Show Rundown: August 31, 2009
The End of an ‘Erahhh’: A Tribute to Ted Kennedy
Richard Wants to Be Undressed
Geraldo is Betting on Latinos
Geraldo is Betting on Latinos

Geraldo stopped by to promote his new book, “The Great Progression,” and told the crew he’d never shave his mustache – it’s 40 years old. Howard asked why he gave up his successful talk show to become a roving reporter for Fox News, so Geraldo explained: “I invented the Who’s-Your-Baby-Daddy…[and] I said, ‘I can’t do this anymore.'” Geraldo said being a loyal husband and father was his new job (“It’s harder than war.”) – a big change from his philandering days: “I became a pig. I guess. It also felt good.”
Howard asked why he’d written a book about Puerto Ricans saving the world, but Geraldo corrected him explaining that it was actually about all Latinos: “In some ways I think Puerto Ricans are underperforming in the Latino community.” Geraldo said he believed so strongly in the future generations of Latinos, he adopted a class of 8th graders from the Bronx. Robin joked: “Were you looking for a wife?” Geraldo claimed he’d offered to put them all through college, but the hardest part was getting them to graduate from high school: “I lost half of them right there.”