84 Facts About Michael Savage

Michael Alan Weiner was born on March 31,1942 and known by his professional name Michael Savage, is an American author, political commentator, activist, and former radio host.

From October 23,2012, to January 1,2021, Michael Savage had been syndicated by Cumulus Media and Westwood One.

Michael Savage holds master's degrees from the University of Hawaii in medical botany and medical anthropology, and a Ph.

Michael Savage has summarized his political philosophy in three words: borders, language, and culture.

Michael Savage has characterized his views as conservative nationalism, while critics have characterized them as "fostering extremism".

In 2009, Michael Savage was permanently banned from entering the United Kingdom for "seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred".

Michael Savage described his childhood as difficult, with a "gruff, profane" father who would frequently criticize and belittle him.

Michael Savage's younger brother, Jerome, was born with developmental disabilities and was unable to hear or speak.

Leary hired him to the post because Michael Savage did not use LSD.

Michael Savage then studied at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, earning a Master of Science in botany in 1970 and a Master of Arts in anthropology in 1972.

Michael Savage obtained a PhD in 1978 from the University of California, Berkeley, in nutritional ethnomedicine.

Michael Savage introduced himself to certain writers in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco in the 1970s.

Michael Savage befriended and traveled with Beat poets Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Michael Savage maintained a correspondence with Ginsberg consisting of ten letters and three postcards across four years, which is maintained with Ginsberg's papers at Stanford University.

Acquaintance Robert Cathcart says that by 1980, in his private conversations with Michael Savage, he knew him to have conservative political views.

Schwartz stated Michael Savage became alienated from the North Beach scene in the early 1980s.

Michael Savage described one incident in which his supervisor had him deliver a check to a welfare client to furnish their apartment, while his own apartment was furnished with cardboard boxes.

In 1996, Michael Savage applied to become the Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.

Michael Savage mailed this tape to 250 radio stations in an attempt to change careers and become a radio talk show host.

On March 21,1994, Michael Savage began his radio career on KGO as a fill-in host for liberal Ray Taliaferro's overnight show and later as a weekend host.

On January 2,1995, the first day of KSFO's new format, Michael Savage debuted as host of afternoon drive time show The Michael Savage Nation.

On January 22,2010, Michael Savage revealed to his audience that a writer for Playboy had contacted him via email to do a lengthy interview, and again asked his listeners if he should accept the offer.

On May 12,2010, Michael Savage revealed that he had granted the interview at his home.

Michael Savage read from a pre-publication copy of the 8,000-word Playboy interview, in which the writer expressed animosity for Savage and his views.

Michael Savage referred back to the New Yorker interview by Kelefa Sanneh, and praised Sanneh as a "real writer" who had understood his subject.

On September 27,2012, Michael Savage's talk show left the airwaves after he won a legal battle with Talk Radio Network, his longtime employer, and his attorney said discussions with new networks were underway.

Michael Savage began an occasional series of video webcasts via Ustream on September 30,2012.

On September 26,2013, Cumulus Media Networks announced that Michael Savage's radio show, The Savage Nation, would move to the 3p-6p ET time-slot beginning in January 2014.

On March 24,2019, Michael Savage celebrated the 25th anniversary of the radio show.

On January 1,2021, The Michael Savage Nation was discontinued by Cumulus Media and Westwood One.

Michael Savage briefly hosted a political talk show on MSNBC from March 8,2003, to July 7,2003.

Michael Savage is a regular guest on Newsmax television with appearances on Stinchfield and The Count.

Michael Savage calls himself an "independent-minded individualist" and says that he "fits no stereotype".

Michael Savage criticizes big government as well as liberalism and liberal activism, and accuses the mainstream news media of liberal bias.

Michael Savage considers the three aspects that define a nation as borders, language, and culture; those aspects inspired the motto of the Paul Revere Society.

Michael Savage argues that conservatives should "own" environmental protection and conservation of wildlife resources.

Michael Savage opposes illegal immigration, citing the black tar heroin epidemic, large percentage of immigrant prisoners, illegal use of public services, and diminishing American nationalism.

Michael Savage is opposed to the European Union, describing it as "Hitler's dream of a united Europe under German control".

Michael Savage equates Britain's vote to leave the Union with the Second World War, saying it was "in many ways the Battle of Britain all over again".

In 2003, Savage said that he voted in 2000 for George W Bush "quite reluctantly, incidentally".

Michael Savage donated $5,600 to the campaign of Democratic candidate Jerry Brown in the 2006 California Attorney General election.

Michael Savage strongly supported Donald Trump, a regular guest on his talk show, since Trump's June 2015 announcement of his candidacy in the United States 2016 presidential election.

Trump has claimed to be a listener and a fan of Michael Savage's show, and an April 2016 Salon article described Michael Savage as having been a major influence on Trump's campaign.

Michael Savage was highly influential in the defeat of the deal.

Michael Savage blames Barack Obama and the Democratic Party for promoting the concept within the United States.

Michael Savage has claimed there is a "cultural genocide being promulgated against Caucasians".

Michael Savage attacked their credibility and demanded that they be held accountable for misleading millions of Americans.

Michael Savage believes that one-size-fits-all lockdowns are a threat to individual liberty, and calls instead for selective quarantine of at-risk populations.

Michael Savage has regularly donated money toward the legal defense of the US Marines accused of murdering civilians in Haditha, Iraq; occasionally, Michael Savage will offer proceeds from any sales through his website.

Michael Savage had regular contact with the attorneys of the accused and criticizes their treatment at Camp Pendleton.

On November 17,2016, Michael Savage was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Michael Savage describes this event as "the capstone of my career".

Michael Savage was nominated by Donald Trump to serve on the Board of Directors of The Presidio Trust in 2020.

Michael Savage frequently got into arguments with other board members, often writing them angry, abusive ALL CAPS emails.

On May 20,2021, Michael Savage was formally ordered by the Biden administration to resign from his position.

Michael Savage was hired by MSNBC to do a one-hour show which began in March 2003.

Michael Savage responded by asking if the caller was a "sodomite", and when the caller replied that he was, Michael Savage said:.

Michael Savage apologized on his radio program and on his website.

Michael Savage said his remarks were meant only to insult the caller, not all people with AIDS.

In March 2006, Michael Savage criticized Roman Catholic assistance to illegal immigrants.

Michael Savage told his listeners to express their ire to C-SPAN through calls and e-mails to the organization.

Michael Savage sued CAIR for copyright infringement for using excerpts from his show on CAIR's website.

Later that evening, Michael Savage devoted his entire three-hour program to the subject, taking calls from parents who took issue with his comments.

On that show Michael Savage stated that his remarks had been "ripped out of context" by "far left Stalinists" who want him off of the air.

Michael Savage appeared on Larry King Live with Glenn Beck as the substitute host for Larry King, and said that the real issue he was commenting on was the overdiagnosis of children due to pharmaceutical companies' drive to drug children for higher profits.

Michael Savage's syndicator, Talk Radio Network, responded by releasing a lengthy statement, along with a selection of 20 audio clips drawn from Michael Savage's discussions of autism, to show that the comments were taken out of context.

On May 5,2009, it was announced by then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith of the Labour party that Michael Savage was on a list of people banned from entering the United Kingdom as he is "considered to be engaging in unacceptable behavior by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence".

Michael Savage and his second wife, Janet, have two children, a daughter Rebecca Lin Weiner Yops born on March 2,1967, and a son; his son, Russell Weiner, born on February 15,1970, is the founder of the company that produces the Rockstar energy drink.

Michael Savage has homes in Larkspur and Tiburon in Marin County, California, an apartment in San Francisco, as well as residences in Beverly Hills, California, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

In December 2019, Michael Savage suffered a heart attack, but subsequently recovered and returned on air.

Michael Savage's beloved toy poodle Teddy died in late 2021.

Michael Savage has written about tree planting, beer-tasting, and nutritional cooking.

In 1991, Michael Savage self-published The Death of the White Male, an argument against affirmative action, through Quantum Books.

In January 2004, Michael Savage published his second political book The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military.

Michael Savage's next book, Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder, was released on April 12,2005.

The book contains satirical profiles and cartoons of different public figures, most of whom are liberal political figures and celebrities, depicted in caricature as animals in the "Political Zoo", with Michael Savage portrayed as the zoo keeper.

In October 2010, Michael Savage released Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama's Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security.

In November 2010, it was confirmed that Michael Savage had signed a deal to write two thrillers for publisher St Martin's Press.

In 2015, Michael Savage released another a book titled Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture.

In 2016, Michael Savage's book Scorched Earth: Restoring The Country After Obama.

In March 2017, Michael Savage released what he said would be his last political book, Trump's War: His Battle For America.

In November 2017, Michael Savage released a non-political book on his search for spiritual truth, God, Faith, and Reason.

In October 2018, Michael Savage published a book on American psychology, Stop Mass Hysteria: America's Insanity from the Salem Witch Trials to the Trump Witch Hunt.

In June 2019, Michael Savage published a new book of stories and anecdotes entitled A Michael Savage Life.