Glenn Beck Biography

Fast Facts

• The Glenn Beck Program is the third highest-rated radio talk show in the nation among listeners aged 25 to 54
• Received the Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters in 2008
• Is a supporter of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation
• Has authored seven number one New York Times Best Sellers and is one of the few authors to reach number one on both the fiction and non-fiction lists
• Graduated from Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington
• Started out in radio as a DJ at the age of 13 before discovering talk radio
• Worked as a Top 40 DJ in various stations across the nation, including some in Baltimore, Houston, and Phoenix
• Launched TheBlaze TV, his streaming video network featuring news, comedy, and entertainment, in 2012 through Mercury Radio Arts
• Best known as host of the radio show "The Glenn Beck Program" and the TV news show "Glenn Beck․"
• He is the founder and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts, which produces all of his radio, online, publishing, and live event projects