Michael Smerconish
Birth Name:
Michael A. Smerconish
Birth Place:
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Writer, Actor
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
- 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
- Hit syndication status by the late 2000s before eventually leaving to move to Sirius satellite radio in 2013
- Became the first-ever talk radio host to broadcast live from the White House in 2009
- Initially a staunch Republican, he would eventually soften his views and ultimately leave the party in 2010