The Life Story of Montel Williams

1. The Life Story of Montel Williams Written by: Rachael Hollon

2. Biography • Montel Williams was born on July 3rd, in Baltimore, Maryland. Montel was raised by his mother, Marjorie Williams, and his father, Herman Williams. Montel has three siblings, two sisters and a brother, Clolita, Marjorie, and Herman. • While Montel was growing up, he went to school at Andover High School. When he got out of high school, he went into the Navy. • After the Navy, Montel came back and started his own T.V show.

3. Biography • Montel Williams On April 6, 2009, began hosting a daily radio show, Montel Across America. • In May 2009, he started hosting an infomercials for health products and was on T.V commercials for money mutual, and an online payday advance lender.

4. Accomplishments • Montel Williams has won many accomplishments in his career. During the Montel Williams Show, he won two genesis awards, and was nominated for more than 5 daytime Emmy awards. • Montel was in movies War, Inc,American Candidate,Noon Blue Apples,and Touched by an Angle: Into The Fire. He also was in The Peacekeeper,A Different World: Baby it’s Cold Outside, and last but not least, The Montel Williams Show.

5. Organizations • Montel Williams goes along withthe MS foundation and the PPA foundation, as well as working on his own show. • Montel Williams has worked in many charities, such as, St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters, Montel Williams MS Foundation, and Ante Up For Africa. • In the beginning in Montel’s career, he was doing small tabloid shows, but after a year or two he was into more interesting subjects like lost loves, reuniting mothers who have put their children up for adoption, and stories about women that has faced certain danger such as rape or abuse.

6. Organizations • After 17 years on doing the show, “The Montel Williams Show” was preparing to shut down. • Once the season was over, CBS would produce almost 260 shows on video for all to watch in memory. • In an interview that they had almost a year before, Montel had mentioned that he had wanted to go into full acting for the rest of his career.

7. Examples of Work • These are some of Montel Williams published books: • "Living Well" Food & Health Book with Recipes • Living Well Emotionally: Break Through to a Life of Happiness • Life Lessons and Reflections • A Dozen Ways to Sunday: Stories of Hope and Courage • Mountain, get out of my way: life lessons and learned truths • This is how you find these books: www.google.com/#q=Montel+Williams+books&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=NRSfTonUNu6IsAKQ_9j4CQ&ved=0CF0QrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=33048bce27e7c584&biw=1280&bih=856

8. More Examples • We can use Montel’s advice for problems out of school and in school and we can use his writing techniques when we need to right a paper or an essay/report on the computer. We can recognize the way he sees things in his point of view and put then into our own words.

9. Montel Williams • I think that Montel realizes peoples mistakes and there problems because of the show he had. He would have people come in and work out there problems no matter what they were and knowing how certain people work I think helps him write in a certain way. I think he understands people in a way that no one else can because he has worked with people so long. Now that he had his own show, he has advice for everyone that he can just right down and put in books for anyone and everyone around the world to see.

10. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_talk_show • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montel_Williams • http://www.montelwilliams.com/ • http://www.tv.com/shows/the-montel-williams-show/