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Jack Cafferty

Born Dec 14, 1942 (age 83)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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Oct 25 – Nov 23, 2020

0.1Quiet

#34,299 all-time peopleTop 54%

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On June 18, 2026

0.0Quiet

#44,035 among peopleTop 66%

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Jack Cafferty

Jack Cafferty (born December 14, 1942) is a former CNN commentator and occasional host of specials. He started his career in Reno, Nevada in 1961 as a children's show host at KOLO-TV. Cafferty later worked at KCRL-TV as the station's production manager and hosted the daytime talk show Cafferty & Company on WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1974, he became the weeknight co-anchor and news director at WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. Cafferty moved to WNBC-TV in New York City in 1977 as a weekend, then evening co-anchor. In 1980, he became co-anchor of the successful program Live at Five alongside Sue Simmons.

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Daily update · June 18, 2026

Jack Cafferty ranks #44,035 most popular person with a Buzz Score of 0.0. Jack Cafferty peaked at #34,299 of all time (Oct 25 - Nov 23, 2020). Jack Cafferty ranks #32,841 over the past 365 days.

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#44,035

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0.1

#34,299Overall rank

Oct 25 - Nov 23, 2020

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The Daily Show

Self · 2 ep · 1996 – Present

3.3

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It Could Happen to You

Television Reporter · 1994

0.8

Night Falls on Manhattan

TV Newsperson #3 · 1997

0.2

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