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Charleston Scott "Charles" Jefferson(born on November 17,1964 in Ocean Springs. was a former news person for WENR-TV in Chicago, and is now host of now the number 1 talk show,The Charles Jefferson Show, and is the host of Max Television's new reality series, Now You See It.

Charles parent's divorced when he was nine years old, because his father found out that his mother was unfaithful. His mother remarried in 1980. Charles received his degree in political science from the University of Mississppi. He moved to to Illinois and attended the University of Illinois in Chicago. There he earned his master's degree. A year later, he also earned his degree in journalism,which he was majoring in. From there on out, Mr.Jefferson's life would not be the same, anymore.

When he lived in Mississippi, he worked for a local radio station. In Chicago, he was hired to broadcating WENR-TV five,six,and ten o'clock newscasts. Charles started his work on Septemper 12,1983. WENR-TV was in the bottom 2 least most watched newscasts in the Chicagoland. When Charles took over the spot for another man who retired, the ratings went through the roof. Chicagoans were tired of seeing the same old faces on local TV everyday. They wanted something new. They found that something new. It was Charles. At that time, it was too many white newscasters on the air. People wanted new things:so they got them. They loved his Afro hair, and Southern accent. This was a new beginning for Chicago news.

A year later in 1984,WENR-TV was the most watched newscast in Chicago, all thanks to Charles,of course. General manager, David Hopkins promoted Charles with the job everybody wanted: to host their brand new morning news show. The show was titled People Are Talking, an hour long talk show that premired right after The Past,Present,& Future Show went off. At first, the ratings were not good. But no need to fear, the great Charles Jefferson is here! And they were right. After the first few months, the ratings started to raise. It was a good thing for the whole WENR-TVfamily. Charles co-ancored the show with Jennifer Gayheart.Things weren't always too good beteew the two. There was one big problem: Charles was black,and Jennifer was white. There was a rumor going around that said Jennifer got paid more money than Charles. Also, a rumor about Charles sexuallyharsassing a woman producer of the show. None of it was true. In October of that same year, the two worked out there differences and got along. People are Talking ratings were still good. Jennifer quit the show after only one season. Charles continued the show until 1987, when Mr. Hopkins had a big change for Charles. In August 1987, the management of WENR-TV ordered to change the show's name. The staff had no idea what to call the show. A month later, Mr. Hopkins came up with the perfect idea for the new name of the show. It would be The Charles Jefferson Show. Everyone agreed. So from here on out the show would be now known as The Charles Jefferson Show. The Charles Jefferson Showdebuted nationally on September 7,1987. Over 2 million people tuned in to watch the show.

The first show was on how to choose a mate. The show was a hit and had the highest ratings of any other talk show at that time. On Thanksgiving Day 1988, Charles did a highly controversal show on Sexual Prediters. During the audiences questions, a guy by the name of Jack Mantle was talking about "kikes" and called Mike Downs a "Uncle Tom". Mr.Downs walked over to Mr.Mantle, and placed his hands around the boy's neck, choking him. Soon after, Mr. Downs punched Jack in the face. Audience members stormed the set, guests shared punches, and Mr. Mantle's bodyguard threw a chair across the room, which knocked Charles cold out. Charles suffered minor injuries and went to the hospital after the show was done taping. The Charles Jefferson Showreceived its highest ratings, and was news even before the show aired. In 1990, Charles formed Selrahc Productions for his show. It was Charles's production company, in which the company produced and owned The Charles Jefferson Show.

In 1993, The Charles Jefferson Show was nominated for 8 Daytime Emmy's for best talk show and talk show host. The show won all 8 of those awards. In 1994, Charles created a website for the show. The website itself won theNAACPImage Award for well-designed website. In that same year, Charles met the woman of his dreams. Her Name was Jessica Mallberry. Her and Jefferson knew each other for 8 years. They tied the knot on December 7 1994, in Las Vegas. They dated in the past and had a daughter in 1989. The Charles Jefferson Show was in re-runs for 2 and a half weeks.

Today they have 3 beautiful daughters. They're names are Zoey,Jessica Jr. , and Sarah. They know how famous their daddy is, how many fan letters he receives in one day. The whole family is so proud of the son,husband,father,cousin,uncle that Charles had came to be.

Today The Charles Jefferson Show still remains in the top 10 Talk Shows list, which Charles is in # 2.

In 2004, Charles was named "Hero of the Year", for getting inner-city kids off the streets, and back into school.

The Charles Jefferson Show used to tape at the WENR-TV studios, but in 1992 Charles purchased a 60,000 sq. foot building,a nd turned it into a studio for his sucessful show. In 2005, he became host of Max's Now You See It, a reality show in which 8 contestants compete in challenaging stunts for cash prises up to $1 million.