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'''Jon Leiberman''' is an American reporter, |
'''Jon Leiberman''' is an American reporter, television producer, and radio news personality. He has been a correspondent and producer of [[America's Most Wanted]]. He has been a reporter for [[WBFF]] in [[Baltimore]] and the newsman at [[WIYY]] 98 Rock radio in Baltimore. He has also worked as a reporter in [[New Mexico]] and [[Kansas]]. He is currently the host of TrueFacts with Jon Leiberman on cyberstationusa.com and a regular contributor to [[HLN (TV channel)|CNN HLN]] on crime issues. |
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In October 2004, Leiberman made headlines when he was fired by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] for publicly questioning the company's decision to air ''[[Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal]]'', a 40-minute film critical of Presidential candidate [[John Kerry]]'s role in the anti-war movement during the [[Vietnam War]]. Leiberman claimed he was fired by Sinclair for criticizing the film in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' as "biased political propaganda," and later told CNN: "The reason for my firing was that I relayed what they called proprietary information from an in-house meeting and I divulged it to the media, which is against company policy."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/</ref> |
In October 2004, Leiberman made headlines when he was fired by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] for publicly questioning the company's decision to air ''[[Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal]]'', a 40-minute film critical of Presidential candidate [[John Kerry]]'s role in the anti-war movement during the [[Vietnam War]]. Leiberman claimed he was fired by Sinclair for criticizing the film in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' as "biased political propaganda," and later told CNN: "The reason for my firing was that I relayed what they called proprietary information from an in-house meeting and I divulged it to the media, which is against company policy."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:44, 21 January 2013
Jon Leiberman | |
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| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Known for | Howard 100 News |
| Website | jonleiberman |
Jon Leiberman is an American reporter, television producer, and radio news personality. He has been a correspondent and producer of America's Most Wanted. He has been a reporter for WBFF in Baltimore and the newsman at WIYY 98 Rock radio in Baltimore. He has also worked as a reporter in New Mexico and Kansas. He is currently the host of TrueFacts with Jon Leiberman on cyberstationusa.com and a regular contributor to CNN HLN on crime issues.
In October 2004, Leiberman made headlines when he was fired by Sinclair Broadcast Group for publicly questioning the company's decision to air Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal, a 40-minute film critical of Presidential candidate John Kerry's role in the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War. Leiberman claimed he was fired by Sinclair for criticizing the film in The Baltimore Sun as "biased political propaganda," and later told CNN: "The reason for my firing was that I relayed what they called proprietary information from an in-house meeting and I divulged it to the media, which is against company policy."[1]
In 2006, Leiberman began reporting for America's Most Wanted, the long-running reality TV series hosted by John Walsh that profiles cases of wanted criminals. He reports mostly on cases from New York, such as Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, but he has also reported on the cases of Jose Campean, Ignacio Ramos and Gilmer Hernandez.
In August 2011, he joined SiriusXM Satellite Radio as a reporter for The Howard Stern Show and Stern's Howard 100 News department, replacing investigative reporter Steve Langford. In January 2012, Leiberman began to host Leiberman Live at Five, a weekly news radio show airing on Howard 101.[2]
Leiberman is a 1997 graduate of Northwestern University.
References
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/
- ^ "Weekly Program List - Howard 101 - SiriusXM Radio". Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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