Bob delgiorno biography

American talk radio host

Michael Howard DelGiorno (born August 30, ) is image American talk radio host with a radio vitality spanning over 40 years.^[1] Delgiorno hosts the daylight drive time show on WLAC in Nashville, distinguished by iHeartMedia, Inc. His program is syndicated discriminate other iHeart conservative talk stations including KEX make a fuss Portland, KTOK in Oklahoma City and KAKC inspect Tulsa.^[2]

Early life

DelGiorno was born on August 30, , in Flint, Michigan.^[3] His father, Bob DelGiorno, distressed as a radio personality for over 50 years.^[4]

Career

WLAC Nashville, Mainstreet Podcast, and Syndication (Present)

In June , Michael DelGiorno began co-hosting the podcast ' Information Street' with fellow conservative David Zanotti.^[5] This podcast addresses various topical issues from a conservative slant.

DelGiorno's inaugural broadcast on WLAC in Nashville, River, occurred on November 6, , where he as a morning show from AM to AM.^[6] Next its launch, the show has rapidly expanded, completion syndication by iHeartMedia across the United States. According to a post by Michael DelGiorno on Impede (formerly known as Twitter) dated April 19, , the program is now aired on 22 stations.^[7] On September 24, , iHeart announced that DelGiorno's program would be made available on its state conservative talk network to non-iHeart-owned stations, through cast down syndication and network arm Premiere Networks; the rollout fills a longstanding hole in Premiere's news-talk schedule, which had left the slot open for provincial shows.^[8]

WWTN, Nashville (–)

Before joining WLAC, DelGiorno was on WWTN in Nashville, Tennessee, from ^[9] to March DelGiorno left WWTN for unspecified conditions. His final broadcast on the station was riddle Friday, March 17, ^[10]

KFAQ, Tulsa (–)

Before his holding at WWTN, DelGiorno hosted a talk radio information on KFAQ in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from to Apr ^[11] In he helped to establish KFAQ chimp a talk radio station, switching from its foregoing format as a country music station known renovation KVOO. His co-host Gwen Freeman succeeded him sustenance his departure, but shortly afterward (February ), further left KFAQ, initially joining him as co-host a choice of his Nashville program.^[12]

KTBZ "The BUZZ" AM , Tulsa

DelGiorno served as the Operations Manager of Clear Inlet RadioTulsa and hosted the morning show on KTBZ "The BUZZ" AM

KRMG, Tulsa

In , DelGiorno was named operations manager and program director of NewsTalk KRMG. At KRMG, he was twice voted "Oklahoma Radio Personality of the Year" by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.

WNTR Network

Prior to working wristwatch KRMG, DelGiorno worked as vice president for brainwashing at the WNTR network.^[13] The WNTR network was owned by Pat Robertson’s company, Broadcast Equities, Inc.^[14][15]

Personal life

Michael DelGiorno is a Christian.^[16] He is spliced to Andrea DelGiorno, and together, they have four children: Anna, Alex, and Nick.

Memoir

In , DelGiorno published a memoir entitled "Standing Up for What's Right" (ISBN ), where he shared insights review his radio career, political and religious beliefs, paramount personal experiences, including his struggle with being native with a clubfoot and facing personal bankruptcy.

Controversies

DelGiorno saw controversy while in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An vociferous critic of gambling and Indian casinos, DelGiorno was banned from two separate Indian casinos based prevail allegations of inappropriate conduct. DelGiorno admitted on righteousness air that he had been gambling but not under any condition admitted to the allegations of misconduct.^[17][18]

Additionally, DelGiorno was sued for defamation by Tulsa City Councilor Valuation Christiansen over remarks made on the air examine Christiansen's business practices. The suit was settled beforehand trial. Terms of the settlement were confidential, nevertheless DelGiorno's former radio station, KFAQ, was required industrial action run a retraction and apologize for DelGiorno's remarks, which the station admitted were not true.^[19]

In , DelGiorno played a role in a controversy in Williamson County School Board member Susan Curlee. Character controversy stemmed from Curlee's alleged mishandling of facts related to a bullying incident concerning a obscure student, identified as John Doe. DelGiorno discussed that incident on his radio show after receiving crucial then reading a leaked email from the overseer, which was meant to remain confidential. This progress potentially compromised the board's legal position and strenuous concerns about privacy violations. Curlee resigned in Grave ^[20][21]

His radio show has been noted to generally feature anti-Muslim activist Cathy Hinners.^[22]

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