“I hope people feel goodness from my show and accept me
for who I am, flaws and all.” – Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck is one of America's leading radio and television
personalities. His quick wit, candid opinions and engaging personality
have made The Glenn Beck Program the third highest rated radio program
in America and Glenn Beck, one of the most successful new shows on the
Fox News Channel. His unique blend of modern-day storytelling and
insightful views on current events allowed him to achieve the
extraordinary feat of having #1 New York Times bestsellers in both
fiction and non-fiction. Beck is also the star of a live stage show,
the publisher of Fusion magazine and the editor of GlennBeck.com.
While
Beck entered the media world as a DJ at the tender age of 13,
everything changed when he found a new vision of his career – talk
radio. In 2002, he launched The Glenn Beck Program on just 47 stations
with the mission to make listeners "feel goodness from my show and
accept me for who I am, flaws and all." Nothing has been the same since
Today, just a few years later, his radio show can be heard across the
country on over 350 stations, his television show sets ratings records,
his books reach the top of bestseller lists and he travels across the
country performing his live stage show to sold-out audiences. Across
all of these mediums, Beck connects with his fans in a whole new way,
inspiring and entertaining them with his humor, hard-hitting interviews
and honest tales about his life.
Beck's radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, is syndicated by Premiere
Radio Networks and is the third highest-rated national radio talk show
among adults ages 25 to 54. Beck was the recipient of the 2008 Marconi
Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year from the National
Association of Broadcasters.
Beck's self-titled topical talk show on the FOX News Channel debuted
on January 19th, 2009 to over 2.4 million viewers. This incredible
launch built off the success of Beck's nightly TV show on CNN Headline
News, which he hosted from 2006-2008. During those two years, the show
grew by more than 200% in viewership in both the 7pm and 9pm timeslots.
Beck is the author of three New York Times Bestsellers. When his
most recent book, The Christmas Sweater, debuted at #1 on the fiction
list, Beck became one of a handful of authors to write books that
reached #1 on both the fiction and non-fiction NYT lists. His previous
title, An Inconvenient Book, was a #1 non-fiction bestseller and went
through a remarkable nine printings.
Twice a year, Beck travels across the country on a live stage tour
and has attracted over 100,000 fans in nearly 40 different markets. His
web site, GlennBeck.com, receives millions of visitors a month.
Beck began his career in radio at the age of 13 in Seattle, and grew
up in nearby Mount Vernon. After graduating high school, Beck landed
jobs as a Top 40 DJ at stations across the country, from Baltimore and
Houston, to Phoenix and New Haven, CT.
But at the age of 30, Beck lost his passion for radio - and
everything else - as he was consumed by alcoholism and drug addiction.
Coming to terms with his past and staying sober shifted his life
direction. He found new love (his second wife, Tania) and religion (he
was baptized Mormon) and decided he would pursue a career in talk radio.
Soon after, Beck received a call from an agent interested in
representing him. Days later, he had an offer to host his own talk
radio show on WFLA-AM in Tampa, Florida. Beck inherited the 18th placed
position at WFLA-AM and took it to the #1 position in his first year,
giving the station its highest ratings ever.
Within 18 months, Premiere Radio Networks, the leading radio
syndication company in the country, offered Glenn the opportunity to go
national. In January 2002, The Glenn Beck Program debuted on 47
stations. Only a few years later, the show is now heard on over 350
stations and on XM satellite Radio.
Beck's production company, Mercury Radio Arts, produces or
co-produces his radio, TV, live events, publishing and digital media
projects. Founded in 2002, Mercury has a full time staff of 20
employees and is based in New York, NY.
Glenn is married with four kids and resides in Connecticut.
