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My Take
What strikes me about Bill O'Reilly is the unlikely arc: a Manhattan kid who taught high school and played ball before becoming one of cable news' most combative figures. You can argue endlessly about his politics, but the craft underneath is real, two Emmys and national headliner awards don't fall from the sky. I'm most intrigued by his second act as a popular historian, the Killing series. Whether or not you buy the books, that restless drive to keep producing well past seventy tells you everything. Love him or loathe him, the man simply refuses to be quiet, and that conviction is his defining trait.
Overview
William James O'Reilly Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host. O'Reilly's broadcasting career began during the late 1970s and 1980s, when he reported for local television stations in the United States and later for CBS News and ABC News, the former of which earned O'Reilly two Emmy Awards and two National Headliner Awards for excellence in report…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill O'Reilly
- Name (Japanese)
- ビル・オライリー
- Reading
- びる・おらいりー
- Born
- September 10, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / radio personality / television presenter / baseball player / teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chaminade High School
- University
- Marist University
Awards & achievements
- 2008 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The O'Reilly Factor | — | |
| Notable work | Inside Edition | — | |
| Notable work | Killing Lincoln | — | |
| Notable work | Killing Kennedy | — | |
| Notable work | Killing Jesus | — | |
| Notable work | Killing Patton | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.