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Eugene Shalit born March 25, is an American retired journalist, television personality, film and book critic , and author. He is known for his frequent use of puns , his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colorful bow ties. Shalit is of Jewish ancestry. In high school, Shalit wrote a humor column for the school newspaper, which Gannett has identified as "The Korn Krib".

Shalit reportedly "stopped representing" Clark during a Congressional investigation of payola.

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Clark never spoke to Shalit again, and referred to him as a "jellyfish". Four images five on the laserdisc covers of Shalit appeared in a filmstrip on the front of the box with his reviews on the back. Shalit announced that he would leave The Today Show after 40 years, effective November 11, He was quoted as saying "It's enough already", about his retirement.

He has largely stayed out of the public eye since then, only appearing once for Willard Scott 's retirement from NBC in Shalit was married to Nancy Lewis from until her death from cancer in