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Geraldo Rivera was already a popular, Emmy-winning TV reporter when he jumped into the talk show ring in 1987 with Geraldo.

His show distinguished itself with a brash attitude and in-your-face guests that led Newsweek to feature him on the cover under the headline, "Trash TV." Geraldo says there once was even a public decency campaign against his show.

After 11 years on the air, he called it quits to focus on reporting.