Michael Smerconish Biography

Fast Facts

• After earning a bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in 1984, he would go on to study law at the University of Pennsylvania
• Interested in politics from a young age, he first entertained the thought of a career in politics when asked to head Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia mayoral campaign in 1987
• Hit syndication status by the late 2000s before eventually leaving to move to Sirius satellite radio in 2013
• Began appearing on radio programs in 1991 as a guest commentator on Republican causes
• Earned his first full-time radio spot with WPHT in 1998, eventually landing the station's morning time slot by 2003
• Initially a staunch Republican, he would eventually soften his views and ultimately leave the party in 2010
• Became the first-ever talk radio host to broadcast live from the White House in 2009