Bob Wiltfong

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Bob Wiltfong
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Robert Wiltfong

Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Website http://www.theBSDictionary.com

Robert Wiltfong (born November 26) is a TED Talk speaker, author, and former correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

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Career

Wiltfong was a true-life newscaster for 10 years, making him the first correspondent in Daily Show history to have worked as a traditional news reporter. [1] In an interview, he revealed that he decided to leave the world of non-satirical journalism after the September 11, 2001 attacks, during which he lost a close friend, cameraman Glen Pettit. [2]

Wiltfong has won four regional, individual Emmys for television performance, and has been nominated for 14 others. [3] He was part of The Daily Show's 2004 winning submission for the Peabody Award, and was featured on the election year wrap-up DVD put out by Comedy Central. [4]

He was a member of Neutrino, an improv comedy team in New York City. [5]

Wiltfong has been featured in national commercials for AOL, Microsoft, Staples, and Domino's Pizza. He plays the recurring character Chet Wallum on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

In 2010, Wiltfong was selected to star in a national ad campaign for Nationwide Insurance, playing the Nationwide spokesman in a series of nationally broadcast television commercials that aired throughout 2010. [6]

In 2020, Wiltfong published a book with Tim Ito titled The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak. [7] The book's content became the subject of a TEDx Talk Wiltfong delivered in Vienna, Austria in October 2022. The presentation was later upgraded to a full TED Talk a year later. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Jon (2009-01-27). Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN   9780345513243.
  2. ↑ S, Danielle (2005-03-24). "The Kentucky Democrat: My Exclusive Interview with Bob Wiltfong". The Kentucky Democrat. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Meet Our Leadership Team | Business Writing Consultants". www.hurleywrite.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Jon; Colbert, Stephen; Bee, Samantha; Corddry, Rob; Helms, Ed; Carell, Steve; Wiltfong, Bob; Comedy Central (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation (2005), The Daily show with Jon Stewart: Indecision 2004. Disc 3, Disc 3, Paramount Home Entertainment, ISBN   9781415705407, OCLC   61192655
  5. ↑ "Matt Obert & Bob Wiltfong". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Ask for it by name: Bob Wiltfong for Nationwide Insurance - McKinney". mckinney.com. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  7. ↑ Wiltfong, Bob; Ito, Tim (2020). The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak. American Society for Training & Development. ISBN   978-1950496167.
  8. ↑ "TED Talk: How to Take the BS Out of Business Speak". TED. Retrieved 2024-09-28.


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