John Ziegler
Malpracticing - Meet filmmaker John Ziegler
I first heard of bombastic talk radio host John Ziegler when I read a profile of him in the April 2005 edition of The Atlantic, written by the late, great David Foster Wallace. The story traced his career—laden with controversy—and included a bit about Ziegler being fired for saying “nigger” on-air when he was working at a Nashville talk radio station.
According to Wallace, Ziegler posited on-air that Tiger Woods is living proof that “not all white people are racists,” and that “no white person would ever think of Tiger as a nigger,” because there’s a distinction between “people who just happen to be black and people who act like niggers.” He later used the word again, in reference to Mike Tyson, and the station fired him.
I forgot about Ziegler, then saw his name come
up in an interview with him conducted by FiveThirtyEight.com founder and statistician Nate Silver, whose revolutionary algorithmic calculations have made him something of a phenomenon. In the interview, about a controversial Zogby poll Ziegler had commissioned, Ziegler twice told Silver to “Go fuck yourself.” Then I forgot about Ziegler again, until January of this year.
Around January 7, Ziegler leaked excerpts of his interviews with Governor Sarah Palin on his website and on YouTube, which came as a surprise to the administration. The clips were from his upcoming film, due to premier at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 26. But the Palin clips, with her attacking Saturday Night Live and Katie Couric, became a national phenomenon.
Thing is, former Palin spokesman Bill McAllister had just told me that they were trying to keep the governor out of the national spotlight. I was working on a story entitled “Inside Palin’s war on the media” (from the January 15 issue), and McAllister told me, “We thought [the Ziegler interview] was going to be low key, frankly.”...
Palin: David Letterman 'pathetic'
Sarah Palin called David Letterman “pathetic” Tuesday after the CBS “Late Show” host said the Alaska Republican governor sports a “slutty flight attendant look.”
“What a commentary there,” Palin said of the comment during an interview on conservative host John Ziegler’s Los Angeles-based radio show. “That’s pretty pathetic, good ole David Letterman.”
In a follow up to Palin’s weekend trip to New York, Letterman’s “Top Ten” list on Monday featured “highlights of Sarah Palin’s trip to New York.” Number two on the list was “bought makeup at Bloomingdale’s to update her ‘slutty flight attendant’ look.”
“It’s very sad to not recognize what this trip was all about,” Palin said, pointing to the autism event she participated in during a stop in Westchester, New York....
RICHARD WAGONER: Ziegler returning to the airwaves via KGIL
KGIL (1260 and 540 AM, 105.3 HD-3) has announced it is bringing John Ziegler back to the local airwaves.
Beginning Monday, Ziegler will handle the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekday shift on the station; syndicated hosts Glenn Beck and Monica Crowley will each lose an hour of their programs to make room.
This will be the station's only local show, which could be considered quite an achievement for the former KFI (640 AM) evening host.
Ziegler left KFI in November 2007 for what was then called "mutual reasons." At the time, it was said he was going to be busy with other projects.
Soon, however, word leaked out about ongoing problems between Ziegler and KFI afternoon hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou. Ziegler countered with his version of what happened on his Web site, www.therealkfi.com (since taken down). After the site was launched, it was commonly assumed Ziegler would never return to the airwaves.
But as syndicated talker Don Imus proved, time heals all wounds. Ziegler began doing commentaries on KGIL last year, and it will be interesting to hear what changes, if any, he has in store for fans.
In a parallel-universe sort of related move, Bill O'Reilly's commentaries, formerly heard on KABC (790 AM), also will be on KGIL, weekdays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m....
For more information click on the link to see the source!
I first heard of bombastic talk radio host John Ziegler when I read a profile of him in the April 2005 edition of The Atlantic, written by the late, great David Foster Wallace. The story traced his career—laden with controversy—and included a bit about Ziegler being fired for saying “nigger” on-air when he was working at a Nashville talk radio station.
According to Wallace, Ziegler posited on-air that Tiger Woods is living proof that “not all white people are racists,” and that “no white person would ever think of Tiger as a nigger,” because there’s a distinction between “people who just happen to be black and people who act like niggers.” He later used the word again, in reference to Mike Tyson, and the station fired him.
I forgot about Ziegler, then saw his name come
up in an interview with him conducted by FiveThirtyEight.com founder and statistician Nate Silver, whose revolutionary algorithmic calculations have made him something of a phenomenon. In the interview, about a controversial Zogby poll Ziegler had commissioned, Ziegler twice told Silver to “Go fuck yourself.” Then I forgot about Ziegler again, until January of this year.
Around January 7, Ziegler leaked excerpts of his interviews with Governor Sarah Palin on his website and on YouTube, which came as a surprise to the administration. The clips were from his upcoming film, due to premier at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 26. But the Palin clips, with her attacking Saturday Night Live and Katie Couric, became a national phenomenon.
Thing is, former Palin spokesman Bill McAllister had just told me that they were trying to keep the governor out of the national spotlight. I was working on a story entitled “Inside Palin’s war on the media” (from the January 15 issue), and McAllister told me, “We thought [the Ziegler interview] was going to be low key, frankly.”...
Palin: David Letterman 'pathetic'
Sarah Palin called David Letterman “pathetic” Tuesday after the CBS “Late Show” host said the Alaska Republican governor sports a “slutty flight attendant look.”
“What a commentary there,” Palin said of the comment during an interview on conservative host John Ziegler’s Los Angeles-based radio show. “That’s pretty pathetic, good ole David Letterman.”
In a follow up to Palin’s weekend trip to New York, Letterman’s “Top Ten” list on Monday featured “highlights of Sarah Palin’s trip to New York.” Number two on the list was “bought makeup at Bloomingdale’s to update her ‘slutty flight attendant’ look.”
“It’s very sad to not recognize what this trip was all about,” Palin said, pointing to the autism event she participated in during a stop in Westchester, New York....
RICHARD WAGONER: Ziegler returning to the airwaves via KGIL
KGIL (1260 and 540 AM, 105.3 HD-3) has announced it is bringing John Ziegler back to the local airwaves.
Beginning Monday, Ziegler will handle the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekday shift on the station; syndicated hosts Glenn Beck and Monica Crowley will each lose an hour of their programs to make room.
This will be the station's only local show, which could be considered quite an achievement for the former KFI (640 AM) evening host.
Ziegler left KFI in November 2007 for what was then called "mutual reasons." At the time, it was said he was going to be busy with other projects.
Soon, however, word leaked out about ongoing problems between Ziegler and KFI afternoon hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou. Ziegler countered with his version of what happened on his Web site, www.therealkfi.com (since taken down). After the site was launched, it was commonly assumed Ziegler would never return to the airwaves.
But as syndicated talker Don Imus proved, time heals all wounds. Ziegler began doing commentaries on KGIL last year, and it will be interesting to hear what changes, if any, he has in store for fans.
In a parallel-universe sort of related move, Bill O'Reilly's commentaries, formerly heard on KABC (790 AM), also will be on KGIL, weekdays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m....
For more information click on the link to see the source!
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