12 Facts About Jim Quinn

Jim Quinn was an American conservative radio talk show host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who hosted Quinn in the Morning on WYSL in Avon, New York, and WAVL in Apollo, Pennsylvania.

Until its cancellation in November 2013, his program The War Room with Quinn and Rose was aired on 12 stations across the US and was heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 244 from 6 am to 9 am Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

Jim Quinn was best remembered in the Pittsburgh area as the vociferous nighttime host on KQV radio in the 1960s, during the station's peak as a Top 40 power.

Jim Quinn stayed until 1972, then spent time in New York City at WPIX-FM.

Jim Quinn then moved to Buffalo, New York, where in the late 1970s, he became known to listeners throughout the northeast on WWKB, a 50,000-watt station that took requests from as far away as Norway.

In 1979, Jim Quinn moved to the midday slot at WTAE radio, an adult contemporary station in Pittsburgh, under the aegis of General Manager Ted Atkins.

Jim Quinn was a proponent of a constitutional government that adheres to the guiding principles of the nation's founders.

Jim Quinn championed a smaller federal government and free markets.

Jim Quinn had many personal views he was fond of voicing, such as "liberty is the solution to the human condition".

In contrast to his co-host Rose, Jim Quinn was not particularly religious for most of his life; he eventually became a practicing Christian in 2024.

Jim Quinn's radio show abruptly ended in a contract dispute with Clear Channel radio in November 2013.

Jim Quinn authored a so-called "liberal version" of The Ant and the Grasshopper in 1994.