Bill O’Reilly Named ‘Favorite News Personality’ In New Poll

By Alissa Krinsky 

In a new Harris Poll, FNC’s Bill O’Reilly tops the list of “favorite news and current affairs personalities” in America. O’Reilly garnered 23% of the vote, followed by ABC’s Charlie Gibson and CNN’s Anderson Cooper (each with 17%).

Rounding out the top group of faves: NBC’s Brian Williams (16%) and Tim Russert (13%), and CBS’ Katie Couric and Mike Wallace (each with 13%).

And how about the top ‘least favorite’ vote-getters? Rush Limbaugh leads that list, at 42%, followed by O’Reilly (23%), CNN’s Larry King (19%) and Nancy Grace (17%), and Couric (16%).

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• Earlier: O’Reilly tops The Harris Poll’s 2008 ‘favorite television star’ list.

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