| Rick Amato | |
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Rick Amato |
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| Occupation | Political commentator, Radio Talk Show Host, syndicated newsletter writer and columnist |
| Education | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
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www.amatotalk.com |
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Rick Amato is a conservative political commentator, syndicated newsletter writer, columnist, and talk show host.
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He was born in the western Pennsylvania steel town of Sharon, PA and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the grandson of Italian and German immigrants. Rick Amato is a graduate of The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Marketing and minored in Economics and Accounting.
His background includes having had worked as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch. He founded Amato Wealth Management Group which prior to being sold in 2006 was named The Top Financial Advisor Firm in La Jolla, California by The La Jolla Light newspaper.
He received his first-ever radio experience by co-hosting The Business Of Sports on XTRA radio in San Diego along with Jim Rome, America's premier sports talk personality.
In April 2008 he became the first-ever radio host for The Washington Times newspaper with the launch of Inside the Story. The Rick Amato Show tag line is: Politics, Pop Culture and National Security.
He is the host of The Rick Amato Show on KCBQ in San Diego, and also of Inside the Story with Rick Amato on Washington Times Radio News on wsRadio.
The Rick Amato Show received 1st Place during the 36th annual San Diego Press Club "Excellance In Journalism Awards" in the Talk Radio – Best Interview category.[1] The ceremony was held October 20, 2009.
He is an Op-ed Columnist with articles appearing in The Washington Times, Townhall.com and Big Hollywood at Breitbart.com.
Crowd size and fears for public safety' were the reasons given for the cancellation of one of his shows. He was to broadcast 'live' from outside the gates of Camp Pendleton Marine base in order to raise awareness of the government's treatment of The Pendleton 8. However the Oceanside, California police department expressed concerns over public safety due to the anticipated large crowd size forcing cancellation of the broadcast.
Instead he rallied on behalf of the Pendleton 8 from inside his San Diego studio.[2] The Pendleton 8 were seven Marines and a Naval corpesman being held in a brig- shackled, chained and in Solitary confinement- before charges were ever formally brought against them. Seven of the eight have since been freed.
He has used his show to raise thousands of dollars in legal defense funds for lower level, enlisted military members accused of wrong doing in the War on Terror and for severely wounded veterans.
Rick has also become actively involved in the TEA Party movement and is frequently asked to emcee the events.[3]
Rick Amato believes conservatives need to do a better job of embracing pop culture instead of pushing away from it. Conservative Hollywood actor-filmmaker Robert Davi often acts as a guest host for Amato on The Rick Amato Show.