Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly is an American television host and commentator best known for *The O'Reilly Factor*, a conservative political talk show that dominated cable news ratings from 1996 until his departure from Fox News in 2017 amid sexual harassment allegations.
His combative interviewing style and populist rhetoric made him a polarizing figure—admired by conservatives, reviled by liberals.
The phrase O'Reilly Factor sometimes appears as shorthand for aggressive, confrontational media commentary.
- Fox NewsConservative American cable network
- cable newsSubscription television journalism
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
commentator · loudmouth · blowhard · Hannity · Tucker Carlson · talking head · anchor · controversy · ratings · sexual harassment · fired · old media · bestseller · outrage · interrupting · shouting · bloviating · culture war
- Irish AmericansJoe Biden, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy family, Eugene O'Neill, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ConservativesBarry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, National Review, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity
- Radio HostsHoward Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Casey Kasem, Larry King, Ryan Seacrest
- Famous CatholicsPope Francis, Thomas More, Flannery O'Connor, Charlemagne, Philip II
- Irish-American WritersEugene O'Neill
- Political WritersThomas Paine, George Orwell, Noam Chomsky, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
Bill O'ReillyRachel Maddow
Jon Stewart · Al Franken · Stephen Colbert · Michael Moore · Phil Donahue