Being a radio talk show host for the last 26 years has been a true privilege. It has allowed me the opportunity to express my views on the air, exchange ideas with listeners and interview some of the most powerful and interesting guests in the world.
After starting on the radio, I was fortunate enough to be able to launch a television show, a political comedy show, a weekly column and eventually author a book. All these activities were done to communicate important ideas with the public and attempt to influence our nation’s political environment in a positive way.
While there have been many blessings from this career, it has not been all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, as a conservative talk show host working in the progressive city of New Orleans it has been quite a challenge.
Often conservative views are labeled “racist” by those on the left. My belief that “forced busing” was a failure for our communities, schools, and children, as well as delaying progress in achieving the admirable goal of racial harmony, enraged one of my liberal radio show callers.
He decided to pay for a half-page ad in the local African American weekly newspaper labeling me a racist. The title shrieked “Louisiana’s Trent Lott.” Not surprisingly, my young children and family members were l ...
