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| '''Melanie Morgan''' is an American radio personality, formerly with ] (560 kHz AM) in ], where her husband, Jack Swanson, was VP of News and Programming.<ref name="sfgate061008">{{cite news |first= Joe |last= Garofoli |work= San Francisco Chronicle |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/08/CMGDBL4VPH1.DTL | title = Fanning the Flames |date= 2006-10-08 | accessdate = 2007-01-11 }}</ref> She was laid off from KSFO due to budget cutbacks and declining ad revenue, returned to host the morning show,<ref name= "LaTimes">{{cite news |url= http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-talkradio15-2009mar15,0,39114.story |work= Los Angeles Times |title= Conservative talk radio on the wane in California |accessdate= 2009-03-15 |date= 2009-03-15 }}</ref> then once more left the station as of July 10, 2013. She has also previously worked as a reporter for ] in San Francisco. She is the Chairman of ], a non-partisan, non-profit, charitable organization that supports the ] and their missions in the ]. She is known for her advocacy on behalf of the American military, defense of the War on Terror and criticism of American liberals.<ref name = "sfgate061008"/> | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| '''Melanie Morgan''' (b. ] in ]) is an American radio host based at ] in ].<ref name= "response">{{cite news | url = http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2006/12/talk-radio-melanie-morgan-wikipedia.html | work = The Radio Equalizer | title = More Vandalism: Online Enemies Again Target Misplaced Pages Entries | accessdate = 2007-04-04 | date = ] }}</ref> She has previously worked as a reporter for ]. She is the Chairman of ], a non-profit organization that supports U.S. armed forces and the current mission in the ]. | |||
| Morgan was born in ]. She attended the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | Her ] was the subject of the ] ''High Stakes: The Melanie Morgan Story''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119290/ | title = High Stakes (1997) (TV) |work=] |accessdate= 2007-04-04 }}</ref> In 2006, she told the ] that she had not placed a bet in 13 years, and has served as president of the California Council on Problem Gambling.<ref name="sfgate061008" /> | ||
| ==Career and personal life== | |||
| Morgan currently hosts the morning show on ] 560 in the Bay Area with co-host Lee Rodgers and traffic reporter and sidekick "Officer Vic." The program has been among the highest rated in the Bay Area.<ref name= "sfgate061008">{{cite news | first = Joe | last = Garofoli | work = ] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/08/CMGDBL4VPH1.DTL | title = Fanning the Flames | date = ] | accessdate = 2007-01-11 }}</ref> She attended ] but did not graduate. | |||
| Morgan is married to Jack Swanson, Director of News and Programming at KCBS Newsradio in San Francisco. They live in Novato, California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 22, 2020|title=Novato protesters demand end to virus restrictions|url=https://www.marinij.com/2020/05/22/novato-protesters-demand-end-to-virus-restrictions/|access-date=|website=Marin Independent Journal}}</ref> | |||
| Melanie began her career reporting on the 1983 Beirut ], Lebanon, where 241 Marines lost their lives. Although Morgan is a regional journalist based out of the California ], she has covered international events in China, Mexico and Iraq.<ref name= "sfgate061008">{{cite news | first = Joe | last = Garofoli | work = ] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/08/CMGDBL4VPH1.DTL | title = Fanning the Flames | date = ] | accessdate = 2007-01-11 }}</ref> | |||
| Morgan serves on the boards of a number of other nonprofit organizations, including the ]. | |||
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| On February 15, 2010 she revealed she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer but the cancer has not spread.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.melaniemorgan.com/latest/1753-l-aint-dead-yet-says-the-cowgirl.html |title= I Ain't Dead Yet Says The Cowgirl |work= melaniemorgan.com |accessdate= 2010-02-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010901/http://melaniemorgan.com/latest/1753-l-aint-dead-yet-says-the-cowgirl.html |archive-date= 2016-03-05 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | |||
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| ==Professional career== | |||
| She is currently Chair of ], a nonprofit advocacy and military support group that has, among many other things, mailed cookies and coffee to American troops, stood in support of U.S. involvement in Iraq, and protested against Michael Moore's film '']''.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| Morgan began her career reporting on the 1983 Beirut ], Lebanon, where 241 Marines lost their lives. While she focuses on San Francisco ] regional issues, she has covered events in ], ] and ].<ref name="sfgate061008" /> | |||
| | url = http://www.moveamericaforward.org | title = Move America Forward | accessdate = 2007-04-04 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2006, Morgan's report on U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq: "Voices of Soldiers" earned was recognized by the ] ]s for Best Special Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aptra.com/news/radiowinners06.asp |title=Associated Press Television and Radio Association |accessdate=2007-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707153934/http://www.aptra.com/news/radiowinners06.asp |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| In October 2006, Morgan and reporter Catherine Moy published ''American Mourning'', a book criticial of anti-war activist ] and her reaction to the news of her son's death. It also contains sexually derogatory allegations from Sheehan's sister-in-law about Sheehan's personal conduct.<ref>{{cite web | title="Hannity and Melanie Morgan cited "double standard" in media's attention on Foley while ignoring Cindy Sheehan's alleged participation in porn chat rooms" | publisher=] | url = http://mediamatters.org/items/200610180008}}</ref> It later described the Johnson family in Georgia, who also lost a son. The book suggests that this family reacted "correctly" by supporting the war. <ref>{{cite | author= Catherine Moy, Melanie Morgan | title = American Mourning: The Intimate Story of Two Families Joined by War, Torn by Beliefs | publisher=WND Books | date=October 2006}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2006, Morgan and reporter Catherine Moy published ''American Mourning'', which reported on two families whose sons, best friends from Army training and who died two weeks apart in Iraq, dealt with their sorrow. Anti-war activist ] became angry and hung an American soldier in effigy outside of Sacramento. The book contains allegations from Sheehan's sister-in-law that Sheehan engaged in sexual misbehavior, and contrasts her behavior with the family of Justin Johnson, whose father enlisted as a private in the military at age 46 following his sons death. Both families remain traumatized.<ref>{{cite book |author= Catherine Moy, Melanie Morgan |title= American Mourning: The Intimate Story of Two Families Joined by War, Torn by Beliefs |publisher= WND Books |date= October 2006 |isbn= 1-58182-540-4 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/americanmourning00cath }}</ref> | |||
| Morgan is married to Jack Swanson, a senior manager of the radio station. Morgan and her husband live in Marin County, north of San Francisco. | |||
| Melanie Morgan co-hosted a highly rated morning show with Lee Rodgers and traffic reporter "Officer Vic" on San Francisco ] radio station KSFO.<ref name="sfgate061008"/> Her tenure on the KSFO morning show ended in March 2008 when the station "decided not to renew her contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board financial cost cutting".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/03/03/melanie-morgan-canned-from-ksfo |title=Melanie Morgan canned from KSFO |author= |date= |publisher=ibabuzz.com |access-date=2008-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306180433/http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/03/03/melanie-morgan-canned-from-ksfo/ |archive-date=2008-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/archive/5996867/ |title=abc7news.com: KSFO morning radio host Melanie Morgan fired |date=March 3, 2008 |publisher=abclocal.go.com |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ==Melanie Morgan and Criticism== | |||
| ] tapped Morgan to be the host of the network's new morning show, ''America's Morning News''. It debuted June 15, 2009, co-hosted by ] and managed by the '']'', who contributes reporters to the program.<ref>{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed 2009-05-28.</ref> Morgan left the show January 5, 2010, citing health issues. | |||
| Anti-conservative ] has criticized conservative Melanie Morgan on several national issues including comments made about ] ]. Morgan commented "We've got a bull's-eye painted on her big, wide laughing eyes," referring to ] ], which a few critics considered a public death threat.<ref>. "Right-wing radio host Melanie Morgan: "We've got a bull's-eye painted on big, wide laughing eyes". ]. ] ].</ref>, and ] ]<ref>], , May 8, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.</ref> | |||
| Morgan was added back to the KSFO morning show in January 2012, but has since left again, as of July 10, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/djsaunders/2012/01/03/ksfo-plays-musical-chairs-with-talent/ |title=KSFO plays musical chairs. Limbaugh out |first=Debra J. |last=Saunders |website=SFGate |date=2012-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130225029/http://blog.sfgate.com/djsaunders/2012/01/03/ksfo-plays-musical-chairs-with-talent/ |archive-date=2012-01-30}}</ref><ref>KSFO: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121035712/http://www.ksfo560.com/page.php?page_id=151 |date=2013-01-21 }}</ref> | |||
| Talk show host ] twice named Morgan "Worst Radio Host in America". <ref> ‘Worst’: Radio host Melanie Morgan. ] ] ].</ref> | |||
| ==Political activism== | |||
| ==National Controversies== | |||
| Morgan and ] organized a pro-troop "webathon"<ref>A portmanteau of "World Wide Web" and "]. See also, ].</ref> on June 26, 2008. Conservative talk-show talent ], ], and ] participated. MAF members raised an aggregate of $1.055 million in gifts for U.S. soldiers and Iraqi children. | |||
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| ⚫ | After '']'' published a story regarding U.S. government tracking of terrorist funding, Morgan said that editor ] should be tried for ] and "If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the ]."<ref>{{cite news |
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| She is currently Chair of Move America Forward (MAF), a nonprofit, political advocacy group providing gifts to U.S. soldiers in Iraq. She was honored by Move America Forward (MAF) members on May 10, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.melaniemorgan.com/content/view/816/1/ |title=Melanie Morgan {{!}} A Salute to Melanie Morgan {{!}} His, Mike, Ksfo, Photo, Very |access-date= 2008-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720184057/http://www.melaniemorgan.com/content/view/816/1/ |archive-date=2008-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Morgan stated in the ] "I don't like third parties" and has been working with the ] in California.<ref>{{cite news |title='Tea Party' members offer a ground-level view |date=August 16, 2010 |author=Kathy Kiely and Susan Page |url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-08-13-1Ateaparty12_CV_N.htm |newspaper=] |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref> | |||
| On ], ], when the report of the ] (ISG) was published, Morgan said: "'Suggesting that can be our friends carries the heavy stench of ]. It is more reminiscent of ]'s capitulation to Hitler than ]'s resolute stand against Communism during the Cold War."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/2006/12/ | title = Iraq Study Group: A Complete Failure | work = Move America Forward | first = Melanie | last = Morgan | date = ] | accessdate = 2007-04-04 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ] distributing ] cards to redeploying troops in ], December, 2007]] | ||
| She described a British '']'' journalist named Damien Benson as "far-left", before describing the entire newspaper - one of Britain's most popular - as far left after they refused to print her comments on the Iranian hostage crisis. <ref>http://www.ksfo.com/viewentry.asp?ID=361103&PT=hosts Morgan attacks the Guardian</ref>. | |||
| ⚫ | As the chairman of Move America Forward, Morgan lead a 40-city campaign ''Heroes for the Holidays Tour'' to "rally support for the troops and their mission." During her last trip to the Middle East, Melanie Morgan and one of the ], ], brought over 100,000 Christmas cards to troops throughout the area of operations.<ref name=prnewswire>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-14-2007/0004723047&EDATE= |title=Vice President Signs 100,000th Christmas Card For U.S. Troops|date=2007-12-14|accessdate=2007-12-28}}</ref> Morgan will co-host ] 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= TROOPATHON AIMS TO SEND CARE PACKAGES TO TROOPS OVERSEAS |url= http://www.moveamericaforward.org/troopathon-aims-to-send-care-packages-overseas/#more-920 |publisher= Move America Forward|accessdate=4 June 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141934/http://www.moveamericaforward.org/troopathon-aims-to-send-care-packages-overseas/#more-920 |archive-date= 2014-04-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| ==Controversial statements and criticism== | |||
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| ⚫ | After '']'' published a story regarding U.S. government tracking of terrorist funding, Morgan said that editor ] should be tried for ] and "If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the ]."<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe |last=Garofoli |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/29/MNGICJM9B21.DTL |title= New chapter in battle of words over tracking terrorist financing |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2006-06-29 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060706142409/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F06%2F29%2FMNGICJM9B21.DTL |archivedate= 2006-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| Melanie Morgan's comments about ] ] on the November 14, 2006 broadcast of the ''Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Program'' have drawn criticism from media watchdogs and liberal ]gers. Morgan commented "We've got a bull's-eye painted on her big, wide laughing eyes."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-23-free-speech-battles_x.htm |title=Media outlets battle it out over free-speech rights |first=Martin |last=Kasindorf |website=USA Today |date=2007-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113044151/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-23-free-speech-battles_x.htm |archive-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Morgan said the statement was a political metaphor that had been distorted by critics in order to appear violent.<ref name=Cohen>{{cite news |first=Noam |last=Cohen |title=Bloggers Take on Talk Radio Hosts |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/technology/15radio.html |work= ] |date= 2008-01-15 |accessdate= 2008-07-08 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ===''The News Hour with Jim Lehrer''=== | ||
| In 2007, Morgan claimed during a broadcast on KSFO that Hungarian financier ] worked with the Nazis "in order to further his own career;" Soros was age 13 when the Nazis entered Hungary. During the broadcast, the station manager came on-air to deny the accuracy of the statements and to say KFSO "regrets that they were broadcast." This incident and others led to Morgan twice being named "Worst Radio Host in America" by ] talk show host ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17391631/ns/msnbc-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/t/worst-radio-host-melanie-morgan/#.WXSHTPl97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715152621/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17391631/ns/msnbc-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/t/worst-radio-host-melanie-morgan/#.WXSHTPl97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title = 'Worst': Radio host Melanie Morgan| website=] }}</ref> | |||
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| Morgan has also claimed that President ] attended a ], an allegation that has been discredited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2007/01/24/morgan-repeated-discredited-obama-smear-with-ne/137835|title = Morgan repeated discredited Obama smear, with new claim of Edwards as source| website=] }}</ref> | |||
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| On ], ], while Morgan and her KSFO co-hosts Lee Rodgers were discussing philanthropist and political activist ], the two stated that in 1944, Soros "hid the fact that he's a Jew" and "apparently very cheerfully and willingly, went to work for the Nazis" and "ran around Hungary with Nazi officials, serving eviction notices to people who were going to be shipped out on the death trains."<ref name="mm_nazi">{{cite web | url = http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270014 | title = KSFO program director retracts Soros Nazi smear: 'These statements are not accurate, and KSFO regrets that they were broadcast' | date = ] | author = J.M. | work = ] | accessdate = 2007-04-04 }}</ref> This statement prompted the following on-air retraction and apology from KSFO Program Director Ken Berry: "During our February 8th broadcast, the hosts of this program mistakenly stated that financier George Soros 'cheerfully' and 'willingly' went to work for the Nazis after his native Hungary was occupied during World War II, when Mr. Soros was 13 years old. The hosts also mistakenly stated that Mr. Soros 'ran around Hungary with Nazi officials, serving eviction notices to people who were going to be shipped out on the death trains,' and that he did so 'to further his own career.' These statements are not accurate, and KSFO regrets that they were broadcast."<ref name="mm nazi"/> | |||
| On May 9, 2007, Morgan appeared with ] co-founder and chairman ] on '']''. Morgan accused the veteran of "political games" and undermining the U.S. troops serving in ].<ref>''The News Hour with Jim Lehrer'': {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119002552/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june07/iraq_05-08.html |date=2014-01-19 }}. May 9, 2007.</ref> Executive Producer Linda Winslow responded to complaints by saying, | |||
| ⚫ | <blockquote>Since neither guest was in the studio with Judy Woodruff, there wasn't much she could do to prevent them from interrupting one another, short of saying – as she did at least three times – 'please let him/her finish his/her point'. The NewsHour style is to ask pointed questions politely; we expect our guests to subscribe to the same rules. Since the program is produced live, we can't do much to eliminate rude guests from your television screen once the segment has begun; what we can do is guarantee you will never see Morgan on our program again.<ref>], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061351/http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=123284 |date=2007-05-20 }}, May 17, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ombudsman's Mailbag |url=https://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2007/05/ombudsmans_mailbag_7.html |first=Michael |last=Getler |publisher=PBS |date=2007-05-17 |access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
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| Morgan subsequently blamed ] for her '']'' status, accusing the organization of "a bottom-line effort... they call their people and ask them to call PBS."<ref>''Hannity & Colmes'', Fox News Channel, May 21, 2007.</ref> | |||
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American journalist For the Washingon State Legislature member, see Melanie Morgan (politician).| Melanie Morgan | |
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| Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | author, columnist, political commentator, radio show host |
| Spouse | Jack Swanson |
| Website | www.MelanieMorgan.com/ |
Melanie Morgan is an American radio personality, formerly with KSFO (560 kHz AM) in San Francisco, where her husband, Jack Swanson, was VP of News and Programming. She was laid off from KSFO due to budget cutbacks and declining ad revenue, returned to host the morning show, then once more left the station as of July 10, 2013. She has also previously worked as a reporter for KGO-TV in San Francisco. She is the Chairman of Move America Forward, a non-partisan, non-profit, charitable organization that supports the U.S. armed forces and their missions in the War on Terrorism. She is known for her advocacy on behalf of the American military, defense of the War on Terror and criticism of American liberals.
Personal life
Morgan was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended the Lindenwood University.
Her addiction to gambling was the subject of the TV-movie High Stakes: The Melanie Morgan Story. In 2006, she told the San Francisco Chronicle that she had not placed a bet in 13 years, and has served as president of the California Council on Problem Gambling.
Morgan is married to Jack Swanson, Director of News and Programming at KCBS Newsradio in San Francisco. They live in Novato, California.
Morgan serves on the boards of a number of other nonprofit organizations, including the Bruin Alumni Association.
On February 15, 2010 she revealed she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer but the cancer has not spread.
Professional career
Morgan began her career reporting on the 1983 Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing, Lebanon, where 241 Marines lost their lives. While she focuses on San Francisco Bay Area regional issues, she has covered events in China, Mexico and Iraq.
In 2006, Morgan's report on U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq: "Voices of Soldiers" earned was recognized by the Associated Press Mark Twain Awards for Best Special Program.
In October 2006, Morgan and reporter Catherine Moy published American Mourning, which reported on two families whose sons, best friends from Army training and who died two weeks apart in Iraq, dealt with their sorrow. Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan became angry and hung an American soldier in effigy outside of Sacramento. The book contains allegations from Sheehan's sister-in-law that Sheehan engaged in sexual misbehavior, and contrasts her behavior with the family of Justin Johnson, whose father enlisted as a private in the military at age 46 following his sons death. Both families remain traumatized.
Melanie Morgan co-hosted a highly rated morning show with Lee Rodgers and traffic reporter "Officer Vic" on San Francisco Bay Area radio station KSFO. Her tenure on the KSFO morning show ended in March 2008 when the station "decided not to renew her contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board financial cost cutting".
Talk Radio Network tapped Morgan to be the host of the network's new morning show, America's Morning News. It debuted June 15, 2009, co-hosted by John McCaslin and managed by the Washington Times, who contributes reporters to the program. Morgan left the show January 5, 2010, citing health issues.
Morgan was added back to the KSFO morning show in January 2012, but has since left again, as of July 10, 2013.
Political activism
Morgan and Michelle Malkin organized a pro-troop "webathon" on June 26, 2008. Conservative talk-show talent Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin participated. MAF members raised an aggregate of $1.055 million in gifts for U.S. soldiers and Iraqi children.
She is currently Chair of Move America Forward (MAF), a nonprofit, political advocacy group providing gifts to U.S. soldiers in Iraq. She was honored by Move America Forward (MAF) members on May 10, 2008. Morgan stated in the USA Today "I don't like third parties" and has been working with the Tea Party movement in California.
As the chairman of Move America Forward, Morgan lead a 40-city campaign Heroes for the Holidays Tour to "rally support for the troops and their mission." During her last trip to the Middle East, Melanie Morgan and one of the Gold Star Mothers, Debbie Lee, brought over 100,000 Christmas cards to troops throughout the area of operations. Morgan will co-host Troopathon 2013.
Controversial statements and criticism
After The New York Times published a story regarding U.S. government tracking of terrorist funding, Morgan said that editor Bill Keller should be tried for treason and "If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the gas chamber."
Melanie Morgan's comments about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the November 14, 2006 broadcast of the Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Program have drawn criticism from media watchdogs and liberal bloggers. Morgan commented "We've got a bull's-eye painted on her big, wide laughing eyes." Morgan said the statement was a political metaphor that had been distorted by critics in order to appear violent.
In 2007, Morgan claimed during a broadcast on KSFO that Hungarian financier George Soros worked with the Nazis "in order to further his own career;" Soros was age 13 when the Nazis entered Hungary. During the broadcast, the station manager came on-air to deny the accuracy of the statements and to say KFSO "regrets that they were broadcast." This incident and others led to Morgan twice being named "Worst Radio Host in America" by MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann.
Morgan has also claimed that President Barack Obama attended a madrassa, an allegation that has been discredited.
The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
On May 9, 2007, Morgan appeared with VoteVets.org co-founder and chairman Jon Soltz on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Morgan accused the veteran of "political games" and undermining the U.S. troops serving in Iraq. Executive Producer Linda Winslow responded to complaints by saying,
Since neither guest was in the studio with Judy Woodruff, there wasn't much she could do to prevent them from interrupting one another, short of saying – as she did at least three times – 'please let him/her finish his/her point'. The NewsHour style is to ask pointed questions politely; we expect our guests to subscribe to the same rules. Since the program is produced live, we can't do much to eliminate rude guests from your television screen once the segment has begun; what we can do is guarantee you will never see Morgan on our program again.
Morgan subsequently blamed Media Matters for America for her persona non grata status, accusing the organization of "a bottom-line effort... they call their people and ask them to call PBS."
References
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