Radio talk show host. Born on January 16, 1947, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BS in Biological Sciences from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stonybrook, Long Island, NY, and her Masters and Ph.D. in Physiology from Columbia University (College of Physicians and Surgeons) in New York. She earned a post-doctoral certification in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from the University of Southern California. Schlessinger was a faculty member at USC and Pepperdine University in Malibu, and has taught at UCLA. She was in private practice for twelve years before turning her attention to a national audience.
