Jeff Rense
Jeffry Shearer Rense is an American radio talk-show host. His show, the Jeff Rense Program, publishes various conspiracy theories, and was formerly broadcast via satellite radio, which remains archived online.[1][2]
Rense's radio program and website promote views such as 9/11 conspiracy theories,[3] UFO reporting, paranormal phenomena, creation of diseases, chemtrails, evidence of advanced ancient technology, emergent energy technologies, and alternative medicine.
Rense's writings and website have been deemed anti-semitic by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.[4][5]
Subsequent to his participation in middle school gym class, Jeff became known as "rensil the pencil."[6]
Radio host
Rense's first on-air experience came while he was a student at University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1994 Rense self-financed a radio show on Santa Barbara's KTMS. The show was originally broadcast as Sightings on the Radio, the title being a direct reference to the television series Sightings. Around the year 2000 all references to Sightings were dropped and the current title was adopted.
The show was originally distributed by Premiere Radio Networks but was dropped in the late 1990s. Talk Radio Network then carried the show through the early 2000s. Genesis Communications Network next took over distribution and carried the show through August 2009 when Rense pulled the show from the network, accusing fellow GCN host Alex Jones of threatening his family.[7] Jeff Rense Program is now streamed through Rense's personal website.
Jeff Rense Program topics and guests
Recurring themes on Jeff Rense Program are a mistrust of the establishment and theorizing about who was behind the September 11 attacks. Regular guests include conspiracy theorists, geopolitical experts, and ufologists. Notable guests have included Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, The Political Cesspool's host James Edwards, paranormal expert Brad Steiger, South African journalist Jani Allan,[8] Jordan Maxwell, David Duke, Devvy Kid and Harry Cooper[9] who accompanies Rense on his annual Hitler's Birthday celebration show every year in April.[10]
Criticism of anti-semitic content
The Anti-Defamation League and The Southern Poverty Law Center have stated that Rense disseminates anti-semitic and pro-Nazi speech while promoting others with similar ideologies.[4][11]
Notes
- ↑ James B., Meigs (2006). "The Conspiracy Industry". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ Beirich, Heidi. "Rense Radio Network Apparently Kicked off its Satellite Provider". Souther Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "What they are saying". Adl.org. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- 1 2 "Rense Web Site Promotes Anti-Semitic View". Anti Defamation League. March 17, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Beirich, Heidi (April 26, 2015). "Jeff Rense: In His Own Words". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.alternet.org/media/meet-jeff-rense-velvet-voice-conspiracy-theory-radio
- ↑ "Alex Jones threatens Jeff Rense, has him kicked off GCN | Peace . Gold . Liberty". Dailypaul.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ↑ https://www.webcitation.org/5nDtdeHqr?url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2008. Missing or empty
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- ↑ "New Report on Jeff Rense and His Rense Radio Network".
- ↑ Beirich, Heidi (April 26, 2015). "New Report on Jeff Rense and His Rense Radio Network". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
References
- Silva, Veronica C. "Cyberspace: Host to Host". BusinessWorld (Philippines). 4 September 1997. p. 18.
External links
- Jeff Rense Program – official site