website politics children birth_place ethnicity name parents birth_date known_for residence spouse article_title education birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/ www.michaelsavage.wnd.com -rsb- conservative -lrb- independent -rrb- russell -lrb- born 1977 -rrb- weiner -lrb- born 1970 -rrb- rebecca lin yops bronx u.s. , new york city , new york , jewish michael savage benjamin -rrb- weiner -lrb- father -rrb- rae weiner -lrb- mother 31 march 1942 conservative activism radio show activist larkspur , california u.s. carol divorced -rrb- janet weiner -lrb- 1967 & ndash ; present ely -rrb- -lrb- 1964 & ndash ; 1967 , michael savage
 queens at mānoa -lrb- m.a. anthropology and m.s. ethnobotany -rrb- university college of california , berkeley -lrb- ph.d. nutritional ethnomedicine -rrb- -lrb- b.s. biology -rrb- university of hawaii michael alan weiner radio talk show host commentator author
michael savage

michael alan weiner -lrb- born march 31 , 1942 -rrb- , better known by his stage name michael savage , is an american radio host , author , activist , nutritionist , and political commentator .
he is the host of `` the savage nation '' , a nationally syndicated talk show that aired on talk radio network across the united states until 2012 , and in 2009 was the second most listened-to radio talk show in the country with an audience of 8 to 10 million listeners on 400 stations across the united states .
since october 23 , 2012 , after several weeks off the air , michael savage has been syndicated by cumulus media networks .
in april 2013 , he was in a six-way tie for sixth place for the most listeners among other talk shows , with 3.5 + million weekly listeners .
he holds master 's degrees from the university of hawaii in medical botany and medical anthropology , and a ph.d. from the university of california , berkeley in nutritional ethnomedicine .
as michael weiner , he has written books on nutrition , herbal medicine , and homeopathy ; as michael savage , he has written four political books that have reached the `` new york times '' best seller list .
savage has summarized his political philosophy in three words : borders , language , and culture .
savage has characterized his views as conservative nationalism , while critics have characterized them as `` fostering extremism or hatred . ''
he opposes illegal immigration to the united states , supports the english-only movement and argues that liberalism and progressivism are degrading american culture .
although his radio delivery is mainly characterized as politically themed , he also often covers topics such as medicine , nutrition , music , literature , history , theology , philosophy , sports , business , economics , and culture , and tells personal anecdotes .
since 2009 , savage has been barred from entering the united kingdom , for allegedly `` seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred '' .
