Irv Homer

Irving Homer (May 29, 1924 – June 24, 2009) was an American radio talk show host and television personality, primarily in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market.

Early career

Born in Philadelphia, Homer was an

15th Air Force

. He flew 15 bombing missions as a pilot. For several years after the war, he was a member of the Reserves. He spent much of his adult life in a variety of careers, including bartending (he owned two taverns) and selling equipment for a pizza company.

In the

America First party ticket. Mahalchik and Homer garnered 1,743 popular votes, and zero electoral votes in their unsuccessful election bid.^[1]

Radio career

After stints at several small suburban Philadelphia talk radio stations in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he joined

IRS as a V.T.P., or Violent Tax Protestor, a title he referred to as a dubious honor, given that his "violence" was simply free speech under the 1st Amendment. Starting in 1991, he appeared as a regular panelist on Inside Story, a news and public affairs show on Philadelphia's ABC affiliate, WPVI-TV

.

Post-WWDB, Homer moved his talk show to a small local station,

WPHT-AM

.

Up until the time of his death, Homer continued to do periodic hour-long podcasts produced by his son, Ronn Homer, which were posted on his website. Because the show was taped, he did not take calls. In July 2008, he began a live

Ustream

broadcast, and started taking phone calls.