Posted on 10/19/2016 1:54:32 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Westwood One has announced it will begin syndicating conservative talker Chris Plante nationally from 9am-12pm eastern beginning Monday, January 2, 2017.
Plante has worked at Cumulus’ 630 WMAL Washington DC/105.9 WMAL-FM Woodbridge VA since 2005 and has been syndicated internally on additional Cumulus stations the past few years. Prior to joining WMAL, Plante spent 17 years as a reporter at CNN.
PRESS RELEASE follows: Westwood One today announced that it will launch The Chris Plante Show, featuring conservative talker Chris Plante, on Monday, January 2, 2017. The program will emanate from its flagship station, Washington, DC’s WMAL 105.9 FM/AM 630, from 9 am – 12 noon ET.
Plante, known for his conservative values, will bring his daily political talk show to radio stations nationwide. The Chris Plante Show – insightful, irreverent, and always entertaining – weaves pop culture references throughout the discussion of the topical news of the day.
A third-generation media pro, Plante began his radio career at WMAL in 2005 after 17 years inside the Washington bureau at CNN, where he moved up the ranks from researcher and assignment editor to Pentagon correspondent. During his tenure at CNN, he crisscrossed the globe, covering events from Vietnam and Albania to Jakarta. He was the director of the U.S. television network pool operations in Saudi Arabia for three months following Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Plante won the Edward R. Murrow Award from the RTDNA for his live coverage of the terrorist attack on the pentagon on September 11th, 2001. He was the first to report that the Pentagon had been attacked. He was also recognized by the Television Academy for his September 11th reporting. He makes regular appearances on The Fox News Channel and The Fox Business Network.
Plante follows in the footsteps of his maternal grandfather, Pat Barnes, who was a radio pioneer in New York and Chicago in the 1920’s and 1930’s following his return from Europe after World War One. His mother, father, and several brothers have also made careers in broadcasting and journalism. His stepfather is esteemed CBS News correspondent Bill Plante.
Plante said, “I can’t wait to engage with new audiences around the country, where I will continue to rattle the cages of the high and mighty and share the unfiltered truth in this incredibly treacherous time. It is a great honor to be invited into your community, where I hope to become a welcome guest in your daily lives. And remember, just because the wheels are coming off everywhere you look, that doesn’t mean you can’t laugh your face off about it.”
“Chris Plante takes the news of the day and breaks it down in his signature direct, funny, and fearless style,” said Suzanne Grimes, President, Westwood One and EVP, Corporate Marketing, Cumulus. “He engages a legion of devoted fans who tune in every day whether they agree with him or not. He’s a captivating storyteller who makes great radio. It’s the kind of programming we are proud to add to our best-in-class talk lineup.”
Stations interested in The Chris Plante Show can contact Stuart Greenblatt at (212) 419-2946 or sgreenblatt@westwoodone.com.
1) My comment was not an email.
2) The REST of the VIEWERS of the thread? What gives you the right to speak on their behalf? No others have registered a similar complaint.
3) There is no way any reasonably intelligent person should construe my comments about Beck as a negative remark about Chris Plante, whose name I did not even mention.
4) Go back and re-read my personal reply. Yes, my family is quite proud of me. I reserve the right to be rude to people who deserve it. Congratulations, you qualify.
A lot of “conservative” radio/tv hosts have had this same illness this time around. Yet they were all in for the back stabbing scumbag McCain and the total lefty Romney. They are not as conservative as they proclaim and Trump has shown the world who the real conservatives are out there and the wannabe’s. If you consider voting for the Hag or sitting this one out you need to do a little self-reflection on your morals of right and wrong.
oh, I am so happy to read this. He’s really the best right now. He had a caller this am who was working in the DC Metro area saying just that, that he should be national and suggesting folks listen to him online. Whoopeeeeee! (and to believe they once knocked him off the air in favor of Joe Scarborough and Whatzername)
Chris Plante goes national!
Combined General and Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Do you know where I might find a station list?
He’ll do well, but there are a number of syndicated programs in that time slot already.
I remember one night in ‘07 when the Bush “immigration reform” was pending. Chris was filling in for Mark Levin, and he referred to the bill as “this piece of...legislation” (with that pause in there.)
Funny guy.
No, they’ll be competing — along with Laura Ingraham, Mike Gallagher, and others.
Mostly, Beck has been pounding Hillary — hard.
Chris is definitely worth listening to. I do, every day on WMAL
I have heard Chris say that many times. Lol, I just now got it for the first time.
Favorite Chris Plante quote - “if it weren’t for double-standards then liberals would have no standards at all.”
Nope.
I’ve said that myself for years. It’s true.
Already I noticed the MSM moving onto other stories, like after the 2nd deabte, which tells me they know that Trump won yet another debate.
The image of Beck pouding Hillary hard is quite disturbing.
Perhaps he could replace Levin on 770 AM New York, 6-9 PM.
Was that you, Silvie, who got onto WMAL’s air last night? Those points you made were excellent. They should make you a regular late-night guest!
We just got him this week in Tucson. Good points he is making with the Republicans’ health care dilemma.
And now we hear former Congressman Joe Walsh will be on Salem Media talk stations, etc. 9-mid ET starting Feb 20
replacing Steve Deace
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/34456644/salem-radio-network-to-launch-the-joe-walsh-show
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