Maury Povich Helped the New York Times Prep His Obit – and Got 'Very Pissed Off' About One of Journalism's Core Rules | Video

Maury Povich is alive and well, but at 87, the former tabloid talk-show host is comfortable enough with his mortality that he spent months helping a New York Times writer craft his prepared obituary. But something about the process got under his skin. "I get a call from the New York Times about four or five years ago, and this guy who I find out later on is a terrific writer is calling me because they want to write my obit," Povich said Friday on the "Founder's Story" podcast with host Daniel Robbins. "And I went, 'Oh, wow. This is interesting.' So, I've spent the last couple . . .