Randi Rhodes is a progressive political commentator, activist, and departed radio host. Her show titled “The Randi Rhodes Show” is broadcasted on Air America, Nova M Radio, and Premiere Radio Networks nationwide. She was born on 28, January 1959 in Brooklyn, New York. Her birth name is Randi Beuten. Her mother was an overbearing woman and her father was a mechanical engineer. Her mother and father got divorced when she was a young kid.
After her family conflict, she lived with her mother until she was knocked out from the house. She then started living in her own rented apartment, staying alive by working as a waitress, trucker and military aircraft mechanic. She never attended college because she could not afford the expensive fees.
Rhodes enroll in the United States Air Force and worked as an aircraft mechanic in New Jersey. When she was in Air Force she received the rank of Airman First Cla s s. She was then trained to be a flight engineer, by going through basic training. At the age of 21, she was discharged honoring her work as a two years of active duty and 1 years of reserved.
During her stay in the US Air Force, she met Jim Robertson. They later got married. They together raised Rhodes' sister daughter, after she was misdiagnosed with breast cancer and died. Rhodes and her husband got divorced after being together for ten years.
She got her first career job in radio in Seminole, Texas. She hosted local programs in Alabama, Texas, Wisconsin, New York, and Florida. During her work in those several radio stations, she used to the only female host. But, she never gave up on that, making her one of the top-rated host.
On her show, she learned the news, mentioned from where she took the source and give detailed doc u mentation to back up her rants. She was broadcasting in West Palm Beach, Florida, during the 2000 election, where she voted on the infamous "butterfly ballot" and saw the Florida vote count debacle first-hand. She kept an unmarked butterfly ballot, and sometimes showed it to on-air guests, challenging them to figure out how to correctly vote on its poorly aligned format.
By 2004, she launched a liberal radio network, Air America Radio in New York. Her show was the top-rated broadcast in America. She worked here for four years until she was fired from the network in April 2009, because she was describing senator Hillary Clinton in an off manner language. Later, she moved her show to Nova-M radio network, but unfortunately, after working for a month the network was declared bankruptcy. She then joined Premiere Radio Network.
As of 2016, her age is 57. Her net worth and salary are not disclosed by any websites till date. However, we believed that she is earning a lot. Her body measurement like her height, weight, and bra size is not available on the internet. For further information about her, you can always read her bio on Wikipedia.
by Bchrome, 13 Jul, 2016
