Doug McIntyre
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Doug McIntyre (born November 11, 1957) is the morning (5AM-9AM) host on Los Angeles, California talk radio station KABC 790 AM. After a four-year run hosting their overnight show "Red Eye Radio," McIntyre was selected to inherit the "morning drive" position when veteran host Ken Minyard retired in October, 2004. McIntyre, a former television scriptwriter, is known for his interest in local politics (he hosted an extensive series of debates and interviews related to the Los Angeles Mayoral primary in March, 2005) and he has been active in addressing issues related to illegal immigration to the US, which he strenuously opposes, and private property rights, which he defends. McIntyre identifies himself as a Republican, though his social views are less conservative than many of his talk radio colleagues (he supports gay marriage and legalizing marijuana, for example). An amateur historian, McIntyre is an expert on the Wright Brothers, whom he has written about for American Heritage magazine. He is also known for using his program to promote contemporary musicians who work within traditional forms of jazz and song.
In May, 2006, McIntyre generated considerable attention (including an appearance as an interview subject on the nationally syndicated Bill O'Reilly program) when he offered his listeners an on-air apology for his prior support of the GW Bush administration entitled, "An Apology from a Bush Voter". In his "apology," McIntyre lays out his claim that the Bush administration has proven itself irresponsible where it isn't flatly incompetent, and he argues that "George W. Bush is the worst two-term President in the history of the country. Worse than Grant. I also believe a case can be made that he’s the worst President, period."
In June of 2006, McIntyre again garnered national attention by spearheading an attack on a taxpayer-funded elementary school in Los Angeles, Academia Semillas del Pueblo, which McIntyre criticises for promoting racial separatism. The controversy escalated when Sandy Wells, a reporter from McIntyre's radio station, was assulted outside the school grounds.
McIntyre is married to actress Penny Peyser and is a stepfather to two sons.
