In a conversation with comedian Adam Friedland for Interview magazine<\/a>, published April 1, the 87-year-old television personality explained that he is a \u201csnowbird\u201d \u2014 splitting his time between Florida, New York and Montana.<\/p>\n “You have the best life ever,” Friedland said, to which Povich replied, “Only because I married Connie Chung.”<\/p>\n When Friedland jokingly accused him of being a \u201cgold digger,\u201d Povich\u2019s only response was, \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy wife was making 10 times what I was making when we got married. How\u2019s that?\u201d Povich said of his wife of 41 years.<\/p>\n Maury Povich and Connie Chung The couple met while working at WTTG in Washington, D.C.<\/a>, going on to spend years working in television news before the former Maury<\/a> host transitioned into daytime talk.<\/p>\n “In 1969, I was a copygirl at a little TV station in Washington, D.C. and he was a big star and I was just a kid,” Chung, 79, previously recalled to PEOPLE of her first interaction with Povich. “I would rip the wire copy off the machine and give it to Mr. Povich.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was very gruff and very matter-of-fact,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe never looked up. I kept thinking, ‘Maybe someday he’ll acknowledge that I\u2019m a human being.’ I worked there for two years and then I left to launch my career \u2014 and I left him in the dust.”<\/p>\n Several years later, the two reconnected after Chung had claimed her spot as a historic figure in broadcast journalism. Indeed, she was the first female co-anchor of CBS Evening News and the first Asian American to anchor a major network newscast.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter bouncing around the country from job to job, I ended up in Los Angeles by 1977, and at that time, I was the second banana to Connie,” Povich recalled to PEOPLE in 2020. “Connie was the big anchor star at the CBS affiliate and I was her co-act before they cleaned house.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBecause Connie was the only person I actually knew in Los Angeles, I always said the way to get to Connie\u2019s heart is first, she pities you, and then she can love you,\u201d he added. \u201cShe pitied the fact that I was fired.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Maury Povich and Connie Chung attend the 50th Daytime Emmy Creative Arts and Lifestyle Awards Pity or not, the pair went on to date for the next seven years before tying the knot in 1984 and welcoming their son Matthew<\/a> via adoption in 1995.\u00a0Povich also shares two children, Susan and Amy, with his first wife, Phyllis Minkoff.<\/p>\n Even when Povich was getting backlash for his most controversial segments on Maury, with critics constantly accusing him of exploiting his guests, Chung stood by her husband every step of the way.<\/p>\n \u201cMore than anything else, Connie was a big supporter and she loved it,\u201d Povich told PEOPLE in January 2026 after being asked whether his wife ever tried to steer him away from the show\u2019s sensational reputation. “I accepted people as they are, I was never judging them.\u201d<\/p>\n As for how Povich and Chung have kept their marriage strong over the past four decades? Povich admitted to Today host Al Roker<\/a> in April 2025 that he\u2019s not sure there are any specific secrets to their long-lasting relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we\u2019re arguing, if there\u2019s a big argument going on, when your head hits the pillow at night, it\u2019s over,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cYou start fresh the next day.”<\/p>\n \u201cIf you have a spouse in the same profession, there\u2019s a lot more understanding about what\u2019s going on, and I think that really helps,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n![\"Maury](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f3121de71ffc69566e38511998058ef3.jpeg\"\/)
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