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Chris Stigall | |
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| Born | January 5, 1977 (age 47) Richmond, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Northwest Missouri State University |
| Occupation(s) | Talk show host, columnist, television correspondent |
| Website | chrisstigall |
Chris Stigall is an American conservative[1] talk radio personality, cable news contributor, online columnist and host of The Chris Stigall podcast. He currently hosts the morning show on Salem Media’s AM 990 the Answer in Philadelphia and was the prior host of WPHT Morning Show in the Philadelphia market from 2011 to March 2019. Previously, he hosted The KCMO (AM) Morning Show in the Kansas City market from 2006 till 2010.
Stigall has filled in for nationally syndicated hosts Michael Savage, Rusty Humphries, Lou Dobbs, Fred Thompson, Jerry Doyle and Steve Malzberg. He has also been a Townhall.com and Human Events contributor as well as to Andrew Breitbart's website BigHollywood, Philly Magazine, American Spectator and the Platte County Landmark.
A graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, in college, Stigall studied comedy writing and television production as an intern with “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York. Professionally, Stigall has also served as a representative and press assistant to U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) as well as working in Kansas City radio since 1999.
In 2009, Stigall was selected as the master of ceremonies at the Mayor’s Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.[2]
On November 18, 2010, WPHT in Philadelphia announced that Stigall will be anchoring its morning show focused on "local and national policy, the economy, the biggest news stories and issues that affect all Philadelphians, coupled with interviews of the day’s news and decision makers."[3]
On March 6, 2019, Stigall and WPHT ended their broadcast partnership after 8-plus years, according to insiders the "split wasn't unpleasant."[1] Stigall went on to launch a podcast version of his previous radio show featuring his former co-host Paige Powers.[4]
- ^ a b Fiorillo, Victor (March 6, 2019). "Conservative Radio Host Chris Stigall Out at 1210AM". Philadelphia. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Hendricks, Mike (November 19, 2009). "Ulterior motives lurk behind the tree-lighting ceremony". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "WPHT To Launch New Lineup With Chris Stigall Hosting Morning Drive". CBS Philly. November 30, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Fiorillo, Victor (May 15, 2019). "What Happened to Chris Stigall After He Left 1210AM? A Podcast, of Course". Philadelphia.