The opening theme is the opening bars of the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony".
In addition to Bill O'Reilly (who receives this award the most), other frequent recipients include Fox News commentator Glenn Beck, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, Fox News founder and chairman Rupert Murdoch, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and right-wing columnist and author Ann Coulter.
The music used in the Worst Person in the World segment is Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor".
On November 30, 2005, Keith Olbermann gave Fox News rival Bill O'Reilly all three positions of "Worst Person in the World".
On February 24, 2010, the Worst Person in the World segment was renamed "The Hall of Shame" for one program. Keith Olbermann would revert the new name back to the old one.