Alan Nathan
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Alan Nathan is a centrist US radio talk show host and columnist. He starts his shows with the mantra: "We want the Republicans out of our bedrooms, the Democrats out of our wallets, and both out of our First and Second Amendment rights!" and describes himself as, 'The Militant Moderate'. He has sometimes been labeled as libertarian
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Nathan's style is noted for its speed, skilled debate, and rigorous logic.
Nathan began his career in radio as a DJ at 1480 WPWC
Radio in Dumfries, VA, and it was there where he aired his first talk show, Profile and Comment With Alan Nathan. Soon after, he adapted this program to Public-access television
and caught the attention of legendary columnist and then anchor personality, Jack Anderson. Based on Mr. Anderson's experience as a guest on "Profile and Comment", Nathan was hired as a correspondent on the Financial News Network
's "Insiders With Jack Anderson."
In 1998, Nathan started "Spanking the Left and Right," a local show on WZHF
1390 AM in the Washington, D.C.
market. He was soon picked up by the Radio America Network and became the syndicated weekend host of "Battling The Left And Right." In 2000, that show also became a daily program and was renamed "Battle Line with Alan Nathan."
Wanting to commit more time to his columns, Nathan decided that effective September 4, 2006, he would cease "Battle Line's" daily syndication but continue its long running syndicated weekend edition on Radio America.
In 2010, however, he joined forces with Main Street Radio Network, as Vice President, overseeing programming and syndication and host of the long-running “Battle Line w/Alan Nathan." "Battle Line" is entering its 13th year of syndication and is aired MON-FRI (5-7pm and 2-4am overnight) //SAT (6-7pm) //SUN (2-4am) ET
Talkers Magazine
rated Nathan as one of the Top 100 Talk Hosts in America for 2002, 2003 and 2005.
s and website
s, including The Washington Times
, Front Page Magazine, Insight on the News, WorldNetDaily
, and The Examiner
.
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
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Nathan's style is noted for its speed, skilled debate, and rigorous logic.
Nathan began his career in radio as a DJ at 1480 WPWC
WPWC
WPWC is a Regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dumfries-Triangle, Virginia, serving Southern Prince William County, Virginia and Western Charles County, Maryland. WPWC is owned and operated by JMK Communications, Inc.-External links:...
Radio in Dumfries, VA, and it was there where he aired his first talk show, Profile and Comment With Alan Nathan. Soon after, he adapted this program to Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
and caught the attention of legendary columnist and then anchor personality, Jack Anderson. Based on Mr. Anderson's experience as a guest on "Profile and Comment", Nathan was hired as a correspondent on the Financial News Network
Financial News Network
The Financial News Network was a television network that operated throughout the United States during the 1980s.-Founding:Financial News Network was founded in 1981 by two men: Rodney Buchser, who had been general manager of KWHY, Channel 22 in Los Angeles and Glenn Taylor. The concept originated...
's "Insiders With Jack Anderson."
In 1998, Nathan started "Spanking the Left and Right," a local show on WZHF
WZHF
WZHF is an AM radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving Metro Washington. WZHF is owned and operated by Way Broadcasting. It currently relays the English language service of the Voice of Russia. Before March 2011, it was a Spanish Contemporary station. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a...
1390 AM in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
market. He was soon picked up by the Radio America Network and became the syndicated weekend host of "Battling The Left And Right." In 2000, that show also became a daily program and was renamed "Battle Line with Alan Nathan."
Wanting to commit more time to his columns, Nathan decided that effective September 4, 2006, he would cease "Battle Line's" daily syndication but continue its long running syndicated weekend edition on Radio America.
In 2010, however, he joined forces with Main Street Radio Network, as Vice President, overseeing programming and syndication and host of the long-running “Battle Line w/Alan Nathan." "Battle Line" is entering its 13th year of syndication and is aired MON-FRI (5-7pm and 2-4am overnight) //SAT (6-7pm) //SUN (2-4am) ET
Talkers Magazine
Talkers magazine
Talkers Magazine is a trade industry publication related to talk radio in the United States. Its slogan is "The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media"...
rated Nathan as one of the Top 100 Talk Hosts in America for 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Columnist
Alan Nahan is also a contributor to several magazineMagazine
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s and website
Website
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s, including The Washington Times
The Washington Times
The Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
, Front Page Magazine, Insight on the News, WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective. It was founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah with the stated intent of "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.-History:In...
, and The Examiner
Washington Examiner
The Washington Examiner is a free daily newspaper published in Springfield, Virginia, and distributed in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is owned by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz....
.