In December 2005, A&E Biography named Michael Essany to their celebrated list of “America’s Most Remarkable People.” For Essany, a best-selling author, popular columnist, and recognized television personality, this achievement came after years spent in the company of other distinguished media figures. Essany, who has appeared as a guest or contributor on The Tonight Show, Oprah, CNN, NBC’s Today, CBS News, FOX News, Extra, and Access Hollywood, hosted his own popular interview/reality series entitled The Michael Essany Show for seven years, best known for two seasons on E! Entertainment Television. Michael’s work has also been profiled numerous times in Time, Newsweek, People, TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, Maxim, and US Weekly. Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 as a Lumina Scholar from Valparaiso University with a degree in political science.