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)