Lynn Samuels

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Lynn Samuels (born September 2, 1942) is a liberal radio personality based in New York City who currently hosts a weekday talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio channel SIRIUS Left 146.

She was previously known for her liberal stance on predominantly conservative talk radio station WABC, where she was a hostess for over a decade, when she was regularly on the air immediately after Rush Limbaugh before the latter went national.

Samuels is known for her thick "New York" accent and honest approach to life and politics. In addition, she runs a news blog, where she updates daily links to news stories and promotes her Sirius Satellite Radio show.

Born in Niagara Falls and raised in Queens, Samuels went to college but never graduated. She listened to the radio—starting with soap operas—but never thought of being on the radio until she went to a public radio station in the mid ‘70s to answer phones during a fund-raising drive. As her political awareness rose and her respect for the politically correct broadcasters around her fell, she figured she could also become a radio host. When someone at WBAI, New York got sick one night, Samuels filled in.

After working at WBAI for 10 years, Walter Sabo (now a SIRIUS consultant) heard Samuels' pleas for a paid job and she tried out at WOR in NYC. WOR hired an auto mechanic for the time slot instead. Soon, WABC in NYC came calling and Samuels stayed there for 10 years, with good ratings, even as the station moved farther to the right. She was forced to share her show with Barry Farber. This resulted in her departure from the station for a while. Citing "budgetary reasons", WABC eventually fired Samuels in 2002 . After a short stint at a station on Long Island, she was hired by Sirius.

In 1999, Lynn launched her website lynnsamuels.com—a low tech news Website—to let people see news stories Lynn thinks are important .

You can catch this talk show host on Sirius live Monday through Friday from 1pm - 3pm (Eastern) on channel 146 with re-broadcasts Tuesday through Saturday from 3am - 5am.

The channel also runs "Best Of Lynn Samuels shows on Saturdays and Sundays from noon - 2 pm (Eastern)