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Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1964) is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism A pundit is someone who offers to mass-media his/her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the Social sciences Her nationally-syndicated radio program, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues The Laura Ingraham Show is an American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Laura Ingraham on Talk Radio Talk Radio Network (abbreviated TRN) is an American Radio network. On June 16, 2008, Ingraham will begin hosting a new television show on Fox News Channel called Just In.
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Career
Ingraham grew up in a middle-class family in Glastonbury, Connecticut and graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1981. Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Activities Glastonbury High School (GHS offers a variety of clubs and activities to students She was educated at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1985. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U
In the late 1980s, Ingraham worked as a speechwriter in the Ronald Reagan administration for the Domestic Policy advisor. She also briefly served as editor of The Prospect, the magazine issued by Concerned Alumni of Princeton. The Concerned Alumni of Princeton ( CAP) was a group of politically conservative former Princeton University students that existed between 1972 and 1986 After receiving her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991, she served as a law clerk for Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York and subsequently clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a Judge in researching issues before the Court and in writing opinions A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Judge Ralph K Winter Jr (born 1935 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Law clerks have assisted Supreme Court Justices in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in the 1880s The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United She then worked as a private defense attorney at the New York-based law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In most Litigation under the Common law Adversarial system the Defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates ( aka "Skadden Arps" "Skadden" or "SASM&F" founded in 1948 is a prominent law firm
In the late 1990s, she became a CBS commentator and hosted the MSNBC program Watch It!, which she jokingly says should have been called Watch It Get Canceled! She appeared on a 1995 cover of The New York Times Magazine in a leopardskin miniskirt — which, she joked, is displayed in the Smithsonian — for an article about rising young conservatives. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. The New York Times Magazine is a supplement to the Sunday The New York Times newspaper The miniskirt (often hyphenated as mini-skirt) is a Skirt with The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of
She is the author of three books: The Hillary Trap: Looking for Power in All the Wrong Places (2002), which presents Hillary Clinton as an example of the 'traps' women can encounter; Shut Up & Sing (2003), which decries the elitist views Ingraham attributes to liberals working primarily in entertainment, academia, and the media; and Power to the People (2007), in which she discusses conservative values concerning family life, education and patriotism. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Power to the People is the third book written by conservative radio show host Laura Ingraham.
Radio show host
Ingraham launched The Laura Ingraham Show in April 2001, which is heard on 306 stations and on XM Satellite Radio. The show was originally syndicated by Infinity's (now CBS') Westwood One, but is now syndicated by Talk Radio Network. Westwood One ( is an American Radio network. It is based in New York City, and it was previously managed by CBS Radio, the Radio Talk Radio Network (abbreviated TRN) is an American Radio network. Ingraham is also the official guest host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel and a weekly contributor with her segment "The Ingraham Angle. The O'Reilly Factor is an American Talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O'Reilly, who discusses "
As of 2008, Laura Ingraham is rated as the number 6 radio show host in America by Talkers Magazine (a publication that claims to be the industry's Bible). She was as high as number 5 in the past according to the same publication. [1]
Ingraham is represented by the Executive Speakers Bureau of Memphis, Tennessee, and receives between 20,000-30,000 USD per appearance. [2]
Books
While still a talk show host on MSNBC, The Hillary Trap—Ingraham's first book—was released on December 25, 2002.
Ingraham's second book was published October 25, 2003. It is titled Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the U. N. are Subverting America. Later editions have a slightly altered title, changing "U. N. " to "Media. "
Ingraham's most recent book, Power to the People, was released on September 11, 2007. In this book, Ingraham focuses on what she calls the "pornification" of America. Power to the People stresses the importance of getting involved in the culture: [3]
Personal
Ingraham received her bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1985 and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his
Ingraham once was engaged to conservative author and fellow Dartmouth alum Dinesh D'Souza and has dated former New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Torricelli. Dinesh D'Souza (born April 25, 1961 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an author and public speaker who once served as the Robert and New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951) Nicknamed " the Torch," is an American politician from the U [4]
In April 2005, she announced that she was engaged to businessman James V. Reyes, with a planned wedding in May or June 2005. On April 26, 2005, she announced that she had undergone breast cancer surgery. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men On May 11, 2005, Ingraham told listeners that her engagement to Reyes was canceled, citing issues regarding her diagnosis with breast cancer. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Despite the breakup, she maintains that the two remain good friends, and has told listeners in 2006 that she is currently in good health.
She is a convert to Roman Catholicism. In May 2008, Ingraham began proceedings to adopt a young girl from Guatemala, whom she has named Maria Caroline. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest
References
External links
- Laura Ingraham Official Web Site
- Laura Ingraham at NNDB
- Photos of Ingraham in Iraq, February 2006, at LauraIngraham.com
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