Larry Elder
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Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder (born April 27, 1952) aka "the sage from South Central" is an American libertarian radio talk show host and author whose The Larry Elder Show is a nationally syndicated talk show on ABC Radio Networks. The Larry Elder Show broadcasts live from 6-9 PM (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday. Elder has been on Talk Radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California since 1994. Although Elder ideologically is a libertarian, he became a Republican in 2003. Melding the two, he sometimes refers to himself as a Republitarian.
Elder was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles and attended Brown University, receiving a BA in Political Science in 1974. He then attended University of Michigan School of Law, graduating in 1977. After graduation, he worked with a large law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, where he practiced litigation. In 1980, he founded "Laurence A. Elder and Associates," a business specializing in recruiting experienced attorneys, while at the same time, hosting a television show in Cleveland, first on PBS, then on the local Fox Network affiliate.
Elder also hosted the television show, Moral Court, distributed by Warner Brothers Television. Elder was profiled by 60 Minutes and 20/20 and served as replacement for Geraldo Rivera on CNBC’s Rivera Live while Rivera was on vacation. His PBS program National Desk, including the segment, "Redefining Racism: Fresh Voices From Black America," for which he won a AEGIS Award of Excellence, a Telly award, and a Emerald City Gold Award of Excellence. He has played himself on the sitcoms Spin City and The Hughleys. Elder's newspaper and online column is carried by Investor's Business Daily, World Net Daily, Townhall.com, Jewish World Review and David Horowitz's Front Page Magazine.
When a group called Talking Drum Community Forum tried to force Elder off the air, the ACLU came to his defense. A piece of hate mail Elder showed to John Stossel in his on-air interview said, "You are not good enough to kiss the ass of a dead rat."
He currently hosts a syndicated daytime talk show. Warner Brothers Domestic Television Distribution has ended production of the television version of The Larry Elder Show. Shows will continue to air until early September, 2005.
Awards
Books
- The Ten things You Can't Say in America ISBN 0312284659
- Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies, and the Special Interests that Divide America ISBN 0312320175
Video
- Redefining racism : fresh voices from black America which "Probes the deep chasm between black and white Americans and the increasing hostility towards whites felt by a vast number of African-Americans"
- Title IX And Women In Sports What's Wrong With This Picture?
Whidbey Island Films