Mike Gallagher is an American radio host and a conservative political commentator. He is the popular host of The Mike Gallagher Show on Salem Radio Network.
Talkers magazine listed him as the sixth most-listened-to radio talk show host in the United States. He has collected a million-dollar net worth from his journalism career.
Age And Early Life
Mike Gallagher was born on April 7, 1960, in Dayton, Ohio, United States of America. He belongs to the American nationality. Ethnicity-wise, Gallagher is White. He grew up in Dayton, Ohio.
Gallagher graduated from Chaminade-Julienne High School in downtown Dayton. He was equally active in school radio, TV station as well as in school theater. Gallagher went to the University of Dayton and Wright State University.
Radio and Television
Gallagher was involved in journalism since his high school days. At the age of 17, he was already working for WAVI-AM. After that, he served as a station manager in Greenville, South Carolina. Gallagher then got the opportunity to become an on-air host on WGY-AM, in Albany, New York.
By early 1998, the media personality was a well-established radio host, and his show, The Mike Gallagher show, was launched on 12 different stations nationwide.
Appearances on several Fox News
Mike had over four million weekly listeners making him the sixth most listened-to talk host in America. Gallagher was featured for eleven consecutive years as one of the 100 influential talk hosts in America in Talkers Magazine.
He also makes frequent appearances on several Fox News Channel shows as a Fox News Channel contributor and sometimes as a co-host.
Mike As A Author
Apart from working for radio and television, Gallagher is also a writer, In 2005, he authored 'Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America' which became a New York Times bestseller.
On his radio show, Mike Gallagher, he made public that he was writing a book called '50 Things Liberal’s Love to Hate', the book was released on August 28, 2012.
Social Activities
Gallagher is also involved in various social events. On May 8, 2006, he showed an active involvement in a fundraiser event called Food for the Poor.
He also runs a charitable organization under his name; Gallagher’s Army: The Mike Gallagher Show Charitable Foundation which he established in 2005.
Controversy
Gallagher is quite a controversial personality. He offered the Westboro Baptist Church based in Topeka, Kansas money to not picket the funeral of West Nickel Mines school's shooting victims.
After his move was accused of being blood money, he offered the church an hour of air time on his show instead against a contract stating $500,00 fines if there were any picketers near the funeral. Gallagher repeated this act on similar other occasions.
Deemed to be Racist
Gallagher commented ''I think we should round up all of these folks. Round up, Joy Behar. Round up Matt Damon, who last night on MSNBC attacked George Bush and Dick Cheney. Round up [Keith] Olbermann. Take the whole bunch of them and put them in a detention camp until this war is over because they’re a bunch of traitors."
Mike Gallagher was deemed a racist and an Islamophobe after his statement that said: "It's time to have a Muslim check-point line in America's airports and have Muslims be scrutinized. You better believe it, it's time."
Married At The Age Of 52
Once a married man, Gallagher is now a widower. He got married to his then-girlfriend Denise Gallagher in 1993. Unfortunately, his wife passed away at the age of 52 due to cancer.
Net worth And Salary
The American radio host and conservative political commentator have an estimated net worth of $3 million, which he earned through his journalism career and his other professional involvements. The average salary of an American radio host is $45611 and he might be earning the same.
No doubt, the radio personality has collected a hefty amount from his journalism and news career. He seems to live a quality life with his million-dollar net worth.
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by Bchrome, 07 Apr, 2017
