Ben Mankiewicz

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Ben Mankiewicz (born 1967) is an American radio personality and one of the former hosts of the liberal talk radio show The Young Turks, airing weekday mornings from 6-9AM (Eastern Time) on Air America Radio as of September 18, 2006. It was announced on August 20, 2007 that he will be moving to a new television show for TMZ ^[1].

On weekends, he also presents classic movies on the American cable television channel Turner Classic Movies. From 2004 to 2007, Mankiewicz also hosted TCM's Cartoon Alley, shown weekly on Saturday mornings.

He is the son of political figure, Frank Mankiewicz, grandson of famed screenwriter, Herman Mankiewicz, and great-nephew of screenwriter, producer and director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz ^[2]. He is the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz. He is married to Contessa Kellogg.

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