Bill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. WLW is a Clear channel radio station located in Cincinnati Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasting on 700 kHz AM. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. Premiere Radio Networks is an American Radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of He is also a regular guest on Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes. Hannity & Colmes is an American television program on the Fox News Channel featuring host Sean Hannity, who presents a Conservative

History

Cunningham was born on December 11, 1947. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His first regular show on the station was at night, generally from 9:00 p. m. until midnight; this meant that his show was not heard during the summer months, when WLW broadcasts Cincinnati Reds baseball games. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In the late 1990s, Cunningham's show was moved to early afternoons, which put his show directly opposite that of one of his favorite radio stars, Rush Limbaugh, whose show is heard on sister station 550 WKRC. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator.

In 2001, Cunningham won the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Large-Market Personality of the Year. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. National Association of Broadcasters (NAB is a trade association representing the interests of for-profit over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States "Marconi Award" links here Note that in the Netherlands, the radio academy awards are also called Marconi Awards

Talk-show discussion

Cunningham is a Republican (yet will often distance himself from that label in reaction to what he views as poor Republican politics), and his political views are mostly conservative sometimes libertarian. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the To the guests or callers whose statements or views Cunningham respects and appreciates, he will often dub them "A Great American. " While Cunningham will spend a majority of his show blasting liberal politics, he will often remark about his disfavor of Republicans who do not practice conservative values by calling them "RINO's" (Republican In Name Only). Republican In Name Only, or RINO, is a Neologism created by Los Angeles conservative activist Celeste Greig Cunningham's topics include a variety of subjects, but usually focus on national and local (Greater Cincinnati) news and politics. The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky metropolitan area is a Metropolitan area that includes 15 counties in the U His efforts to discuss conservative sensibilities often lead him to make "edgy" assessments, sometimes resulting in backlash. However, Cunningham will usually attempt to justify (or at least clarify) his points as they relate to local or national issues, typically at the conclusion of his on-air discussions.

Controversy

In 2001, shortly after race-related riots over the police killing of an African-American teenager who was fleeing their pursuit, Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Nathaniel Jones blasted Cunningham in a speech at a local YMCA, calling the show “trash, and filth and profanity. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man ”[1] (Jones is a former civil rights lawyer who worked for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Cunningham has been a frequent critic of the organization and civil rights activists in general, particularly Rev. Jesse Jackson, who Cunningham nicknames the "Rhyming Reverend. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential Civil rights organizations Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. ")

In December 2003, Cunningham drew more fire for making fun of Nathaniel Jones (not to be confused with the aforementioned judge), an African-American resident of Cincinnati who died after violently resisting police outside a White Castle restaurant; video of the incident again inflamed the local African-American community. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nathaniel Jones died in December 2003 after assaulting Cincinnati Police and resisting their attempts to arrest him outside a White Castle hamburger shop African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa White Castle is the oldest American Hamburger fast food restaurant chain [2] Jones, who weighed more than 350 lb. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass (159 kg), was found to have died of an enlarged heart, and various narcotics were found to be present in his body while violently resisting arrest at the time of his death, which may have contributed to his reaction to police efforts to subdue him. Cunningham made fun of Jones' obesity and apparent drug use in a skit on his show, which prompted various local civil rights groups to call for his resignation or firing. [3] Cunningham maintains privately that he, "cannot see how this isn't funny. "

On February 26, 2008, Cunningham created another controversy when he spoke at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate John McCain at Cincinnati's Memorial Hall, repeatedly referring to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama by his full name of "Barack Hussein Obama" and calling him "a hack, Chicago-style Daley politician. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Richard Michael Daley (born April 24 1942 is a United States Politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor " Cunningham also told the crowd that the media would eventually "peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama" and reveal his connection with indicted fundraiser Antoin Rezko and the "sweetheart deals" Obama received in Chicago. Antoin "Tony" Rezko (born 1955 in Aleppo, Syria) is an American political fundraiser Restauranteur, and Real estate After the rally, McCain repudiated Cunningham's comments and stated that he wanted "to dissociate myself with any disparaging remarks that may have been said about" Obama. He later, unrepentantly, called John McCain John "Juan Pablo" McCain, accusing him of "[throwing him] under the bus, the Straight- Talk Express. To throw (someone under the bus is an Idiomatic phrase meaning to scapegoat or reject "^[4]

Current talk show

Since his show moved to daytime, Cunningham has toned his act down.

Cunningham is a friend of fellow radio host Sean Hannity, who (along with listeners) frequently uses one of Cunningham's catch phrases, "You're a great American"--even though Hannity can't always directly attribute the source of the phrase on the air, since his show is also on 550 WKRC, in competition with Cunningham's WLW. Sean Hannity (born December 30 1961 is an American radio and television host, conservative Political commentator, and

In 2005, several local news media reported that Cunningham was seriously considering a run for the United States House of Representatives seat for the Second District of Ohio, which was vacated by Rob Portman, who was appointed United States Trade Representative by President George W. Bush. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (born December 19 1955 is an American lawyer and politician who has served in two cabinet positions and as a member of Congress The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is the United States government agency responsible for developing and recommending United States George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Cunningham later decided not to run.

On October 7, 2007, Cunningham took over the Matt Drudge show airing Sunday nights 10p-1a on 320 radio stations, including his flagship station WLW, which will occasionally preempt the show for special sports programming and does not broadcast the third hour. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Matthew Nathan Drudge (born October 27, 1966) is the American proprietor and editor of the Drudge Report, a conservative news aggregation WLW is a Clear channel radio station located in Cincinnati Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasting on 700 kHz AM. The show also airs in its entirety on XM Satellite Radio channel 165, with replays on 158. Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165, is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country America's Talk is a news and talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158

External links

• WCPO-TV: Protestors call for resignation from WLW host
• 700 WLW: Bill Cunningham
• McCain Disavows Comments About Obama