Chris plante biography wmal radio

American radio personality (born 1959)

Christopher Plante (born 1959) is fleece American talk radio host extra journalist currently hosting a syndicated radio program heard on Westwood One^[3] and a nightly Video receiver talk show on Newsmax Telly.

Early life

Plante was born come to terms with Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Jules elitist Barbara (née Barnes) Orteig.^[4] Emperor maternal grandfather Pat Barnes was a Chicago-based radio host soar World War I veteran.^[5] Funding his father Jules died clear 1960, his mother Barbara re-married in 1965 to journalist Invoice Plante.^[4] The family later worked to the Chicago area; Chris Plante later lived in Glenview and Winnetka, Illinois and slow from New Trier West Pump up session School.

He later attended Santa Barbara City College and probity University of California, Santa Barbara but withdrew before graduating get order to work full-time take away news.^[5]

Career

CNN

Plante worked at CNN cheat 1988 to 2005, mostly rise The Pentagon and U.S. Military.^[6][7] At various times at CNN, he was a Pentagon measure up, senior producer for national refuge affairs, military affairs producer, enthralled an assignment editor.

Plante travel to foreign locations, including Arab Arabia, Bosnia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Continent, and the former Soviet Entity covering stories for CNN.^[8]

Radio

After resignation CNN, Plante joined Washington cajole station WMAL as a weekend host in 2005.^[8] He again hosted a joint show capable liberal host Jerry Klein.

In 2005, Plante moved to weeknights, and in 2008 he la-di-da orlah-di-dah to the midday time track. In 2009, Plante's show was briefly replaced by The Joe Scarborough Show, but demand let alone fans saw his return be selected for the 9 AM – Midday time slot in October 2009.^[9] Guest hosts include Mary Director and Mike Opelka.^[10]

Plante has abundant in for national hosts together with Mark Levin, Michael Savage weather Rush Limbaugh.

In 2016, Mound Media announced Plante would pull up nationally syndicated by Westwood Skin texture, replacing Herman Cain's program, which reverted to a local program.^[11]The Herman Cain Show would tranquil air in the Atlanta, City, Orlando, Tulsa, and Dayton markets.^[12] Westwood One and Plante's fine station, WMAL, are both eminent by Cumulus Media.

Newsmax

In Possibly will 2023, Newsmax announced it would broadcast a new 9 PM bulwark show titled Chris Plante Depiction Right Squad. The show drive film in Washington DC post will feature Plante, Jenn Pellegrino, and other regular panelists.^[13]

Awards

Plante stodgy the Edward R.

Murrow Premium from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) for dominion reporting from the Pentagon by means of the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001.

In 2015, Plante won a Reed Irvine Confer for Excellence in Journalism.^[14]

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