Jim Bohannon

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James E. "Jim" Bohannon (born January 7, 1944^[1]) is a broadcaster who has worked in both television and radio.

During the 1980s he was a fill-in for Larry King when King had his popular nighttime national radio program. He also does much work with the Smithsonian Associates. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003.

Bohannon took over as permanent host of Larry King's program in the mid 1990s when King moved to hosting his CNN TV show full time. His radio program is called the Jim Bohannon Show, which is produced by Westwood One (as successor to the Mutual Broadcasting System, Larry King's original radio network). He broadcasts from Washington, D.C., where WWWT (the former Washington Post Radio) is considered his flagship station today.

The show airs Monday through Friday from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (02:00 to 05:00 UTC). Each segment of the show features guests for interviews and calls from listeners. His show usually deals with politics and popular culture. In the event that Bohannon is not hosting that night's show, a guest host (chosen by Westwood One) takes his place. Guest hosts have historically varied in nature and political views greatly; past guest hosts include conservative talk host and comedian Dennis Miller, progressive talk host Leslie Marshall, and comedienne Joan Rivers.

At the beginning of each hour is bumper music and the music for the start of each hour is specially designed to inform the listener of who the show host is.

Jim Bohannon also hosts two other Westwood One radio programs: America in the Morning, a news-magazine that airs live Monday through Friday from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM EST (10:00 to 11:00 UTC), and the weekend news-magazine America This Week.

Bohannon's political views, as stated on air, lean toward being moderate and/or slightly conservative. Bohannon has stated that he is a registered Democrat for the purposes of voting in primary elections. Critics maintain he is a far-right conservative in the mold of Rush Limbaugh (although this criticism is usually from far-left progressives); he is on the GOP's official list of talk radio shows.^[2]

Bohannon also occasionally serves as a booth announcer for CBS-TV's Face the Nation. He also does voice announcements for the satellite feeds of some Westwood One programs, such as The Dennis Miller Show.

He is also a Vietnam Veteran. ^[3]