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The Laura Ingraham Show

US radio program

Field	Value
show_name	The Laura Ingraham Show
image	File:Laura Ingraham 2011.jpg
imagesize	220
caption	Ingraham in 2011
runtime	3 hours
country	United States
language	English
home_station	WTNT (AM)
syndicates	Westwood One (2001–04)
Talk Radio Network (2004–12)
Courtside Entertainment (2013–18)
presenter	Laura Ingraham
rec_location	Washington, D.C.
first_aired	April 2001
last_aired	December 2018
website
podcast

Talk Radio Network (2004–12) Courtside Entertainment (2013–18)

The Laura Ingraham Show was a three-hour American radio show hosted by conservative Laura Ingraham. It was among the most popular radio shows broadcast in the United States. In 2016, the show ranked number 20 on the Talkers Magazine 2016 Heavy Hundred list of the most important talk show hosts in America; Ingraham was the highest-ranking female host listed.

The show primarily focused on politics, pop culture, and media bias; topics of interest included race relations, trends in education, the Middle East, and the legacy of feminism. The show aired from 2001 to 2018.

Background

Ingraham's show, one of several to launch in 2001 as the conservative talk radio genre expanded in popularity, originally aired on the now defunct Westwood One Network.

Ingraham joined the Talk Radio Network in 2004. In June 2008, Ingraham temporarily left the air due to a contract dispute. A number of hosts filled in for her, primarily Tammy Bruce and Monica Crowley. Ingraham returned at the end of the month. Ingraham left TRN in November 2012 after her contract expired.

The show returned on January 3, 2013, after Ingraham took ownership of the property, with plans to include more discussions about pop culture.

On November 14, 2018, Ingraham announced that the program would not return from its annual December hiatus, as she intended to spend more time with her family and focus on her television show The Ingraham Angle. She continued to produce material for Courtside's PodcastOne.

Major issues featured

Illegal immigration

Ingraham frequently advocated "securing the borders" by putting more resources into stopping illegal immigration. Ingraham had a segment called "The Illegal Immigration Sob Story" alert in which she highlighted media articles that, in her view, sought to garner sympathy for illegal immigrants.

Radical Islam

The show frequently raised the topic of radical Islam. Ingraham discussed current events and media reports about the war on terror and what she believes to be a growing faction of Islam: Jihadists.

Bioethics

Ingraham often discussed bioethical issues, opposing legal elective abortion care, human cloning and embryonic stem-cell research. She was an outspoken opponent of Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2006), a ballot measure legalized human cloning; Ingraham argued that the initiative was deceptive. Every January 22, Ingraham promoted the anti-abortion March for Life.

American Values

Ingraham discussed sex and pornography on her show. She criticized people such as Howard Stern, Hugh Hefner, and others who she claimed have pervaded American culture with what she describes as "filth" at the expense of "traditional American values".

References

(November 2008). "The Top Talk Radio Audiences". [[Talkers magazine]].
(April 7, 2016). "2016 Talkers Heavy Hundred 1-25". Talk Media, Inc..
EDT, Katherine Hignett On 5/29/19 at 6:11 AM. (May 29, 2019). "Donald Trump campaign sponsored Laura Ingraham's podcast, Fox News distanced itself from audio show".
Kurtz, Howard. (June 17, 2008). "Ingraham Speaks Up About Her Silencing on Talk Radio".
(November 28, 2012). "Laura Ingraham goes off the air – to pursue modern dance". [[The Christian Science Monitor]].
Ingraham, Laura. (January 3, 2013). "Laura Ingraham on Leaving Talk Radio Network". [[Bloomberg Businessweek]].
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/172013/laura-ingraham-to-end-syndicated-show-move-to-podcastone/ "Laura Ingraham To End Syndicated Show; Move To PodcastOne"] from Radio Insight (November 14, 2018)
(March 13, 2014). "Ellmers: Ingraham's 'ignorant' stand". [[Politico]].
(February 19, 2014). "Laura Ingraham: Why conservatives should say no to immigration reform". [[The Washington Post]].
(June 1, 2008). "Shock Jocks : Hate Speech & Talk Radio : America's ten worst hate talkers and the progressive alternatives". AlterNet Books.
(January 25, 2011). "Rep. Peter King: '80 Percent Of Mosques In This Country Are Controlled By Radical Imams'".
(May 26, 2015). "Scott Walker Warns Of Radical Islam".
(June 9, 2015). "Women Against Islam". [[Southern Poverty Law Center]].
(June 14, 2016). "If Islam Is a Religion of Violence, So Is Christianity". [[Foreign Policy]].
(May 9, 2007). "Conservatives Step Up Attacks On Giuliani's Abortion Stance". The Washington Post.
(October 30, 2006). ["California Firefighter Remembered; Election '06"](<!--).
(January 9, 2009). "Catholics gear up for March for Life". [[The Catholic Review]].
(August 26, 2013). "Miley Cyrus' twerk causes knee-jerk reactions from conservatives". [[New York Daily News]].
(November 14, 2016). "Is Laura Ingraham About To Blaze A New Trail?". [[Radio Ink]].

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