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“I hope people feel goodness from my show and accept me
for who I am, flaws and all.” – Glenn Beck
Glenn started in radio when he was only 13 years old by winning a local radio contest to be a DJ for an hour. Glenn had three jobs – one at a Christian station, a Rock station, and a Country station in his home state of Washington. He was fired from all three jobs – on the same day when he was 14 years old!
After high school graduation, Glenn pursued his career as a Top 40 DJ at stations all over the country. He landed an opportunity in Corpus Christi, Texas, as the youngest morning guy in the U.S. at 18 years old. His career took him to Top 40 morning shows in Baltimore, Houston, Phoenix, Washington, and New Haven, Conn. He had professional success into the 1990s until things changed. Today, Glenn points out, “When you have that kind of success that early in life, it’s easy for you to turn into a monster. And I did! ”
At the age of 30, Glenn lost his passion for radio – and everything else – as he struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction. Glenn pursued higher education in search of answers. Though he was accepted by Yale as a Theology major, he lasted only one semester, faced with a divorce from his first wife and separation from his two daughters – the oldest with Cerebral Palsy. He was emotionally and financially decimated and relegated to one of the smallest radio markets.
Finally, he turned to a program of recovery.
Coming to terms with his past and staying sober saved his life. He found a new love (his second wife, Taniai) , a new faith , and a new vision of his career – he would pursue talk radio.
He soon had an offer to host his own talk radio show on WFLA-AM in Tampa, Florida, forcing him to move away from his daughters in New Haven. He and Tania decided to live in Tampa for two years and then, whether Glenn succeeded or failed, they would move closer to his girls.
He inherited the 18th placed position at WFLA-AM and took it to the #1 position. Within 18 months, Premiere Radio Networks, offered Glenn the opportunity to go national.
He also kept his promise to his daughters and moved the national show to Philadelphia. The Glenn Beck Program, which airs weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon ET, is now ranked as the 3rd most listened to talk show in America among Adults 25-54. |
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