Longtime TV personality Maury Povich is being inducted into the Bender JCC (Jewish Community Center) of Greater Washington Sports Hall of Fame in Rockville on Saturday. The Dinner of Champions event raises funds for the Lessans Camp JCC. The summer camp is known for its inclusive nature pairing children and young adults with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers.
Perhaps surprisingly to some, Povich is being inducted for his exploits as a golfer. He won the Woodmont Country Club championship five times and was a regular on the celebrity golf circuit.
Povich, the longest-running daytime talk show host on television. announced in March that he is retiring from his daily talk-show after 31 years. “As I occasionally tell my guests on ‘Maury ’enough already,” he said.
His television career spanned 67 years including stints as a news and sports anchor.
Povich, 83, grew up in Montgomery County graduating from Landon School in Bethesda. For years, he worked at WTTG-TV (now FOX5) hosting the Ten O’Clock News and Panorama. In 1986, he started “A Current Affair” then in 1991, “The Maury Povich Show” debuted which morphed into”Maury”, a tabloid talk show known for using paternity tests to identify whether a man is the father of a baby and lie detector tests to determine if spouses are cheating.
Povich’s wife of 38 years is veteran journalist Connie Chung who is a Blair High School and University of Maryland alum. Maury’s father, Shirley, was a renowned sports columnist for The Washington Post for 75 years.
In Nov. 2021, Maury Povich talked to MCM Director of Content Joe Yasharoff on the MoCo’s Most Famous podcast.
Also being inducted Saturday are Eric Brodkowitz, Chris Eig, Loretta Lowe Kiron, Phyllis K. Lerner, and Baryy Gudelsky who is being presented with the Bender JCC Legacy Award.
