Mike Malloy

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Mike Malloy
Malloy speaks in Seattle in 2008.
Born	Michael Dennis Malloy (1942-07-01) July 1, 1942 (age 69) Toledo, Ohio
Occupation	Radio personality
Spouse	Kathy Bay (1997–present)
Children	Five grown children, one daughter born in 2004
Website
Mike Malloy's web site

Michael Dennis Malloy (born July 1, 1942) is an American radio broadcaster from Atlanta, Georgia. Previously his show has been carried by WSB (AM) Atlanta, WLS (AM) Chicago, the I.E. America Radio Network, the Air America Radio network, Nova M Radio and the On Second Thought network. He is now self-syndicated. Politically, he describes himself as "a traditional Liberal Democrat doing his part to return the Democratic Party to its Liberal roots."^[1]

Early life and career

Malloy was born in Toledo, Ohio. His mother was a waitress, and his father was a construction cost analyst.^[2] He studied English and political science at North Carolina State University, the University of Toledo, Georgia State University, and Jacksonville University.^[3] In the late 1970s, Malloy relocated to Atlanta and became editor of the alternative weekly newspaper Creative Loafing and actor with the Southern Theater Conspiracy. From 1984 to 1987, he was a news writer with CNN, and he was a writer and producer for CNN International in 2000.^[2][1]

Radio career

Malloy began his radio career in 1985 as an apprentice with Ludlow Porch of WCNN in Atlanta (not related with CNN). From 1986 to 1995, Malloy hosted a late-night show on WSB in Atlanta, until WSB replaced him with the syndicated program of Laura Schlessinger. In 1997, Malloy began to host a show that aired from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the Chicago station WLS. Malloy's WLS program was regularly among the top five late-night programs in Chicago. In 1999 and 2000, Talkers magazine ranked Malloy in its Heavy Hundred listing, and Malloy won an Achievement in Radio award for best overnight radio show in Chicago. Malloy left WLS in March 2000. WLS claims that he voluntarily left with mutual consent, but Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn claimed that an executive at the station called Malloy "mean-spirited" in an e-mail.^[2]

His program was syndicated between October 2000 and February 2004 on I.E. America Radio Network. The Mike Malloy Show was aired during the 9PM-12AM (ET) timeslot from 2004 until August 2006 on Air America Radio. From August to October 2006, Malloy could be heard on the Head On Radio Network. The network rebroadcast Malloy programs from his i.e. America and Air America Radio programs nightly at 10:00 PM. The show was heard on Nova M Radio beginning on 30 October 2006. The show was then briefly heard on the On Second Thought network.

Mike Malloy is now self-syndicating his radio program. He is currently being heard in 13 markets across America including one satellite radio channel each on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio services. Direct listener support is enabled through the sale of podcast subscriptions via his website.

See also

• The Mike Malloy Show

References

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mike Malloy

• Profile of Malloy by Salon (2003)
• Mike Malloy: Angry Voice In The Wilderness: documentary about Malloy
• "The 14 Points of Fascism," vocal narration by Mike Malloy
• Mike Malloy's opinion pieces at the Huffington Post