List of progressive talk radio hosts in the United States
This is a list of notable American talk radio hosts who express a liberal or progressive viewpoint, past and present.
Present
Following each host is their present network, syndicator, or station.
- Doug Basham (RadioLinx)
- Russ Belville (Jones Radio Networks)
- David Bender (Air America Radio)
- Alex Bennett (Sirius Satellite Radio)
- Alan Colmes (Fox News Radio)
- Jack Ellery (WCTC, New Brunswick, NJ)
- Jon Elliot (Air America Radio)
- Laura Flanders (Air America Radio)
- Norman Goldman (Syndicator: Compass Media)
- Sam Greenfield (WVNJ Oakland, NJ)
- Thom Hartmann (Dial Global – previously with Air America Radio & IE America)
- Jim Hightower (ABC, UBN/IE America, still provides syndicated radio commentaries)
- Hal Ginsberg (KRXA, Monterey, CA)
- Rob Kall (WNJC Metro Philadelphia, S. NJ, publisher OpEdNews)
- Karel (KRXA, Monterey, CA)
- Scott [...] (KRXA, Monterey, CA)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Air America Radio)
- Yoav Kutner (Tel Aviv Radio)
- Bob Kincaid (Head On Radio Network)
- Lionel (Air America Radio)
- Rachel Maddow (Air America Radio)
- Mike Malloy (Self Syndicated, formerly with Air America & IE America)
- Jay Marvin (KKZN, Denver, CO)
- Leslie Marshall Carried (and streamed) by WWKB, Buffalo NY (don't know syndicator)
- Stephanie Miller (Dial Global – previously with Jones Radio Networks)
- Mike Newcomb (RadioLinx)
- David Pakman - Midweek Politics with David Pakman (Self-syndicated & Pacifica Radio
- Mike Papantonio (Air America Radio)
- Bill Press (Dial Global – previously with Jones Radio Networks)
- Lee Rayburn (WXXM, Madison, WI)
- Randi Rhodes (Premiere Radio Networks, formerly with Air America)
- Neil Rogers (WQAM, Miami, FL)
- Lynn Samuels (Sirius Satellite Radio)
- Nicole Sandler (Former morning host with WINZ, Miami, FL, now webcasting from www.radioornot.com)
- Jeff Santos RevolutionBoston.com, WWZN Boston, formerly with WXKS (AM) Boston
- Ed Schultz (Dial Global – previously with Jones Radio Networks)
- Harry Shearer (National Public Radio)
- Michelangelo Signorile (Sirius Satellite Radio)
- Ray Taliaferro (KGO, San Francisco, CA)
- Mark Thompson (Sirius Satellite Radio)
- Tony Trupiano (Syndicated Solutions Radio Network, formerly with IE America)
- Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Dave Koller and guest host Ben Mankiewicz of The Young Turks (Air America Radio)
- Bree Walker (KTLK), Los Angeles, CA)
- Bernie Ward (KGO, San Francisco, CA)
- Peter Werbe (WRIF, formerly with IE America, Detroit, MI)
- Marc Maron (Former co-host of Morning Sedition, Breakroom Live, MaronVSeder and the Marc Maron Show on Air America, now podcasting at wtfpod.com)
PAST
- Janeane Garofalo (former co-host of Majority Report on Air America)
- Sam Seder (formerly with Air America Radio as co-host of Majority Report, Sam Seder Show, MaronVSeder & Breakroom Live)
- Steve Allen (deceased)
- Alan Berg (deceased)
- Bruce Burch
- Jack Cole a.k.a. "Inquisitor General" (deceased)
- Al Franken
- Michael Jackson
- Jerry Springer
- Mike Webb (deceased)
- Nancy Skinner (Show currently in hiatus)
- Stacy Taylor
- Peter B. Collins
- Mark Riley (former host of Morning Sedition & Mark Riley Show on Air America)