Keith Larson
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Keith Larson is an American
radio host
and conservative, political commentator. His talk show
, The Keith Larson Show, airs 9 a.m. to noon each weekday on WBT AM/FM
in Charlotte.
, Illinois
. Before working at WBT, he spent 12 years in advertising; 10 with McDonald's Corporation and 2 years as an advertising executive.
He lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina
with his wife, Nancy, his two daughters, and his dogs including his wife's Yorkie, Moose. Larson contributes to the community, most visibly with the annual "Ride for the Kids" motorcycle rally benefiting one or more local children with a serious illness. He also brings visibility and participates in events benefiting the March 4th with Hope Foundation and the Zach Ramsey Childrens' Cancer Fund.
Larson feuded with both Tim D'Annunzio
(R) and Harold Johnson
(R). Larson brought both on his radio program, and refused to endorse either; his interviews with Tim D'Annunzio were particularly contentious. Larson threatened legal action when D'Annunzio used a sound bite of Larson asking Harold Johnson a question in a radio advertisement; D'Annunzio later replaced Larson's voice. D'annunzio accused Larson of being the radio narrator on Harold Johnson's radio commercials, despite a lack of similarity in voice. He also accused Larson of running a 'smear campaign' responsible for his drop in the polls, saying "This is what your show does to people" and "You're probably going to hell
someday for doing this.... There's a special place in hell for people like you." This led Larson to decry Dannunziuo as a "delusional, deranged human being". Larson has also brought Libertarian Party
candidate Thomas Hill on his program.
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radio host
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and conservative, political commentator. His talk show
Talk radio
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, The Keith Larson Show, airs 9 a.m. to noon each weekday on WBT AM/FM
WBT (AM)
WBT is a radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina, broadcasting on the AM dial at 1110 kHz. A 50,000-watt clear-channel station, it can be heard across most of the eastern half of North America at night. It simulcasts on WBT-FM, at 99.3 MHz in Chester, South Carolina. It is owned by Greater...
in Charlotte.
Early life/professional career
Larson was born in ChicagoChicago
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, Illinois
Illinois
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. Before working at WBT, he spent 12 years in advertising; 10 with McDonald's Corporation and 2 years as an advertising executive.
He lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Waxhaw is a town located in Union County, North Carolina. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:Waxhaw is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land...
with his wife, Nancy, his two daughters, and his dogs including his wife's Yorkie, Moose. Larson contributes to the community, most visibly with the annual "Ride for the Kids" motorcycle rally benefiting one or more local children with a serious illness. He also brings visibility and participates in events benefiting the March 4th with Hope Foundation and the Zach Ramsey Childrens' Cancer Fund.
The Keith Larson Show
Larson's radio show airs weekdays for three hours daily, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time. He describes his program's goal of holding local politicians accountable, as well as its free-flowing and, at times, offbeat nature (interviewing not only newsmakers, but other people of interest ranging from Bigfoot hunters to snake and reptile experts), as "giving a little poke in the eye wherever it's deserved; making a little trouble for the people in charge, whoever's in charge; hanging out with some friends; talking to some folk; playing some tunes; and having a little fun". He is considered to be witty and honest in his view of local and regional politics.8th District congressional election
During the 2010 Republican presidential primary for the 8th congressional districtNorth Carolina's 8th congressional district
North Carolina's eighth congressional district consists of a large portion of southern North Carolina from Charlotte to Fayetteville, including Concord, Albemarle, Monroe, Wadesboro, Troy, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Raeford...
Larson feuded with both Tim D'Annunzio
Tim D'Annunzio
Timothy Bruce D'Annunzio is an American businessman and political figure from Raeford, North Carolina. He is best known for his unsuccessful 2010 bid for North Carolina's 8th congressional district....
(R) and Harold Johnson
Harold Johnson (sportscaster)
Harold Johnson, known as "The Big Guy", was sports director for WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina for 26 years, during which time he won four Emmy Awards and was nominated for two others. He was the 2010 Republican nominee for ....
(R). Larson brought both on his radio program, and refused to endorse either; his interviews with Tim D'Annunzio were particularly contentious. Larson threatened legal action when D'Annunzio used a sound bite of Larson asking Harold Johnson a question in a radio advertisement; D'Annunzio later replaced Larson's voice. D'annunzio accused Larson of being the radio narrator on Harold Johnson's radio commercials, despite a lack of similarity in voice. He also accused Larson of running a 'smear campaign' responsible for his drop in the polls, saying "This is what your show does to people" and "You're probably going to hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
someday for doing this.... There's a special place in hell for people like you." This led Larson to decry Dannunziuo as a "delusional, deranged human being". Larson has also brought Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
candidate Thomas Hill on his program.