Mike Siegel
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Mike Siegel (born 1945) is an American radio talk show host. He was the host of the late night talk show Coast to Coast AM from April 2000 until January 2001. He became a frequent substitute of the show's host, Art Bell in late 1999 and early 2000, and when Bell announced his retirement, he recommended Siegel to succeed him. Siegel maintained the format of the show that Art Bell had created, but his personal style was very different, and the show became less popular. Early in 2001, Bell decided to return and Siegel left the show.
Siegel hosted the show from Seattle, Washington where he lived. He is Jewish and a political conservative. Before and after his time on Coast to Coast, he was a substitute for some nationally syndicated conservative talk show hosts including Michael Reagan. During the 1990s, he had a daily talk show on Seattle's KVI.
Siegel was also formerly host of a morning drive conservative talk show on [1] KTTH in Seattle, Washington. In early December 2005, His contract with KTTH expired and he quit his show. He is now replaced by David Boze and Dan Sytman in the morning.
On February 1, 2006 Siegel began a temporary stint (as host of "Noonday" on WDAY-AM [2] in Fargo, North Dakota. The show had been hosted by Jack Sunday and Sandy Buttweiler, who abruptly left the station on January 26, 2006 to return to KFGO-AM, where they had been fired in December, 2004. He was later replaced on WDAY by two radio novices, "Angie and Darcy" (sisters who won a contest to host the program), but continues part-time as a replacement host for the Hot Talk program hosted by WDAY general manager Scott Hennen (a personal friend of Siegel).
As of June, 2006, he is doing a one-hour local issues radio show from 5-7 PM on KITZ in Bremerton Washington and KGTK in Olympia.
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- He was Professor of Communication at both Emerson College (Boston) and Fitchburg State College (Fitchburg).[1]
- Was a guest on "Geraldo" in a discussion about the congressional pay raise campaign which was instrumental in stopping a 51% pay raise for members of Congress. [2]
- Guest on Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" (January 2000) along with Actress Carol Alt and Rap Artist/Actor Ice Cube. [3]
- Appeared on "Court TV" (January 2000) breaking the story of Jeff Smith, the "Frugal Gourmet", accused pedophile on KIRO. [4]
- Recognized by "Talkers Magazine" as one of the 100 Most Important Talk Hosts in America. [5]
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| Preceded by Art Bell |
Regular Coast to Coast AM host (M-F) April 27, 2000–February 5, 2001 |
Succeeded by George Noory |
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