Sally Jessy Raphael

Known for her syndicated daytime talk show, Sally Jessy Raphael is an American broadcaster and former radio host. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, she trained with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and later graduated from Columbia University. She began as a news correspondent reporting on Central America for the Associated Press and United Press International, then held radio and television jobs in Puerto Rico and Miami as a disc jockey, news reporter, and interviewer. In the early 1980s she did a call-in advice show on WMCA, and her NBC Talknet radio program ran from 1981 to 1987. Her main television series, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, later Sally, aired in first-run syndication from 1983 to 2002, where she became known for her oversized red-framed glasses. She appeared as herself on The Equalizer and had a cameo in The Addams Family (1991). Talkers Magazine placed her on both its lists of the greatest radio and television talk show hosts in 2002.