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Just heard sad news. Los Angeles TV newsman and talk radio legend George Putnam has died. He was 94. George showed me great kindness, championing my book Invasion and inviting me on his show frequently to talk about immigration enforcement and national security when few outside the border states cared. He penned a weekly online column right up until the last few months of his life. He had a rich, full, colorful career. He was a gentleman and a patriot. And I was glad and grateful to know him. Once, during a live radio interview, my then-two-year-old daughter woke up...

Doug McIntyre just reported that George Putnam passed away at 94. He was one of the pioneers of talk radio. I'm sure Doug From Upland (DFU) can give a lot more of the particulars, but here's some: A lifelong Democrat, but the the Ronald Reagan variety -- the party left him. Loved Ronnie, couldn't stand the Democratic party of the last few decades. At one point he was the highest paid anchor in the country. He told a funny story about Cronkite wanting to talk with about how he negotiated such an attractive package. Started doing a "talk-back" segment with...

It is this reporter's opinion that it's time to reflect upon 73 years of broadcast journalism. I first saw the light of day July 14, 1914, at a small hospital in Breckenridge, Minn. — just across the Red River from Wahpeton, N.D., where Mother and Dad resided. The Putnams began in America in 1634 when three brothers — Thomas, Daniel, and John Puttenham — set out from England to find a new home on the shores of Massachusetts. The Puttenhams were part an Old English family, the Aston-Abbotts of Buckinghamshire, England. Soon after arriving in America, the brothers shortened the...

It is this reporter's opinion that President Bush's commutation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence marks a sharp contrast in our nation's history. In order to convict Libby, a jury had to conclude that he not only knowingly and repeatedly lied to the FBI and a grand jury, he leaked classified information about CIA operatives. But the Libby case is only one example of those in government found guilty of bribery, voter fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, racketeering, extortion, drug possession, and perjury. Recently it was revealed that at least 20 former members of Congress were convicted...

It is this reporter's opinion that it is now time to tell the story of former Border Patrol agent Gary Brugman — how in the performance of his duty he was falsely charged and convicted of violating the civil rights of an illegal caught entering the U.S. at the Mexican border. The case of Brugman, along with the cases of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, Gilmer Hernandez, David Sipe, and others unjustly accused, serves as proof of the malicious prosecution brought by the U.S. attorney, Johnny Sutton, against our brave and dedicated law enforcement officers who dare to uphold...

It is this reporter's opinion that in my 72 years reporting and commenting in the news, I have never witnessed anything that equals the miscarriage of justice evidenced in the case of two courageous border patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean. They are being imprisoned for risking their lives to protect ours from a violent Mexican illegal alien drug smuggler. Amid protests, 250 communications and statements by Republican and Democratic representatives, the two agents are to serve 11 and 12 years in prison. A federal judge, Kathleen Cardone of El Paso, Texas, denied Ramos and Compean's motion to...

It is this reporter's opinion that if America is to be preserved, it will be due to the brave efforts of the patriots who are leading the movement to save our nation. In the forefront of these patriots is a brilliant young journalist, Daniel Sheehy. Dan received his bachelor's degree in mass communications and has worked as a journalist and corporate writer for 30 years. Awakened by the revelations in the post-9/11 period and the illegal-alien invasion, Dan has dedicated four years to exploring America's open-borders policy. The fruits of his research have resulted in a book entitled "Fighting Immigration...

The legendary George Putnam is 92 years young and a veteran of 72 years as a reporter, broadcaster and commentator... and is still going strong. George can be heard on simulcast coast-to-coast via Cable Radio Network (CRN) and KCCA, 1050 AM in San Bernardino, CA. and KCAA in Los Angeles. Always dedicated and hard working, George rose up from humble beginnings in St. Paul, Minnesota to build an illustrious career, which began on his 20th birthday in 1934 at WDGY, Minneapolis. Since then he has worked as a newsman, reporter and commentator for most of the major broadcasting organizations in...

It is this reporter's opinion that each generation in turn takes a new look at the marijuana question. Now it's this generation's turn. In a 6-to-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-marijuana statutes overrule the laws in ten states that allow the use of marijuana plants to ease pain or nausea. Fifty years ago, as a much younger television reporter, I did a series of interviews with Dr. Hardin B. Jones, Professor of Medical Physics and Physiology at the University of California Berkeley. Dr. Jones, in his thorough study, raised disturbing questions about marijuana's effects on the...

Last fall, Vietnam veteran James Gilchrist, 56, was listening to George Putnam's talk show on KCAA-AM (1050). He often listens to conservative radio shows in his small home office in an Aliso Viejo planned community, where he proudly displays his Purple Heart and dog tags.He heard a guest on the show, Chris Simcox, complain about lax border enforcement. His words resonated with Gilchrist, who long wondered why communities in Orange County teemed with people who don't speak English. Gilchrist called Simcox, a veteran crusader against illegal immigrants at the Arizona border.

Where is George Putnam on the radio? Called his station (KPLS) and they said he won't be back?

Putnam Returns to Radio. George Putnam, veteran newsman/talk show host returns to the radio and Cable Radio Network on Monday, March 29. His daily two-hour show at noon will air on KSPA 1510 AM in Ontario and http://www.crni.net/

One Reporter's Opinion -- "I Can't Say it Enough" By George Putnam It is this reporter's opinion that in rounding out 70 years of broadcast journalism, one finds it increasingly difficult to compete with current shock schlock and titillating trends in talk radio. As we concentrate on issues that should concern our citizens of today and tomorrow, while you and I discuss world issues - ethics, religion, medicine, the law, our future; a better, stronger America - too many others titillate the new breed of listeners with tabloid journalism and pornography,dominated by violence and sex, touching the edge in violation...