Dorothy Marie Mengering, better known to Late Show viewers as Dave"s Mom, is the mother of late-night talk show host David Letterman and frequent telephone and live guest on his show.
Background
Dorothy Mengering was born Dorothy Marie Hofert in Linton, Indiana, the oldest child of Lena M. (née Strietelmeier) and Earl Jacob Hofert. Mengering"s maternal grandparents, Fredricke Hilgediek and William Strietelmeier, were born in Germany, and her father was of German descent.
Career
Following several years of appearing via telephone, Mengering made her on-screen Late Show debut covering the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. She currently resides in Carmel, Indiana. Olympics
Mengering"s first on-camera appearance on The Late Show was in 1994, when she provided nightly coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
In the days immediately prior to her television debut, she fell and received eight stitches on her eyebrow and a black eye, and spent much of her on-camera time under many layers of makeup.
Mengering reprised her role as Late Show Olympic commentator in 1998 and 2002, covering the Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan and Salt Lake City, Utah. Other appearances
Since her first appearance in 1994, Mengering appeared on the show several times each year.
She made annual appearances on Thanksgiving, via satellite from her Indiana home, for a feature entitled "Guess Mom"s Pies". She also appeared regularly a few days before Mothers" Day and made occasional visits on her birthday.
In 1995, she traveled to London to film remote spots for The Late Show, which were aired later that year.
"The positive response to my appearances on David"s show has nothing to do with my amateur abilities as a broadcaster. lieutenant"s that simple.".
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Quotations:
"The positive response to my appearances on David"s show has nothing to do with my amateur abilities as a broadcaster. People enjoy seeing a mother and son together. lieutenant"s that simple.".