Josh Spiegel
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Josh Spiegel is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 radio personality based in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

. He is a radio newscaster and a self-proclaimed "news genius".

He lives in Owings Mills, Maryland
Owings Mills, Maryland
Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 20,193 at the 2000 census. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway and to Owings Mills Mall....

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Career

Spiegel began his career in radio since age 12. He served as a radio intern at WPGC-FM
WPGC-FM
WPGC-FM is one of the most popular among Washington, D.C.'s urban format radio station's, and has been ranked as one of its top rated radio stations for over 20 years, according to the Arbitron ratings. It has a city of license of Morningside at the 95.5 MHz frequency on the FM dial...

 and has worked on morning shows in Dallas, Denver, New York and Washington, D.C., New York. Spiegel was also a news writer for the television stations WJZ in Baltimore and WJLA in D.C.

On August 22, 2005, Spiegel joined the WIYY
WIYY
WIYY is a radio station in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, owned by the Hearst Corporation. WIYY broadcasts an Mainstream Rock format that mixes music popular in the modern rock, heavy metal and classic rock genres...

 98 Rock Morning Show as a news man.

He formerly broadcast on the show Out to Lunch with Big O and Dukes
Out to Lunch (radio show)
Out to Lunch was a midday radio show on 105.7 in Towson, Maryland. The show was originally hosted by Steve "Thrill" Hill and Bill Rohland. Rohland was replaced by Miles Montgomery. The show with Steve and Miles then moved to Seattle and became "The Men's Room" on 99.9 KISW from 2:00pm - 6:00pm...

on the then WHFS
WHFS
WHFS was the call sign for three different FM stations in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Maryland markets on various frequencies for nearly 50 years. The first and longest run was a progressive rock station and was usually, and affectionately, referred to as 'HFS...

 99.1. The “Kirk, Mark and Spiegel” morning show was nominated as "Best Personality/Show Of The Year" by Radio & Records
Radio & Records
Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...

magazine in 2006.

In 2007, Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. Current owner Times-Shamrock Communications purchased the paper in 1987...

named Spiegel the "Best Radio Personality"; for the rest of that day, the Mickey, Amelia & Spiegel Show was renamed to Spiegel, Spiegel & Spiegel in honor of the award.

In 2007 and 2008, the “Mickey, Amelia and Spiegel” show was nominated as "Best Personality/Show Of The Year" by Radio & Records magazine at its industry achievement awards.

In 2009, Spiegel was on the cover of the Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore Jewish Times
The Baltimore Jewish Times is a subscription-based weekly community publication serving the Jewish community of Baltimore.-History:Baltimore's oldest and largest Jewish publication, it has been described as "the largest weekly in Maryland and one of the most respected independent Jewish...

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