Mike Siegel
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Mike Siegel | |
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Born | Michael Siegel March 16, 1945 Brooklyn, New York |
Occupation | Radio talk show host |
Known for | Coast to Coast AM |
Mike Siegel (born March 16, 1945) is an American
Shows
Siegel was the host of the late-night talk show
Later, Siegel hosted a daily talk show on WLIE, in Islip, Long Island. During this tenure, he promoted the movement to make Long Island the 51st state (with himself as its first Governor), and advocated "smoke-ins" to protest the county's smoking ban.
Siegel was the host of first a conservative noon-time to three pm talk show on
Siegel describes how he worried about his safety when he aired a discussion from Wenatchee, Washington involving some of those accused in the Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions.[5]
In early December 2005, his contract with KTTH expired and he was replaced by David Boze and Dan Sytman in the morning.
On February 1, 2006, Siegel began hosting "Noonday" on
In June, 2006, Siegel was the host of a one-hour local issues radio show from 6-7 PM (Pacific) on KITZ in Bremerton Washington and KGTK in Olympia.
In April 2008, Hennen left WDAY to become owner of his own station, WZFG/1100. Upon Hennen's departure, Siegel served as host of Hot Talk on WDAY until June 2008. Siegel followed Hennen to AM 1100 and was a regular fill-in host for the Scott Hennen Show.
Siegel worked the 3-7 PM time-slot on
Appearances and honors
- He was professor of communication at Fitchburg State College (Fitchburg, Massachusetts).[7]
- He was a guest on Geraldo in a discussion during a proposed 51% pay raise for members of Congress.[7]
- He was a guest on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect (January 2000) along with Actress Carol Alt and Rap Artist/Actor Ice Cube.[7]
- He appeared on Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet and accused pedophile.[7]
- He was recognized by Talkers Magazine as one of the 100 Most Important Talk Hosts in America.[7]
- He began a weekday internet radio show on Cameo Entertainment Groups' CyberStationUSA.Com, on February 1, 2010, at 3:00 pm EST.
- In 2017, he began hosting Your Second Opinion, a podcast produced by the news and public policy group Haym Salomon Center.[8]
- He authors a book Airing the Wave: Talk Radio At The Dawn Of The Digital Era.[9]
References
- ^ "Veteran Talk-Show Host Mike Siegel to Succeed Bell". Los Angeles Times. 11 April 2000.
- ^ "Audio: Research Fellow Robert Whaples on the Mike Siegel Radio Show on the Genesis Communications Network". The Independent Institute.
- ^ "Veteran Talk-Show Host Mike Siegel to Succeed Bell". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 2000.
- ^ "Fired Radio Host Mike Siegel Gets New Show Lost Job After Airing Rumors About Seattle Mayor Norm Rice | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ Airing the Wave: Talk Radio at the Dawn of the Digital Era
- ^ "WRKO announces Howie Carr's return". WRKO.com. 2015-03-09. Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Home". Mike Siegel - One of the nations foremost experts in media communication.
- ^ "Home - Haym Salomon Center". Haym Salomon Center. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Mike Siegel Pens AIRING THE WAVE". BroadwayWorld.com.