Lee Habeeb
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Lee Habeeb is one of America's leading conservative talk radio producers.
He was the co-creator and Executive Producer of The Laura Ingraham Show
(Westwood One, 2001) which cracked the Talkers Magazine
Top 5 in America in five years, becoming the #1 show in its daily time slot 9:00 am–noon ET. His work with Ingraham brought the show national attention on many occasions, unearthing items like Dick Durbin's Pol Pot
speech, which made news in The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. According to Talkers magazine's Talk Radio Research Project in 2004, Ingraham was ranked in the top 10 in total audience among nationally heard talk show hosts, trailing only Rush Limbaugh
, Sean Hannity
, Howard Stern
, Michael Savage
and Laura Schlessinger
. This ascent was at least partially attributed to the producer Lee Habeeb's adoptions of talk radio techniques of Rush Limbaugh
and Howard Stern
, mixing hard core politics with pop culture.
In 2007, Habeeb joined talk radio powerhouse Salem Radio Network's team of hosts as Network Director of Strategic Content. Salem's roster consists of Bill Bennett
, Mike Gallagher
, Michael Medved
, Hugh Hewitt
, and Dennis Prager
. Radio and Records reported the move this way: "SRN president Greg R. Anderson said that Habeeb was “at the very top of an elite cadre of incredibly talented talk radio producers who create powerful, compelling radio content.” Anderson added that, “Lee knows better than anyone in our industry how to stage-manage the resources of TV, radio, print and pop culture into a tour de force of tremendous depth and excitement day after day.”
Habeeb has spoken extensively at talk radio industry conventions and written columns for USA Today, The Washington Examiner and the National Review.
He is also a columnist for Townhall.com
.
Habeeb has also commissioned the creation of several hit YouTube videos, including a William F. Buckley video tribute just after the great conservative's death in February of 2008. During the 2008 presidential primary season, one of Habeeb's videos on Barack Obama
's relationship with Pastor Jeremiah Wright
titled "Is Obama Wright?"
As Vice President of Content Development at Salem Radio Network, Habeeb was instrumental in drafting and developing the FreeOurHealthCareNow.com petition, which was delivered to Congress on September 9, 2009 and covered on CBS Evening News, Fox News, CNBC and CSPAN. He and Salem's team worked closely with one of America's leading think tanks, The National Center for Policy Analysis
, and free market intellectual and economists Dr. John Goodman, on the petition.
Habeeb produced the video "Is Nationalized Health Care a Death Snare?" about the effects a government takeover of health care would have on both beginning of life and end of life issues. Habeeb was also instrumental in helping some prominent Atlanta doctors create and promote an alternative to the American Medical Association. The group, Docs4PatientCare is led by Dr. Hal Scherz, and now has over 4,000 private practice doctors organized to preserve the sanctity of the doctor patient relationship, and preserve private medicine in America. Habeeb has also worked closely with the promotion of an alternative to the AARP called the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), growing membership in this conservative group 10 fold in the past year, from 20,000 to over 160,000 and looking to reach 1,000,000 by the 2012 elections.
Habeeb is a University of Virginia School of Law
Graduate (1991). He currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi
with his wife, Valerie, and daughter, Reagan.
He was the co-creator and Executive Producer of The Laura Ingraham Show
The Laura Ingraham Show
The Laura Ingraham Show is a three-hour American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Laura Ingraham on Talk Radio Network. , the show is broadcast live on Channel 2, from 9 a.m...
(Westwood One, 2001) which cracked the Talkers Magazine
Talkers magazine
Talkers Magazine is a trade industry publication related to talk radio in the United States. Its slogan is "The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media"...
Top 5 in America in five years, becoming the #1 show in its daily time slot 9:00 am–noon ET. His work with Ingraham brought the show national attention on many occasions, unearthing items like Dick Durbin's Pol Pot
Pol Pot
Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea....
speech, which made news in The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. According to Talkers magazine's Talk Radio Research Project in 2004, Ingraham was ranked in the top 10 in total audience among nationally heard talk show hosts, trailing only Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
, Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
, Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
, Michael Savage
Michael Savage (commentator)
Michael Savage is a conservative American radio host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
and Laura Schlessinger
Laura Schlessinger
Laura Catherine Schlessinger is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics...
. This ascent was at least partially attributed to the producer Lee Habeeb's adoptions of talk radio techniques of Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
and Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
, mixing hard core politics with pop culture.
In 2007, Habeeb joined talk radio powerhouse Salem Radio Network's team of hosts as Network Director of Strategic Content. Salem's roster consists of Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC , commonly known as Bill Bennett, was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B...
, Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagheris an American radio host and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Mike Gallagher Show, a nationally-syndicated radio program that airs throughout the United States on Salem Radio Network and is also a FOX News Channel Contributor and guest host...
, Michael Medved
Michael Medved
Michael Medved is an American radio host, author, political commentator and film critic. His Seattle, Washington-based nationally syndicated talk show, The Michael Medved Show, airs throughout the U.S...
, Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt is an American radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, lawyer, academic, and author. An outspoken Republican, evangelical Christian, he comments on society, politics, and media bias in the United States. Hewitt is also a law professor at Chapman University School of Law.-...
, and Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is an American syndicated radio talk show host, syndicated columnist, author, and public speaker. He is noted for his conservative political and social views emanating from conservative Judeo-Christian values. He holds that there is an "American Trinity" of essential principles,...
. Radio and Records reported the move this way: "SRN president Greg R. Anderson said that Habeeb was “at the very top of an elite cadre of incredibly talented talk radio producers who create powerful, compelling radio content.” Anderson added that, “Lee knows better than anyone in our industry how to stage-manage the resources of TV, radio, print and pop culture into a tour de force of tremendous depth and excitement day after day.”
Habeeb has spoken extensively at talk radio industry conventions and written columns for USA Today, The Washington Examiner and the National Review.
He is also a columnist for Townhall.com
Townhall.com
Townhall.com is a web-based publication primarily dedicated to conservative United States politics. It was previously operated by the Heritage Foundation, but is now owned and operated by Salem Communications...
.
Habeeb has also commissioned the creation of several hit YouTube videos, including a William F. Buckley video tribute just after the great conservative's death in February of 2008. During the 2008 presidential primary season, one of Habeeb's videos on Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's relationship with Pastor Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ , a megachurch in Chicago exceeding 6,000 members...
titled "Is Obama Wright?"
As Vice President of Content Development at Salem Radio Network, Habeeb was instrumental in drafting and developing the FreeOurHealthCareNow.com petition, which was delivered to Congress on September 9, 2009 and covered on CBS Evening News, Fox News, CNBC and CSPAN. He and Salem's team worked closely with one of America's leading think tanks, The National Center for Policy Analysis
National Center for Policy Analysis
The National Center for Policy Analysis is a non-profit American conservative think tank whose goals are to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control...
, and free market intellectual and economists Dr. John Goodman, on the petition.
Habeeb produced the video "Is Nationalized Health Care a Death Snare?" about the effects a government takeover of health care would have on both beginning of life and end of life issues. Habeeb was also instrumental in helping some prominent Atlanta doctors create and promote an alternative to the American Medical Association. The group, Docs4PatientCare is led by Dr. Hal Scherz, and now has over 4,000 private practice doctors organized to preserve the sanctity of the doctor patient relationship, and preserve private medicine in America. Habeeb has also worked closely with the promotion of an alternative to the AARP called the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), growing membership in this conservative group 10 fold in the past year, from 20,000 to over 160,000 and looking to reach 1,000,000 by the 2012 elections.
Habeeb is a University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
Graduate (1991). He currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....
with his wife, Valerie, and daughter, Reagan.