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William James O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10 1949) is the host of a popular American cable television news analysis program, The O'Reilly Factor on the FOX News Channel. O'Reilly also hosts a radio program syndicated by Westwood One called The Radio Factor and has authored five books, one of which is a novel. Recently, he has voiced concern about what he sees as the harmful influence of gangsta rap on children, the mismanagement of charity funds for September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks victims, and the alleged liberal bias of the New York Times and other media outlets.1 Personal background
O'Reilly was born in New York City, New York. He and his family moved to Levittown, New York, located in Nassau County, New YorkNassau County is a county located in the U. State of New York. As of 2000, the population is 1,334,544. It was named for William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, who became King William III of England. Its county seat is Mineola. Nassau and Suffolk counties a on Long IslandThis article is about Long Island in New York State. For other uses, see Long Island (disambiguation Long Island part of New York State, is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles wide, extending from when he was a toddler. O'Reilly's only sibling, a sister, is a nurse.
O'Reilly attended Chaminade High School in Mineola, New YorkMineola is a village located in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 19,234. Mineola features four of the five vowels (not including y). The village applied to have the fifth vowel, U, added to its nam, an all-male Marianist school where he played goalie on the ice hockeyIce hockey known simply as " hockey" in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is known as the fastest team sport in the world, with players on skates capable of going high speeds along with shots of the play ob team. After graduating from Chaminade, O'Reilly advanced to Marist CollegeFounded in 1929, Marist College is a small, private liberal arts college located on the east bank of the Hudson river in Poughkeepsie, New York. Marist College is recognized for its excellence by U. News & World Report, TIME Magazine and the Princeton Rev, a small, co-educational private school in Poughkeepsie, New YorkPoughkeepsie is a name referring to two locations in Dutchess County, New York. City of Poughkeepse Town of Poughkeepsie.. While at Marist, O'Reilly played quarterback, place kicker, and punter on the footballAmerican football known in the United States simply as football is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed, agility, skill, tactics, and brute strength as they run and throw a ball, and block, tackle, and outrun each other, trying to force th team, and also was a columnist for the school's magazine, The Circle. He also played semi-professional baseball during this time as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Monarchs, leading him to try out to play for the New York Mets. He spent his junior year of college abroad, attending Queen Mary College at the University of London.
O'Reilly married in 1995 and is the father of one young daughter and an infant son. He does not discuss his family publicly due to security concerns, including past death threats.
