Lee Habeeb | |
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_C.jpg) Habeeb in his studio in Oxford, Mississippi | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio show host, executive, and essayist |
| Spouse | Valerie Habeeb |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | https://www.ouramericanstories.com/ |
Lee Habeeb is an Americantalk radio executive, host, podcaster and essayist. He is the creator and co-founder ofThe Laura Ingraham Show;[1] the Vice President of Content for the Salem Media Group, the founder of American Private Radio; and the creator, founder and host ofOur American Stories, a weekday radio showsyndicated across the U.S.
Habeeb has written columns forUSA Today,The Washington Examiner,[2] theNational Review,[3] andLifeZette. He currently writes a weekly essay forNewsweek.[4]
Habeeb is the host and founder ofOur American Stories, a storytelling radio show and podcast featuring stories that represent the best of America: history, sports, music, free enterprise, charity, faith, family and more. It can be heard five days a week, two hours a night, on over 220affiliates across the country.[5] Archives of the show are available free onApple Podcasts.
On August 2, 2021,Our American Stories was signed to a syndication deal with Premiere Networks, a subsidiary ofiHeartMedia.[6]
Habeeb was ranked 11th inTalkers Magazine's 2022 "Heavy Hundred (100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America)",[7] having been ranked in the 30th and 14th position in 2020 and 2021, respectively.[8][9]
The show has been characterized as "the conservative answer to NPR [that] stays away from Trump."[10]
Habeeb graduated from theUniversity of Virginia School of Law (Class of 1991).[11]
Since 2006, he has lived inOxford, Mississippi with his wife, Valerie, and daughter, Reagan.
Habeeb often highlights the contributions of immigrants and the diversity of American life through his programs. He is of Lebanese, Italian and German descent, a mix that has influenced his views on American culture and the immigrant experience. "My grandparents didn't come here to change America," Habeeb wrote in Newsweek. "They came to have America change them - and their families."[12]