Joe Pags | |
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| Born | Joseph John Pagliarulo (1966-08-01)August 1, 1966 (age 58) Amityville, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television and radio talk show host |
| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Genre | Talk radio |
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| Running time | Weekdays: 3 hours (ET) (6:00 pm – 9:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WOAI,San Antonio |
| Syndicates | Compass Media Networks |
| Hosted by | Joe Pags |
| Original release | present |
| Website | www |
Joseph John Pagliarulo (born August 1, 1966),[1] also known on the air asJoe Pags, is an Americannationally syndicatedconservative television and radio talk show host.
Born inAmityville, New York, Pagliarulo later lived in nearbyCopiague, moved toLake Worth, Florida at age seven, and graduated fromSantaluces Community High School.[2][3] By 1988, Pagliarulo became a store president withDomino's Pizza.[2]
Pagliarulo began his radio career in 1989 inPalm Beach County, Florida, then worked primarily in television news, serving in many roles and eventually as the main anchor atWEYI-TV inSaginaw/Flint, Michigan (1994–1996), morning and noon anchor atWWMT inKalamazoo/Grand Rapids, Michigan (1996–1997), main anchor, managing editor and eventually news director atWLAJ inLansing/Jackson, Michigan (1997–2002) and main anchor atWRGB inSchenectady, New York (2002–2005).[4][5] During and after his time at WRGB he also served as talk show host atWHAM inRochester, New York and WXDX (nowWDTW) inDetroit, Michigan.[3]
In 2005, Pagliarulo transitioned totalk radio and began his daily talk show that was first heard oniHeartMedia's flagship talk radio stationWOAI 1200 inSan Antonio, Texas as well asKPRC-Houston,KEX-Portland,KHOW-Denver, andKTLK-Minneapolis. AfterAndy Dean's departure fromAmerica Now in 2014, Pagliarulo's daily show titledThe Joe Pags Show was broadcast to approximately 130America Now affiliates for almost a year until a full-time replacement host was selected. After theAmerica Now fill-in period ended, Pagliarulo's show began its own syndication throughCompass Media Networks, and is heard on over 160 stations as of August 2022.[5] His daily show is broadcast live from 6-9 PM Eastern Time and on tape delay in some of his syndicated markets.[5] He also hosted a weekend nationally syndicated radio talk show throughPremiere Networks titledThe Weekend with Joe Pags,[6][7] which he stepped down from in 2022.[8]
Pagliarulo has made many appearances onFox News,CNN, andMSNBC and previously served as a long-time frequent fill-in forGlenn Beck on Beck's television and radio programs. He has won multiple broadcasting awards from theAssociated Press,[9] his show is listed in the top 25 ofTalkers Magazine's "Heavy Hundred",[10][11] and his show has been named byNewsmax as one of the most influential talk shows in the country.[5][12]
Pagliarulo and his wife Jenny live inTexas with their five daughters,[13] one of whom was adopted from China.[9]
In May 2011, Pagliarulo underwent surgery fortesticular cancer and has since reported a complete recovery.[14]
On September 2, 2016, Pagliarulo reported that his daughter had been missing since August 31.[15][16] His request for help was spread across news and social media sites includingFacebook andTwitter, and she was recovered unhurt the next day inMexico accompanied by a 29-year-old male who was arrested on multiple charges.[17][18] Pagliarulo promised on-air to assist with othermissing and exploited persons, and has since given missing person reports and alerts with the assistance of various missing person agencies as part of his talk show.