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| Bill Bennett | |
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Bill Bennett's 'Morning in America' - Weekdays 6am - 9am
William J. Bennett is one of America's most important, influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and education issues. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Bill Bennett studied philosophy at Williams College (B.A.) and the University of Texas (Ph.D.) and earned a law degree from Harvard. He is the Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute, Chairman and co-founder of the education company K12, Inc. and a co-director of Empower America. He is also the chairman of Americans for Victory over Terrorism, a project dedicated to sustaining and strengthening public opinion as the war on terrorism moves forward. During the 1980s, Dr. Bennett emerged as one of the nation's most prominent political figures. He served as President Reagan's chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985) and Secretary of Education (1985-1988), and President Bush's 'drug czar' (1989-1990). In his various roles, he was perceived -- even by his adversaries -- as a man of strong, reasoned convictions who spoke candidly, eloquently, and honestly about some of the most important issues of our time. Bill Bennett has accomplished a rare feat: since leaving government, he has achieved an even greater impact on our national political debate. Dr. Bennett has written for America's leading newspapers and magazines and appeared on the nation's most influential television shows. He has also written and edited 16 books, two of which -- The Book of Virtues and The Children's Book of Virtues -- rank among the most successful of the past decade. The Book of Virtues has been made into an animated series that airs on PBS in the United States and Great Britain and has been seen in over 65 countries. Dr. Bennett's most recent book is Why We Fight: Moral Clarity and the War on Terrorism. Dr. Bennett was named by focus groups and leading analysts the 'Best Communicator of 2002,' the most well-received public commentator on the issues of 'pride, patriotism, faith, and moral conviction.” Although he is a well-known Republican, Dr. Bennett often has crossed party lines in order to pursue important common purposes. He has worked closely with Democratic leaders to fight the decline of popular culture and to end worldwide religious persecution, and he is the co-chairman of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America with former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Thanks to his writings and speeches, William Bennett has extraordinary influence on America's political and social landscape. He, his wife Elayne, and their two sons live in Maryland. |
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| Laura Ingraham | |
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The Laura Ingraham Show - Weekdays 9am - Noon Always articulate and entertaining, 'The Laura Ingraham Show' has been addicting legions of listeners since her launch into national syndication in 2001. Smart, funny, and ahead of the curve in politics and the culture, Laura's busting down the door of the 'boys only' radio club. Her show takes listeners on a wild ride through the colliding worlds of politics, the news media, and Hollywood. |
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| Dennis Prager | |
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The Dennis Prager Show - Weekdays Noon - 3pm Dennis Prager is a writer, lecturer, author, TV talk show host. His diverse experience makes him one of the most compelling and thought-provoking broadcasters in America. He's been broadcasting in radio in Los Angeles since 1982. In 1994-95, he also had his own daily national television show. Prager is truly a Renaissance man with an uncanny ability to discuss a wide range of topics. His opinions on human relations, child rearing, and sex differences are as fascinating as his views on religion, international relations, and morality. Dennis is an honest and fiercely independent man of reason. His opinions, intellect, and actions have touched millions of lives through his books, lectures, broadcasts, and work for human issues. The Los Angeles Times wrote, 'Dennis Prager is an amazingly gifted man and moralist whose mission in life has been crystallized: to get people obsessed with what's right and wrong.' Dennis Prager's most recent book, Happiness Is a Serious Problem, was published in February, 1998 by HarperCollins. This long awaited book, about which he has lectured worldwide for ten years, appeared on the Los Angeles Times best seller list the week of publication. His 1996 book, Think a Second Time; 44 Essays on 44 Subjects (HarperCollins), was called by Bill Bennett, 'one of those rare books that can change an intelligent mind.' He has also co-authored two major works about Judaism: The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism, now in six languages, and Why the Jews? The Reason for Anti-Semitism, regarded by many as the most persuasive explanation of anti-Semitism written. |
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| Michael Medved | |
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The Michael Medved Show - Weekdays 3pm - 6pm Michael Medved is a film critic, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His daily three-hour program, emphasizing the intersection of politics and pop culture, reaches more than 1.8 million listeners in 140 markets, coast to coast. Born in Philadelphia, raised in San Diego, Mr. Medved graduated with honors from Yale and then attended Yale Law School-where his classmates included Bill and Hillary Clinton. After working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he reviewed movies for CNN, and later as chief film critic for the New York Post. He also served for twelve years as co-host of 'Sneak Previews,' the nationally televised weekly movie review show on PBS-TV. Mr. Medved is the author of eight non-fiction books, including the national bestseller What Really Happened to the Class of '65 (the basis for a popular TV series on NBC), as well as the definitive history of the White House chiefs of staff, The Shadow Presidents. His most influential-and controversial-work was a best-selling indictment of the entertainment industry, Hollywood Vs. America. England's prestigious Guardian newspaper wrote: 'Just Occasionally, a book changes the way the world thinks. Michael Medved's Hollywood Vs. America is such a book.' Most recently, Mr. Medved collaborated with his wife, Dr. Diane Medved, a clinical psychologist and author in her own right, on Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence. In October, 1998, the Wall Street Journal wrote: 'If Saving Childhood isn't an important book, I don't know what one would look like.' Mr. Medved has been a frequent guest on all the major TV talk shows, including Larry King Live, Nightline, Oprah, David Letterman, Good Morning America and countless others. His columns on media and society appear regularly in USA Today, where he serves as a member of the Board of Contributors. The Medveds live in the Seattle area with their three children. |
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| Hugh Hewitt | |
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The Hugh Hewitt Show - Weeknights 6pm - 9pm Hugh Hewitt is a broadcast journalist who has voiced his opinions on both radio and television for over a decade. Mr. Hewitt is co-host of the weeknight television news and public affairs show, Life & Times Tonight, a three-time Emmy award winner airing on the PBS Los Angeles affiliate KCET-TV. Author of three books, Hewitt has written widely on politics, religion, and culture for magazines and newspapers across the United States. Mr. Hewitt appears frequently as a political and social commentator on such television and radio programs as Fox News, Nightline, The Today Show, and Larry King Live. Hugh is a 1978 honors graduate of Harvard University and a 1983 honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law Review. He served for nearly six years in the Reagan Administration in a variety of posts, including Assistant Counsel in the White House. Mr. Hewitt is also a member of the California Arts Council and the Orange County Children and Families First Commission. |
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| Dennis Miller | |
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The Dennis Miller Show - Weeknights 9pm - 12am It's been said that Miller is 'One of the premiere comedy talents in Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show 'Dennis Miller Live' which had a nine year run on HBO. He also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special 'Raw Feed', his sixth such special. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC's 'Dennis Miller', a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows. He has also been cast in films, usually in dramatic roles, most notably in 1994's 'Disclosure,' 1995's 'The Net,' and 1996's 'Murder at Over the years, Miller has become both a public and critical favorite. The New York Times said, 'Mr. Miller is exquisitely attuned to contemporary foibles...his material can be scathing, his delivery low key...Mr. Miller reaches a bit farther than most comedians for the scorching comment... this smart aleck has an uncommonly sharp eye...' and The Hollywood Reporter called his most recent special, 'an hour of topical, scathing brilliance that helps cement Miller's status as the Lenny Bruce of the new millennium...the most cerebral, astute and clever standup ever to put mouth to microphone.' |
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| Michael Savage | |
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The Savage Nation - Weeknights 12am - 3am 'I guess people love my show because of my hard edge combined with humor and education,' he says. 'Those who listen to me say they hear a bit of Plato, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Moses, Jesus, and Frankenstein. I pull many of my life experiences, including that of father, son, husband, brother, ice cream factory worker, busboy, lifeguard, writer, scientist, and my huge library of books.' Listeners also hear top-flight guests and, in keeping with the fact that talk hosts attract the audience they deserve, listeners hear literate callers with intelligence, wit, and energy. An independent-minded individualist, Michael Savage fits no stereotype. He attacks big government and liberal media bias, but champions the environment and animal rights. Trained as a scientist, he holds Master's degrees in medical botany and medical anthropology and earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in Epidemiology and Nutrition Science. Along with his book The Savage Nation and CD Best of The Savage Nation, he is author of the book 'Herbs That Heal' and 17 other books. Savage created the phrase 'Compassionate Conservative' in 1994. Savage has used this concept in his radio program, as the title of his book, and in conducting the first of four hugely successful Compassionate Conservative Conventions bearing that name in 1995. Savage has consistently drawn sold-out audiences to hear him live. For Savage, these words describe a 'firewall of balance' that limits how far to the right his opinions go. The word Compassion means 'with feeling,' and that's the magnetic attraction Michael Savage has proven he has by pulling top numbers in one of America's biggest trend-setting markets. He knows how to explore issues, entertain, and stimulate! |
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| Mike Gallagher | |
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The Mike Gallagher Show - Weeknights 3am - 6am Mike Gallagher's road to becoming one of America's fastest-growing nationally syndicated radio talk show hosts began in 1978 as a 17-year-old high school senior in Dayton, Ohio. Taking a tour of his hometown talk radio station, WAVI, Mike saw a memo on the bulletin board stating that the station was in search of a young talk host. Figuring he had to be one of the leading contenders based on his age, he marched into the program director's office and announced that he was the man for the job. That night, he was on the air and within a week he had his first full-time stint in broadcasting. Mike's talk radio career has taken him from Dayton, Ohio to WFBC Radio in Greenville, South Carolina where his ratings and revenue success led to his eventual promotion to station manager. From there, he became the afternoon drive-time leader in Albany, New York on upstate powerhouse WGY. From Albany, it was just a two and a half hour drive south to the nation's number-one market, New York City, where Mike enjoyed a two year run as morning drive talk host on the nation's most listened-to talk station, WABC. When the owner of Mike's former employer in Albany, John Dame, approached him about the opportunity for national syndication, Mike jumped right in, forming Dame-Gallagher Networks, L.LC. In May of 2001, SRN of Dallas Texas (Salem Radio Network) purchased Dame-Gallagher Networks. SRN's acquisition of The Mike Gallagher Show was the latest addition to the company's ever-growing stable of mainstream conservative talk hosts like Dennis Prager and Michael Medved. The Mike Gallagher Show is beamed to radio stations around the nation via satellite from state of the art studios and offices in the world-famous Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan. |
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| Tony Leodora | |
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GolfStyles Live! - Saturdays 7am The fast-paced, interview-driven show is hosted by Tony Leodora, associate publisher/editor of GolfStyles Philadelphia. Leodora, an award-winning golf writer, also has a number of years of experience in radio. In 2003 he hosted a show that was honored as best golf radio show in the country by the International Network of Golf. Leodora's fast-paced interview style brings some of the biggest and brightest names from local, regional and national golf to the show each Saturday morning. He combines the interviews with regular features such as 'The Traveling Golfer,' 'The Golfer's Closet,' 'The Shore Report' and 'The Architect's Corner.' Tony is a passionate golfer, as are the readers of GolfStyles. For this reason, the show as the magazine, deals with all aspects of the golf lifestyle. Tune in this Saturday at 7am to learn what's new and what's happening in the 'World of Golf,' today! |
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| Blaine Illingworth | |
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The House Mechanic Hotline - Saturdays 8am
The House Mechanic initially began as Blaine's home repair and remodeling company logo, as he would work in any of 9 or 10 different trades as necessary. Later, becoming physically challenged, he put down his tools and became a home inspector, using his knowledge to assist home buyers and sellers in real estate purchases. The Hotline came about several years ago as he took the next step to expand his ministry on WFIL AM 560 (which he also broadcasts on at 8am).
The purpose of the House Mechanic Hotline is 3-fold. First and most obvious is the opportunity to help thousands of people with problems in their homes by being a source of sensible, Godly advice and knowledge that they simply could not have access to otherwise. Helping these people, saving them money and averting potentially costly mistakes which might compound their problems is a true reward unto itself. Blaine also feels the show affords him the opportunity to give exposure to deserving ministries with whom he serves - Habitat for Humanity, Children’s United Recovery Effort (C.U.R.E.) hospitals, World Vision, The Love of Jesus Residential Center (Haiti Orphanage), and Evangelical Child and Family Services (E.C.F.S.) - to name a few! The third major effect of the Hotline is to provide support for these missions and ministries. From the beginning of the show, any funds received have been directed to these projects, providing tools, tickets, materials and such for his work overseas and here at home. Ultimately, Blaine hopes to become a missionary support worker around the world at least six months of each year - traveling to the middle of nowhere to fix broken toilets, leaky roofs, spaulling plaster or broken generators, etc. He wants to help train others in foreign countries to continue the work, giving them the beginnings of a trade, like lock-smithing or plumbing that could help provide better lives for them and their families.
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| Joe Brinker | |
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Financial Foresight - Saturdays 9am Joe brings more than nineteen years of dedicated experience to his financial planning services. He received the Certified Fund Specialist (CFS) designation from The Institute of Certified Fund Specialists in La Jolla, California, and the Registered Financial Consultant (RFC) from the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Widener University. Learn more about Joe and contact him here!
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