Michael Graham | |
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 Michael Graham in 2009 giving a speech in downtown Boston | |
| Born | Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oral Roberts University |
| Occupation | Radio host |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | michaelgraham |
Michael Graham (/ɡræm/) is an American conservative media personality and commentator based inBoston. He is a political editor forNH Journal, a columnist for theBoston Herald and aCBS News analyst.
Graham was born inLos Angeles, California, and raised inPelion, South Carolina. A graduate ofOral Roberts University, he worked as a stand-up comedian before beginning his political career as astatewide coordinator forPat Buchanan's Primary campaign in1992.[1] This experience led to his working in variousRepublican campaigns over the next few years. One of his candidates included Harold Worley, a Republican challenger to SenatorStrom Thurmond in1996.
In 1998, Graham moved to the talk radio circuit. Living up to his self-proclaimed description of being "loud, obnoxious and frequently fired,"[2] Graham held positions at seven stations in seven years, including stints inSouth Carolina,WRVA inRichmond, Virginia, andWashington, D.C., as well as Rightalk.com[citation needed], an Internet radio outlet previously hosted byAccuracy in Media.[3]
In 2002, Graham released his first printed book of original material,Redneck Nation: How the South Really Won the War throughWarner Books.
Graham appeared onReal Time with Bill Maher. In addition, he made a number of appearances during 2005 onThe O'Reilly Factor,Hardball with Chris Matthews, andFox & Friends pertaining to his "America is at war with Islam" controversy. Graham also appeared as a panelist on the local Washington, D.C., television programEye on Washington,[4] until his dismissal fromWMAL in August 2005. In November 2005, Graham joined the lineup of Boston'sWTKK; his show, dubbed "The Natural Truth," aired from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. His contract was not renewed and he parted ways with the station in December 2012, just before the station announced that it was abandoning the all-talk format and switching to music only.
Since 2005, Graham airs a weekly guest slot on the Monday edition ofGeorge Hook'sdrive time show,The Right Hook onIreland'sNewstalk. Speaking from an Americanright-wing perspective, many of Graham's views are often controversial to European audiences. In August 2009, Graham travelled toDublin to present the show for three days while regular host George Hook was away.
On February 11, 2013, Graham began hosting a talk show onWCRN inWorcester, Massachusetts; the program was also heard onWBNW inConcord,WESO inSouthbridge,WPLM inPlymouth,WXBR inBrockton andWCCM inSalem, New Hampshire.[5] On August 5, 2013, his show premiered on the Boston Herald's new online radio station.[6] Graham left the Boston radio market at the end of April 2014 and spent two years inAtlanta at Cumulus-owned radio stationWYAY (All News 106.7). He left that station in May 2016 following an on-air segment where he accused fellow talk show hostKim Peterson of using drugs and insinuated that Peterson engaged inbestiality.[7]
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Graham has been involved in various controversies over his career.
Eye on Washington. WUSA's Derek McGinty hosts the new talk show, with regular panelists Susan Page of USA Today, Slate's William Saletan and WMAL's Michael Graham debating the news of the week...
The fact if the matter is, look, young people from the United States are travelling all over the world again. They're welcome in Europe, they're backpackers in hostels, people are talking to them because the image of the United States – we've got away from this war mongering – is getting better. The many mistakes Obama is making...at least 47 million people that the likes of you condemn to no health care in a country that I was proud to work in – these people are going to have some health care, so this is the issue, so therefore be proud to be a decent American rather than being just a wanker whipping up fear.