# Real Personal

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***Real Personal*** is an American interview and advice call-in [talk show](/source/Talk_show) about human sexuality[1] that aired on [CNBC](/source/CNBC) from 1990 to 1996. The show was hosted by [Bob Berkowitz](/source/Bob_Berkowitz).[2][3][4]

## Reception

[Heidemarie Schumacher](/source/Heidemarie_Schumacher) cited this show as an example of [B-television](/source/B-movie) in her article *From the True, the Good, the Beautiful to the Truly Beautiful Goods—audience identification strategies on German "B-Television" programs*:[5]

The title itself encapsulates the message of 'B-TV': real people and their 'real' problems are the focus here."

## References

1. [CNBC'S TOPICS: FROM BONDS TO BONDAGE - Orlando Sentinel](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-03-07-9303040671-story.html)

1. ["Naked New York with Bob Berkowitz"](http://nymag.com/metrotv/nakedny/). *New York Magazine*. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

1. ["Bob Berkowitz Gets 'Personal,' but That's His Job"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-10-ca-11697-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. 1995-06-10. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

1. Huff, Richard (1995-12-12). ["CNBC Drops Ax on Sexy 'Real Personal'"](https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/cnbc-drops-ax-sexy-real-personal-article-1.707188). *New York Daily News*. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

1. Schumacher, Heidemarie (1995). ["From the True, the Good, the Beautiful to the Truly Beautiful Goods—audience identification strategies on German "B-Television" programs"](https://monoskop.org/images/6/64/New_German_Critique_No_78_Special_Issue_on_German_Media_Studies_1999.pdf). Schüren Verlag, Marburg.

## External links

- [Real Personal](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287874/) at IMDb

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