John Ziegler (talk Show Host)

John Ziegler (born March 28 , 1967 ) is the evening host of a Radio Talk Show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California . Describing himself as "more Libertarian than Conservative , more conservative than Liberal , and more cynical and skeptical than anything else", the program discusses not just the traditional political issues of a talk show, but also other issues such as his personal life and his frustration with the world. Ziegler's show is advertised as ''Getting it Right at Night'', a reference to his conservatism. He has been a strong supporter of President Bush due to his leadership following 9-11, but that image has lessened following the Terri Schiavo fiasco and Bush's weak response to the threat of illegal immigration.

Some regular features of the show include ''Ask John Anything'', a monthly opportunity to ask Ziegler about his opinions on anything (but usually ends up into a discussion about his personal life), ''What Have We Learned This Week'', a review of the guests and topics covered on the show in the previous week, ending the show with an audio clip from (Forest Gump, Apollo 13) at the American Film Renaissance to discuss Operation Iraqi Children that sends schools supplies to children in Iraq. Sinise commented that he sadly believes it may take another 9-11 to wake-up our country to the evil that is out there. John is the self-proclaimed pastor of the First Church of Tiger Woods and has said Tiger is probably the greatest argument for the existence of intelligent design over evolution. Off the air, he enjoys playing Golf .

BIOGRAPHY

After graduating from Georgetown University with a degree in government, Ziegler became a sportscaster, moving his way up to a full time position at WTOV in Ohio . He left the position to write a book about high school football in Steubenville, Ohio called ''Dynasty of the Crossroads''. After the book, he took a position at WRAZ in Raleigh, North Carolina , but was fired when making a joke about his belief that O. J. Simpson was guilty. After the firing, he spent days watching the Simpson trial, going into depression after the verdict was returned.

He then began a career in talk radio, working at various stations before ending up at WWTN in Nashville, Tennessee , where he was fired for making comments about Tiger Woods that an employee of the station found derogatory. He later ended up at sports talk station WIP , and after Ziegler defied an order by the station's program director not to use a Racial Slur by spelling the letters of the word out, he was fired again. He then began writing columns for the '' Philadelphia Inquirer '' and '' Philadelphia Daily News '' and hosted a sports talk show on CN8 , which later resulted in his winning an Emmy .

In 2002, wanting to return to radio, Ziegler was hired by Louisville, Kentucky radio station WHAS . Once again, his tenure did not last long, as during a ''Ask John Anything'' segment, he discussed the physical attributes, intimate attire, and genital grooming of Darcie Divita, a former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader and WDRB morning television host whom Ziegler had a relationship with before Divita terminated it. WHAS fired him on August 27 , 2003 , and Divita sued for $2,700,000, claiming Libel and defamation of character. However, on May 24 , 2005 , Ziegler was found not liable for damages, as most of the comments were true and Divita was deemed a public figure by virtue of being a television personality.

On January 12 , 2004 , Ziegler began work at KFI as a late evening host. He moved to the current 7-10 PM slot on February 21 , 2005 . Subsequent to his experiences of being fired and sued for saying what he believes was the truth, he has authored another book, ''The Death of Free Speech'', which argues that American discourse has suffered because of Political Correctness , and that these Taboos are not consistently enforced. In the April, 2005 issue of '' The Atlantic Monthly '', Ziegler was the focus of a cover profile written by David Foster Wallace exploring his show as a window into how American talk radio works. On January 12 , 2006 , Ziegler celebrated his two year anniversary at KFI, the longest period of time he's worked at a radio station without getting fired.

In addition to radio work, Ziegler occasionally appears on '' Scarborough Country '' and writes op-eds in the '' Los Angeles Times ''.

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