Ed Schultz, former conservative turned progressive broadcaster, who moved into the national spotlight as a liberal firebrand on MSNBC passed away yesterday at his home in Washington, D.C.
Schultz, currently the host of “The News With Ed Schultz” on RT America – a Russian state-financed cable network – was only 64. (The New York Times)
Mr. Schultz, a burly former college football quarterback with a booming voice, ranged across the political spectrum during his radio and television career, achieving his highest visibility as a blunt-spoken liberal and champion of blue-collar America as host of “The Ed Show” on MSNBC.
In the 1990s, he had his own conservative radio talk show broadcast regionally from Fargo, N.D. But by 2000, when he announced he was a Democrat, he, and his show, had begun turning to the left, gaining listeners even while others may have dropped him.
While it had nowhere near the listenership of shows hosted by conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, the Schultz show grew in popularity as he established himself as a sharp critic of President George W. Bush.
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When MSNBC hired him to host his own show in 2009, he joined an unabashedly liberal lineup that featured Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann. He had moments of bombast, from calling Vice President Dick Cheney an “enemy of the country” to declaring President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, or “Putie,” a hero to Republicans.
During college, Schultz played quarterback at Minnesota State University, leading the N.C.A.A. Division II in passing his senior year. After graduating he tried out for teams in the NFL and Canadian Football League without success. He began his career in radio as a sportscaster.
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