Maury Povich Says Wife Connie Chung 'Was Making 10 Times' What He Made When They Got Married
Maury Povich Says Wife Connie Chung 'Was Making 10 Times' What He Made When They Got Married
Desiree AnelloSun, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC
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Connie Chung and Maury Povich during Chinese Orchestra; Maury Povich and Connie Chung attend SiriusXM Celebrates 10 Years of Andy CohenCredit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty for SiriusXM -
Maury Povich revealed that his wife, Connie Chung, was “making 10 times” what he was making when they got married
The pair met while working at WTTG in Washington, D.C., after which Povich transitioned into daytime talk and Chung claimed her spot as a historic figure in broadcast journalism
Povich also joked that he is “absolutely” a gold digger while living as a “snowbird” alongside his wife of 40 years
Maury Povich is crediting his wife, Connie Chung, for making their dream lifestyle possible.
In a conversation with comedian Adam Friedland for Interview magazine, published April 1, the 87-year-old television personality explained that he is a “snowbird” — splitting his time between Florida, New York and Montana.
"You have the best life ever," Friedland said, to which Povich replied, "Only because I married Connie Chung."
When Friedland jokingly accused him of being a “gold digger,” Povich’s only response was, “Absolutely.”
“My wife was making 10 times what I was making when we got married. How’s that?” Povich said of his wife of 41 years.
Maury Povich and Connie ChungCredit: CBS via Getty
The couple met while working at WTTG in Washington, D.C., going on to spend years working in television news before the former Maury host transitioned into daytime talk.
"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.”
“He was very gruff and very matter-of-fact,” she continued. “He never looked up. I kept thinking, 'Maybe someday he'll acknowledge that I’m a human being.' I worked there for two years and then I left to launch my career — and I left him in the dust."
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.
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“After 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.”
“Because Connie was the only person I actually knew in Los Angeles, I always said the way to get to Connie’s heart is first, she pities you, and then she can love you,” he added. “She pitied the fact that I was fired."
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Maury Povich and Connie Chung attend the 50th Daytime Emmy Creative Arts and Lifestyle AwardsCredit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
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 via adoption in 1995. Povich also shares two children, Susan and Amy, with his first wife, Phyllis Minkoff.
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.
“More than anything else, Connie was a big supporter and she loved it,” Povich told PEOPLE in January 2026 after being asked whether his wife ever tried to steer him away from the show’s sensational reputation. "I accepted people as they are, I was never judging them.”
As for how Povich and Chung have kept their marriage strong over the past four decades? Povich admitted to Today host Al Roker in April 2025 that he’s not sure there are any specific secrets to their long-lasting relationship.
“If we’re arguing, if there’s a big argument going on, when your head hits the pillow at night, it’s over,” he said at the time. “You start fresh the next day."
“If you have a spouse in the same profession, there’s a lot more understanding about what’s going on, and I think that really helps,” he added.
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