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Kevin James (broadcaster)
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Kevin James is a Los Angeles CA Mayoral Candidate and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for Southern California. Prior to the Mayoral campaign, James was an American
radio host
and political commentator, focused on local and national politics. The program aired on KRLA
AM 870 in Los Angeles
between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. on weekdays. Since 2007, Kevin James has focused almost exclusively on local, non-partisan issues that affect residents in Los Angeles. He has been credited with giving neighborhood councils a voice. The program sought to engage the citizens in public policy discussions and interview local newsmakers with live calls from Angelenos. The radio commentary assignment culminated from James' work as an assistant federal prosecutor and an entertainment lawyer. During the peak of the AIDS crisis, from 1998 to 2000 James also was the co-chairman of AIDS Project Los Angeles. Currently he serves on their Ambassador's Council.
from the University of Oklahoma
where he was a President's Leadership Scholar and attended the University of Houston
Law Center. He is a member of the California State Bar.
Talk show host
The Kevin James Show
Local 870 on KRLA - Sunday 9:00 am - 10:00 am
After several years as a guest and substitute host for talk radio programs in Los Angeles, James worked as the morning drive host on KTOK
AM 1000 in Oklahoma City
in 2004.
In 2005, James became the host of Red Eye Radio, an overnight (1 a.m. to 5 a.m.) call-in program on KABC (AM)
790 in Los Angeles. He focused on both local and national issues.
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2007, James began hosting The Kevin James Show on KRLA
AM 870 in Los Angeles.
James also appears as a guest commentator on television news programs. He was a regular on Court TV
’s now-cancelled Catherine Crier Live and has appeared numerous times on Hardball with Chris Matthews
.
Neighborhood Council Tour
In 2010 James announced a neighborhood council tour in which he would visit over 45 neighborhood councils all across Los Angeles, taking their issues of concern directly to the airwaves. He launched TeamKevinJames, a website for his listener audience to follow his neighborhood council tour schedule and other local activity, learn his issues of top concern and communicate with him regularly.
Since 2010 James has been supportive and involved with L.A. Cleansweep, a non-partisan grassroots citywide coalition of community groups and activists working for change at City Hall in Los Angeles.
television program Hardball with Chris Matthews
, in which James first supported a highly partisan comparison of Barack Obama
to former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain
's appeasement of Hitler in Munich
in 1938.
Earlier that day, President George W. Bush
, addressing the Israel
i Knesset
, had said that while "some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals," he believed that "we have an obligation to call this what it is -- the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history." While James said he did not know if Bush was in fact making a veiled reference to Obama, he argued in favor of the comparison itself. The other guest, Air America Radio
president Mark J. Green
, denounced Bush's comparison.
After James agreed with the analogy to Chamberlain and referred to candidate Obama as an appeaser, host Chris Matthews
turned to James and, saying he was conducting a "history check," asked "what did Chamberlain do wrong?" When James failed to give an answer more specific than that "he was an appeaser," The only answers James gave were variations on the original answer, repeating his insistence that "he was an appeaser," and did not identify any of the specifics or facts associated with Chamberlain's actions on the eve of World War II, eventually admitting "I don't know" what Chamberlain did.
James appeared on the January 12, 2009 episode of The Daily Show
as a direct result of his Hardball appearance.
. James's campaign focuses on fiscal accountability and transparency, including delegating power to the neighborhood councils and reducing business taxation. If elected, he would be the first openly gay mayor of Los Angeles.
United States
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radio host
Radio personality
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and political commentator, focused on local and national politics. The program aired on KRLA
KRLA
KRLA is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves the Southern California area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.- KIEV :...
AM 870 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. on weekdays. Since 2007, Kevin James has focused almost exclusively on local, non-partisan issues that affect residents in Los Angeles. He has been credited with giving neighborhood councils a voice. The program sought to engage the citizens in public policy discussions and interview local newsmakers with live calls from Angelenos. The radio commentary assignment culminated from James' work as an assistant federal prosecutor and an entertainment lawyer. During the peak of the AIDS crisis, from 1998 to 2000 James also was the co-chairman of AIDS Project Los Angeles. Currently he serves on their Ambassador's Council.
Early life
James earned an undergraduate degreeUndergraduate degree
An undergraduate degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university...
from the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
where he was a President's Leadership Scholar and attended the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
Law Center. He is a member of the California State Bar.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
James worked for three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting federal crimes. During his tenure as assistant U.S. Attorney, James received the Director's Award for Superior Performance. He also worked for more than 20 years in private practice, representing entertainment industry clients.Talk show host
The Kevin James Show
Local 870 on KRLA - Sunday 9:00 am - 10:00 am
After several years as a guest and substitute host for talk radio programs in Los Angeles, James worked as the morning drive host on KTOK
KTOK
KTOK is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, the station serves the Oklahoma City area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses and features programing from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One...
AM 1000 in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
in 2004.
In 2005, James became the host of Red Eye Radio, an overnight (1 a.m. to 5 a.m.) call-in program on KABC (AM)
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
790 in Los Angeles. He focused on both local and national issues.
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2007, James began hosting The Kevin James Show on KRLA
KRLA
KRLA is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves the Southern California area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.- KIEV :...
AM 870 in Los Angeles.
James also appears as a guest commentator on television news programs. He was a regular on Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
’s now-cancelled Catherine Crier Live and has appeared numerous times on Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC, broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. It originally aired on now-defunct America's Talking and later CNBC. The current title was derived from a book Matthews wrote in 1988, Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who...
.
Neighborhood Council Tour
In 2010 James announced a neighborhood council tour in which he would visit over 45 neighborhood councils all across Los Angeles, taking their issues of concern directly to the airwaves. He launched TeamKevinJames, a website for his listener audience to follow his neighborhood council tour schedule and other local activity, learn his issues of top concern and communicate with him regularly.
Since 2010 James has been supportive and involved with L.A. Cleansweep, a non-partisan grassroots citywide coalition of community groups and activists working for change at City Hall in Los Angeles.
May 2008 Hardball appearance
James achieved notoriety for a May 15, 2008 guest spot on the MSNBCMSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
television program Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC, broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. It originally aired on now-defunct America's Talking and later CNBC. The current title was derived from a book Matthews wrote in 1988, Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who...
, in which James first supported a highly partisan comparison of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
to former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the...
's appeasement of Hitler in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1938.
Earlier that day, President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, addressing the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
, had said that while "some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals," he believed that "we have an obligation to call this what it is -- the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history." While James said he did not know if Bush was in fact making a veiled reference to Obama, he argued in favor of the comparison itself. The other guest, Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
president Mark J. Green
Mark J. Green
Mark J. Green is an author, public interest lawyer and a Democratic politician who lives in New York City. He worked with Ralph Nader from 1970-1980, eventually as director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch, and is also the former president of Air America Radio .He was New York City Consumer...
, denounced Bush's comparison.
After James agreed with the analogy to Chamberlain and referred to candidate Obama as an appeaser, host Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
Christopher John "Chris" Matthews is an American news anchor and political commentator, known for his nightly hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which is televised on the American cable television channel MSNBC...
turned to James and, saying he was conducting a "history check," asked "what did Chamberlain do wrong?" When James failed to give an answer more specific than that "he was an appeaser," The only answers James gave were variations on the original answer, repeating his insistence that "he was an appeaser," and did not identify any of the specifics or facts associated with Chamberlain's actions on the eve of World War II, eventually admitting "I don't know" what Chamberlain did.
James appeared on the January 12, 2009 episode of The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
as a direct result of his Hardball appearance.
2013 Mayoral Run
James is a candidate for the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral electionLos Angeles mayoral election, 2013
The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election is an upcoming election scheduled for March 5, 2013. Antonio Villaraigosa, the current mayor, will be unable to run due to term limits.-Candidates:...
. James's campaign focuses on fiscal accountability and transparency, including delegating power to the neighborhood councils and reducing business taxation. If elected, he would be the first openly gay mayor of Los Angeles.
External links
- Kevin James on KRLAKRLAKRLA is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves the Southern California area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.- KIEV :...
- Official web site