Joy Browne

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Joy Browne (born 24 October 1944), New Orleans, Louisiana), also named Dr. Joy, is a radio psychologist. A graduate of Northeastern University in Boston MA, with a degree in psychology, she is a licensed clinical psychologist who was first on the air in Boston at station WITS-AM, where she did a program called "Up Close and Personal" in the late 1970s. (Barbara Graustark. "On Air Psychologists: Healers or Exploiters?" New York Times, 9 August 1981, p. D23)

Today, her syndicated show is one of the longest-running call-in therapy show in the United States. It originates from radio station WOR (AM) (New York City). The format of her show is similar to and copied by others, including Dr. Laura, but unlike Laura Schlessinger, Browne has a reputation for being straightforward but gentle, and not adversarial toward her callers. Browne does, however, take a no-nonsense approach to callers, trying to home in on a problem without getting caught up in a caller's long stories or digressions. Browne is also known for her "one-year rule," which states that people who have lost a spouse or partner due to break-up, death or divorce should wait at a minimum one year before resuming romantic relationships.

Dr. Browne has hosted a TV show on the Discovery Health cable channel since 2005 which is a live hour in studio of her weekday show on WOR. She previously hosted a King World-Eyemark weekday syndicated TV advice talk show in 1999 for one year.

She has written numerous books on life and dating, including It’s A Jungle Out There Jane, Dating for Dummies, The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life, "Capitalizing on Incompetence", Getting Unstuck, and Dating Disasters.

Browne is divorced and has one daughter. She is Jewish.