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William "Bill" Boggs III (born July 11, 1946) is an American television presenter and journalist. ==Overview== Boggs was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He was the celebrity correspondent for the syndicated ''My Generation'' television show airing on PBS, featuring interviews inspired by his 2007 HarperCollins book, ''Got What it Takes?: Successful People Reveal How They Made It to the Top''. The book includes interviews with Renée Zellweger, Donald Trump, Sir Richard Branson, Clive Davis, Joe Torre, and others. He has also published a novel, ''At First Sight'', with Grosett and Dunlap publishers. A former news anchorman for WNBC in New York, Boggs also presented several game shows for CBS. Boggs was host of ''Midday Live'' on WNEW-TV (now WNYW) from 1975 to 1986, succeeding Lee Leonard. 〔 (Carol Campbell and Bill Boggs wedding notice ), May 22, 2005, nytimes.com, accessed 9/9/15.〕 He created the first national restaurant review show, ''TV Diners'', for the Food Network, and spent many years hosting the network's first non-cooking show, the celebrity interview show, ''Bill Boggs' Corner Table''. Boggs co-executive produced and hosted TV's first syndicated stand up comedy series, ''Comedy Tonight'' in the late 1980s. He also hosted ''Championship Boxing Report Update'' for Showtime, and ''Historic Traveler'' and ''Freeze Frame'' (an adventure photographer show) for the Travel Channel. Boggs was also the executive producer of ''The Morton Downey, Jr. Show'' and founding executive producer of Court TV (now TruTV). Boggs appeared in several film and television dramas including ''Oz'' and ''Miami Vice''. He appeared as himself in the movie ''Eyes of Laura Mars''. He debuted a solo stage show called ''Talk Show Confidential'' in 2003. The show included stories and rare video clips from his years as a television talk show host. In addition to his work on television, he is a leadership coach and motivational speaker for Vistage International. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Boggs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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