Rose predominantly takes stances on issues concerning her spiritual faith and Christianity in politics, religion, family values, social problems, and education. A majority of the show consists of Quinn discussing a wide range of topics: politics, science, economics, social issues, and world affairs. Quinn promotes issues such as the right to bear arms, the FairTax, Christian values, alternative media, and the military. He claims to expose liberals, the IRS, big government, radical environmentalists, the bias of the mainstream media, and outspoken Hollywood actors. Quinn's program follows a conservative format. Quinn authored a "liberal version" of "The Ant and the Grasshopper" in 1994. It can be heard worldwide on the Internet via EST on certain affiliates and on XM Satellite Radio Channel 158 others replay the first hour after 9. The show, broadcast with co-host Rose Somma Tennent (aka "Radio Rose"), is live weekdays from 6 a.m. He commonly refers to "Quinn's Laws," a collection of statements that sum up his world view, such as "liberalism always generates the exact opposite of its stated intent" (i.e., the War on Poverty has led to even greater poverty)." He regularly equates modern liberalism with Marxism. He claims to champion a smaller federal government and free markets. Quinn is a proponent of a Constitutional government that adheres to the guiding principles of the nation's founders. The program was moved to WPGB radio in 2004 when that station adopted an all talk format. John Lorinc, currently an anchor/editor at CNNRadio did news and traffic for Quinn's show from 1998 through 2000. Quinn largely credits this lawsuit with "opening his eyes" and inducing his conversion to political conservatism.Īfter Quinn's program was cancelled on B-94, he landed the morning drive program on WRRK radio in Pittsburgh, and adopted his current political talk format, a conservative talk radio program. Shortly thereafter, his FM morning show was cancelled. They had made a crude joke suggesting that newswoman Liz Randolph was adept at oral sex. After performing a skit for that show, Quinn and his on-air partner, "Banana Don" Jefferson, were sued for sexual harassment for their antics, which were somewhat comparable to those of Howard Stern. Their format was teenie pop and junior high bathroom humor. In 1983, he became half of "The Quinn and Banana Show" on B-94 FM, which ran in Pittsburgh, PA, until the late 1980s. Quinn later moved to the midday slot at WTAE radio, an adult contemporary station in Pittsburgh, under the watch of General Manager, Ted Atkins ("Captain Showbiz"). Quinn's final hour included a trivia game called "Stump The Audience," where the answers had been kept "in a sealed envelope on Funk and Wagnalls' doorstep since noon today." In an emotional farewell as he returned to Pittsburgh, Quinn said, "May I get lockjaw if I ever forget how much I appreciate the people who listen."Ī Pittsburgh station, 13Q or WKTQ, lured him back in 1977 to capture the adults who had grown up listening to him on KQV. He then moved to Buffalo, where in the late 1970s he became known to listeners throughout the northeast on WWKB (WKBW-AM at the time), a 50,000 watt station that took requests from as far away as Norway. He stayed until 1972, then spent time in New York City at WPIX-FM. In 1968, he jumped at an opportunity to take a job in Philadelphia, but was back at KQV in less than a year. Quinn was hired from WING/Dayton in 1967 and had an immediate impact on the market. Quinn is best remembered in the Pittsburgh area as the nighttime screamer on KQV radio in the 1960s, during the station's peak as a Top 40 power. Limbaugh worked at KQV and WIXZ/McKeesport, PA as a disc jockey under the name Jeff Christie. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.īefore beginning his political morning show, Quinn spent a number of years doing voiceover work for WPGH-TV 53 and as a disc jockey at KQV in the 1970s, where he would befriend his eventual political mentor Rush Limbaugh. and is also heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 158 from 6 - 9 a.m. His program, The War Room with Quinn and Rose, is aired on 12 stations across the U.S. When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.Jim Quinn (born 1943) is an American conservative radio talk show host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WORTH DYING FOR The Declaration of Independence Listen to Quinn in the Morning live on Mondays to Fridays from 6am to 9am, Archives and Podcasts.
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