Conservative Talker Chris Plante Joins Westwood One

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Chris Plante

Westwood One will launch "The Chris Plante Show," featuring conservative talk host Chris Plante, on Monday, January 2. The program will air from its flagship station, WMAL-AM & FM/Washington, DC from 9am-12noon ET. Plante, known for his conservative values, will bring his daily political talk to radio, weaving pop culture references throughout the discussion of the topical news of the day.

A third-generation media pro, Plante began his radio career at WMAL in 2005 after 17 years inside the Washington bureau at CNN, where he moved up the ranks from researcher and assignment editor to Pentagon correspondent. During his tenure at CNN, he covered events from Vietnam and Albania to Jakarta. He was the director of the U.S. television network pool operations in Saudi Arabia for three months following Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

Plante won the Edward R. Murrow Award from the RTDNA for his live coverage of the terrorist attack on the pentagon on September 11, 2001. He was the first to report that the Pentagon had been attacked. He was also recognized by the Television Academy for his September 11 reporting. He makes regular appearances on The Fox News Channel and The Fox Business Network.

Plante said, "I can't wait to engage with new audiences around the country, where I will continue to rattle the cages of the high and mighty and share the unfiltered truth in this incredibly treacherous time. It is a great honor to be invited into your community, where I hope to become a welcome guest in your daily lives. And remember, just because the wheels are coming off everywhere you look, that doesn't mean you can't laugh your face off about it."

"Chris Plante takes the news of the day and breaks it down in his signature direct, funny, and fearless style," said Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes and Cumulus Executive VP/Corporate Marketing. "He engages a legion of devoted fans who tune in every day whether they agree with him or not. He's a captivating storyteller who makes great radio. It's the kind of programming we are proud to add to our best-in-class talk lineup."