Andrew Wilkow
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Born | Andrew Steven Wilkow August 18, 1972 Conservative political talk radio host |
Andrew Steven Wilkow (born August 18, 1972) is a
Early career
Wilkow was raised in the Long Island town of Bellmore, New York. Wilkow's interest in radio began during his freshman year of college at SUNY Delhi at the college's campus station, WDTU.
Before entering talk radio in 2002, he had stints as a disc jockey at
In June 2006, Wilkow announced his departure from both WGY and WABC in order to host a talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio; his last show on WGY was July 14, and his last show on WABC was on July 30.[7] Since August 9, 2006, Wilkow has hosted his own program on the Sirius Patriot channel on Sirius Satellite radio, The Wilkow Majority. The advertising for the program claims it is rooted in "one thing and one thing only, and that is rational thought."[8]
Current career
Wilkow currently hosts a three-hour session beginning at 9 A.M. West/12 P.M. East Monday-Friday, with replays after
On June 27, 2014, Wilkow announced through social media that he would no longer be hosting Wilkow! on The Blaze. On his radio program airing that same day, Wilkow cited the reason for his desire to spend more time with his children.
Wilkow appears in Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie, a 2016 documentary film about 80s hard rock band Bang Tango, directed by Drew Fortier.
On January 31, 2018, Andrew Wilkow started hosting a new version of Wilkow on CRTV, which would merge with TheBlaze to form BlazeTV later in 2018. The beginning of Wilkow's show contains the same opening spiel as his radio show, with Wilkow stating that he is a patriot first, conservative second, republican third.
Personal life
On July 14, 2007, Wilkow married Brittany, the daughter of WABC program director, Phil Boyce.
See also
References
- ^ "Sirius XM Patriot". XM Radio. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ McGuire, Mark (10 July 2006). "Wilkow Takes Leap to Satellite Radio". The Albany Times Union.
- ^ Bond, Paul (14 October 2010). "Talk Radio Scrambles for New Talent". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ St. John, Warren (21 March 2004). "A Bush Surprise: Fright-Wing Support". The New York Times.
- ^ Burke, Katie (May 5, 1999). "What you don't see and hear when you dial the request line at a radio station". The Daily Athenaeum. West Virginia University. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ "About". Wilkow Majority. 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "WGY Host to Leave for SIRIUS". The Times Union. 9 June 2006.
- ^ "Political Talk on Sirius". SIRIUS. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Wilkow". SIRIUS Satellite Radio. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
External links
- Official Wilkow Majority Site Archived 2009-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Official page on Twitter
- Official page on Facebook
- Redrence