caption birth_place birth_date birthname article_title education name occupation
bill boggs philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. 11 july 1946 william boggs iii bill boggs
 university of pennsylvania bill boggs television journalist
bill boggs

william `` bill '' boggs iii -lrb- born july 11 , 1946 -rrb- is an american television presenter and journalist .
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 .
he was also known for his stint in the 1970s as host of `` midday live '' on wnew-tv -lrb- now wnyw -rrb- , succeeding lee leonard .
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 '' -lrb- an adventure photographer show -rrb- for the travel channel .
boggs was also the executive producer of `` the morton downey , jr. .
show '' and founding executive producer of court tv -lrb- now trutv -rrb- .
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 .
