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[[Bob Lonsberry]] is an award winning journalist and radio talk show host who resides in Rochester, New York.  His broadcasts are on a radio station in New York (a midday talk show on 1180 WHAM -- one of the highest-rated news/talk stations in America) and one in [[Utah]] (the morning show on KNRS am 570, the second-highest rated AM radio station in Utah). He has also guest hosted for fellow [[Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] [[Glenn Beck]] and for Micheal Reagan on their respective talk shows.  Lonsberry has won in excess of 80 broadcasting awards, a stand-alone achievement in broadcasting.
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[[Bob Lonsberry]] is an American radio broadcaster who resides in Rochester, New York.
  
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==Radio career==
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As of October, 2008, Lonsberry's talk radio programs are broadcast on 1180 WHAM in Rochester (a top rated talk/news station in America), and on 570 KNRS in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah's second highest rated AM station). Lonsberry has guest hosted for nationally syndicated radio hosts Michael Reagan and [[Glenn Beck]] (a fellow [[Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]]).
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==Weblog==
 
Each weekday he prints a daily blog about news events of the day, his own personal and family life and even on church items, as well.  He invites readers to comment on his column and frequently responds.   
 
Each weekday he prints a daily blog about news events of the day, his own personal and family life and even on church items, as well.  He invites readers to comment on his column and frequently responds.   
  
He also has items of interest for [[LDS]] readers on his website and gives people the opportunity to write their own column in a writers' colony called "Writers on the Loose." He charges a small fee for that service.
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He also has items of interest for Latter-day Saint readers on his website and charges a fee to allow guests to write in his "Writers on the Loose" column.
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==Personal life==
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Lonsberry attended [[Brigham Young University | BYU]] and served in the Navajo [[Mission]]. Twice married, he is the father of six<ref>[http://lonsberry.com/bio.cfm, Bob Lonsberry - Who Is This Guy?]</ref> children.
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==Controversies==
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In 2003, Lonsberry was suspended from WHAM for making racially-charged on-air comments about Rochester's African-American mayor, comparing Bill Johnson to an escaped orangutan.<ref>Associated Press. "Radio host apologizes for 'shameful comments' on air about black mayor of Rochester, N.Y." Associated Press, 26 September 2003.</ref> A few days later, Lonsberry was fired after posting an internet editorial about his suspension.<ref>Ben Dobbin, AP writer. "Radio host fired for on-air racial slur against black mayor of Rochester, N.Y" 29 September 2003</ref>
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In 2008, Lonsberry's comments about teen mothers graduating from high school earned criticism from educators and clergymen in Rochester.<ref>Moule, Jeremy. "[http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/MEDIA:+City+schools+super+wants+radio+host+Lonsberry+out+/ City schools super wants radio host Lonsberry out]" City Paper. 16 June 2008.</ref>
  
He attended [[Brigham Young University | BYU]] and served in the Navajo [[Mission]]. He is the father of six children.
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==Unverified claims==
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Lonsberry's website claims<ref>[http://lonsberry.com/bio.cfm, Bob Lonsberry - Who Is This Guy?]</ref> he has "won in excess of 80 journalism and broadcasting awards, including top Associated Press commentary awards in newspaper, radio and television -- the only person ever to do so." As of October 2008, however, the Associated Press archives do not have any record of Lonsberry apart from the 2003 WHAM suspension and firing.
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==Footnotes==
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.writersontheloose.com/ Writers on the Loose]
 
* [http://www.writersontheloose.com/ Writers on the Loose]
 
* [http://www.mormon.org Learn about Bob Lonsberry's religion]
 
* [http://www.mormon.org Learn about Bob Lonsberry's religion]
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 30 July 2021

Bob Lonsberry is an American radio broadcaster who resides in Rochester, New York.

Radio career

As of October, 2008, Lonsberry's talk radio programs are broadcast on 1180 WHAM in Rochester (a top rated talk/news station in America), and on 570 KNRS in Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah's second highest rated AM station). Lonsberry has guest hosted for nationally syndicated radio hosts Michael Reagan and Glenn Beck (a fellow Latter-day Saint).

Weblog

Each weekday he prints a daily blog about news events of the day, his own personal and family life and even on church items, as well. He invites readers to comment on his column and frequently responds.

He also has items of interest for Latter-day Saint readers on his website and charges a fee to allow guests to write in his "Writers on the Loose" column.

Personal life

Lonsberry attended BYU and served in the Navajo Mission. Twice married, he is the father of six[1] children.

Controversies

In 2003, Lonsberry was suspended from WHAM for making racially-charged on-air comments about Rochester's African-American mayor, comparing Bill Johnson to an escaped orangutan.[2] A few days later, Lonsberry was fired after posting an internet editorial about his suspension.[3]

In 2008, Lonsberry's comments about teen mothers graduating from high school earned criticism from educators and clergymen in Rochester.[4]

Unverified claims

Lonsberry's website claims[5] he has "won in excess of 80 journalism and broadcasting awards, including top Associated Press commentary awards in newspaper, radio and television -- the only person ever to do so." As of October 2008, however, the Associated Press archives do not have any record of Lonsberry apart from the 2003 WHAM suspension and firing.

Footnotes

  1. Bob Lonsberry - Who Is This Guy?
  2. Associated Press. "Radio host apologizes for 'shameful comments' on air about black mayor of Rochester, N.Y." Associated Press, 26 September 2003.
  3. Ben Dobbin, AP writer. "Radio host fired for on-air racial slur against black mayor of Rochester, N.Y" 29 September 2003
  4. Moule, Jeremy. "City schools super wants radio host Lonsberry out" City Paper. 16 June 2008.
  5. Bob Lonsberry - Who Is This Guy?

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