birth_place nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
united states american al rantel 14 october 1955 al rantel
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al rantel

al rantel -lrb- born october 14 , 1955 -rrb- is a conservative talk show host .
rantel 's most recent contract was with kabc radio , los angeles , california , he retired for medical reasons in june , 2009 .
rantel is unusual in being an outspoken conservative who is openly gay .
he worked in florida for many years prior to moving to kabc , and has appeared as a pundit on television news and discussion programs .
rantel received the opportunity to work in los angeles at radio station kabc due to the encouragement of another east coast transplanted talk host , tom leykis .
rantel previously worked for los angeles station knx and florida stations winz , wnws , and wftl .
starting january 2012 , rantel can be heard once a week -lrb- either tuesday or thursday -rrb- on `` the marc germain show '' , on talkradioone.com
