publication Talkers Magazine, O'Reilly was #11 on the "Heavy Hundred", a list of the 100 most important talk show hosts in America.[42] Conservative Internet news site NewsMax’s "Top 25 Talk Radio Host" list selected O'Reilly to the #2 spot as most influential host in the nation.[43]

O'Reilly's life and career have not been without controversy. Progressive media watchdog organizations such as Media Matters and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting have criticized O'Reilly's reporting on a variety of issues, accusing him of distorting facts and using misleading or erroneous statistics.[44]

After the September 11 attacks, O'Reilly accused the United Way of America and American Red Cross of failing to deliver millions of dollars in donated money, raised by the organizations in the name of the disaster, to the families of those killed in the attacks.[45] O'Reilly reported that the organizations misrepresented their intentions for the money being raised by not distributing all of the 9/11 relief fund to the victims.[46] Actor George Clooney accused O'Reilly of misstating facts and harming the relief effort by inciting "panic" among potential donors.[47]

Beginning in 2005, O'Reilly periodically denounced George Tiller, a Kansas-based physician who specialized in second and third trimester abortions,[48] sometimes referring to anti-abortion groups who deemed him "Tiller the baby killer."[49] Tiller was murdered on May 31, 2009 by Scott Roeder, a far-right abortion opponent with ties to anti-government groups.[50] Critics such as Salon.com's Gabriel Winant have asserted that O'Reilly's anti-Tiller rhetoric helped to create an atmosphere of violence around the doctor.[51] Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that O'Reilly "clearly went overboard in his condemnation and demonization of Tiller" but added that it was "irresponsible to link O'Reilly" to Tiller's murder.[52] O'Reilly has responded to the criticism by saying "no backpedaling here ... every single thing we said about Tiller was true"[53] and his analysis had factual basis.

In early 2007, researchers from the Indiana University School of Journalism published a report that analyzed O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" segment. Using analysis techniques developed in the 1930s by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis, the study concluded that O'Reilly used propaganda, frequently engaged in name calling, and consistently cast non-Americans as threats and never "in the role of victim or hero."[54][55] O'Reilly responded, asserting that "the terms 'conservative,' 'liberal,' 'left,' 'right,' 'progressive,' 'traditional' and 'centrist' were considered name-calling if they were associated with a problem or social ill." The study's authors claimed those terms were only considered name-calling when linked to derogatory qualifiers.[56] Fox News producer Ron Mitchell wrote an op-ed in which he accused the study's authors of seeking to manipulate their research to fit a predetermined outcome. Mitchell argued that by using tools developed for examining propaganda, the researchers presupposed that O'Reilly propagandized.[57]

O'Reilly is considered the main inspiration for comedian Stephen Colbert's satirical character on the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report, which features Colbert in a "full-dress parody" of The O'Reilly Factor. On the show, Colbert refers to O'Reilly as "Papa Bear."[58] O'Reilly and Colbert exchanged appearances on each others' shows in January 2007.[59]

Speaking on ABC's Good Morning America on March 18, 2003, O'Reilly promised that "If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean...I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again." [60][61][62][63] In another appearance on the same program on February 10, 2004, O'Reilly responded to repeated requests for him to honor his pledge: "My analysis was wrong and I'm sorry. I was wrong. I'm not pleased about it at all."[60][64] With regard to never again trusting the current U.S. government, he said, "I am much more skeptical of the Bush administration now than I was at that time."

Political beliefs and public perception

Main article: Political views of Bill O'Reilly

O'Reilly has long said that his inspiration for speaking up for average Americans are his working-class roots. He has pointed to his boyhood home in Levittown, New York as a credential. In an interview with The Washington Post, O'Reilly's mother said that her family lived in Westbury,[65][dead link‍] which is a few miles from Levittown. Citing this interview, Al Franken and others have accused O'Reilly of distorting his background to create a more working-class image. O'Reilly countered that The Washington Post misquoted his mother,[66][dead link‍] and he said his mother still lives in his childhood home, which was built by William Levitt. O'Reilly placed a copy of the house's mortgage on his website; the mortgage shows a Levittown postal address.[67] O'Reilly has also said, "You don't come from any lower than I came from on an economic scale"[68] and that his father "never earned more than $35,000 a year in his life." Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting has calculated that adjusted for inflation, $35,000 in 1978 would be worth over $90,000 in 2001 dollars.[69] O'Reilly has retorted that his father's $35,000 income only came at the end of his long career.[70]

On The O'Reilly Factor and on his former talk-radio program, Bill O'Reilly has focused on news and commentary related to politics and culture.[71] O'Reilly has long said that he does not identify with any political party.[72] On December 6, 2000, The Daily News in New York reported, however, that he had been registered with the Republican Party in the state of New York since 1994. When questioned about this, he said that he was not aware of it and says he registered as an independent after the interview.[73] During a broadcast of The Radio Factor, O'Reilly said that there was no option to register as an independent voter; however, there was in fact a box marked "I do not wish to enroll in party."[74] Despite being registered as an Independent, many view him as a conservative figure.[71][72] A Pew Research February 2009 poll found that 66% of his television viewers identify themselves as conservative, 24% moderate, and 3% liberal.[75]

In a 2003 interview with Terry Gross on National Public Radio, O'Reilly said:

I'm not a political guy in the sense that I embrace an ideology. To this day I'm an independent thinker, an independent voter, I'm a registered independent... there are certain fundamental things that this country was founded upon that I respect and don't want changed. That separates me from the secularists who want a complete overhaul of how the country is run.[76]

On a September 2007 edition of The Radio Factor, while having a discussion about race with fellow Fox News commentator and author Juan Williams,[77] O'Reilly said he "couldn't get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks, primarily black patronship." He commented that no one in Sylvia's was "screaming M'Fer, I want more iced tea."[78] He further added that "I think that black Americans are starting to think more and more for themselves, getting away from the Sharptons and the Jacksons and people trying to lead them into a race-based culture. They're just trying to figure it out. 'Look, I can make it. If I work hard and get educated, I can make it.'"[79] Roland S. Martin of CNN said that the notion that black people are just now starting to value education is "ridiculous" and that the notion that black people let Sharpton or Jackson think for them is "nuts".[80] O'Reilly responded, saying, "It was an attempt to tell the radio audience that there is no difference black, white, we’re all Americans. The stereotypes they see on television are not true."[81] O'Reilly said, "Media Matters distorted the entire conversation and implied I was racist for condemning racism."[82] Juan Williams said the criticism of O'Reilly was “rank dishonesty” and that the original comments "had nothing to do with racist ranting by anybody except by these idiots at CNN." Williams went on to say it was "frustrating" that the media try to criticize anyone who wanted to have an honest discussion about race.[83]

Personal life

O'Reilly married Maureen E. McPhilmy, a public relations executive. They met in 1992, and their wedding took place in St. Brigid Parish of Westbury on November 2, 1996.[84] They have a daughter, Madeline (born 1998) and a son, Spencer (born 2003).[85] O'Reilly currently resides in suburban Manhasset, New York.[86]

On October 13, 2004, O'Reilly filed a preemptive lawsuit against Factor producer Andrea Mackris, her lawyer Benedict P. Morelli, and Morelli's law firm for extortion, contending Mackris had privately threatened to charge O'Reilly with sexual harassment unless he paid her more than $60 million (USD).[87] Later that same day, Mackris filed a complaint of sexual harassment against O'Reilly, contending that he had made sexually explicit phone calls, including a "vile and degrading monologue about sex."[88][89] O'Reilly denied engaging in any physical or sexual assault or "offensive touching." He also alleged that Mackris' motives were financial and political in nature. Both lawsuits were dropped after Fox News and O'Reilly agreed to pay Mackris an undisclosed settlement amount, which, according to the Washington Post, was likely millions of dollars.[90][91]

Writings by O'Reilly

O'Reilly has authored eight books:

  • O'Reilly, Bill (1998). Those Who Trespass. Bancroft Press. ISBN 0-9631246-8-4.
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2000). The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0528-8. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)[92]
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2001). The No Spin Zone. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0848-1. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)[92]
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2003). Who's Looking Out For You?. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1379-5. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)[92]
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2004). The O'Reilly Factor For Kids: A Survival Guide for America's Families. Harper Entertainment. ISBN 0-06-054424-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (Best-selling nonfiction children's book of 2005)[93]
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2006). Culture Warrior. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-2092-9. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list;[92] Achieved more than one million copies in print in its first three months)
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2007). Kids Are Americans Too. William Morrow. ISBN 0060846763.
  • O'Reilly, Bill (2008). A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir. Broadway Books. ISBN 0767920929.

In addition, O'Reilly writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column that appears in numerous newspapers, including the New York Post and the Chicago Sun-Times.[94] According to the New York Post, O'Reilly has indicated that his next book (due out in 2010) will be about President Barack Obama, on the historical nature of his presidency, and the nature of his political agenda.[95]

References

  1. ^ "O'Reilly: You'll Still Have Me to Kick Around". Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "FoxNews.com - Bill O'Reilly's 'Culture Warrior' - Bill O'Reilly | The O'Reilly Factor". Foxnews.com. October 3, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bill O'Reilly's Bio". Fox News. April 29, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. ^ Boedeker, Hal (July 28, 2009). "Fox News dominates July ratings; Bill O'Reilly again tops -- and Nancy Grace makes impressive gains". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. ^ "The State of the News Media". Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  6. ^ Kurtz, Howard (January 15, 2007). "Bill O'Reilly And NBC, Shouting to Make Themselves Seen?". The Washington Post. pp. C01.
  7. ^ Shelburne, Craig (May 10, 2006). "Bill O'Reilly: Radio Should Play the Dixie Chicks". Country Music Television.
  8. ^ "Brit Hume". NewsHour with Jin Lehrer Transcript. PBS. January 31, 2002.
  9. ^ "Bill O'Reilly: "No Spin"". 60 Minutes Transcript. CBS News. September 26, 2004.
  10. ^ Amazon.com: Culture Warrior (9780767920926): Bill O'Reilly: Books
  11. ^ Hinckley, David (December 5, 2008). "BIll O'Reilly is really quitting radio gig". The New York Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  12. ^ Marvin Kitman, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, p. 12.
  13. ^ Marvin Kitman, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, p. 17.
  14. ^ Marvin Kitman, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, p. 13.
  15. ^ "A Conversation With Bill O'Reilly". CBS News. November 2, 2008.
  16. ^ Marvin Kitman, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, p. 25.
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