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== Career ==
== Career ==
Loesch hosts ''The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative'', which broadcasts [[KFTK]] FM NewsTalk 97.1 and WIBC in Indianapolis.<ref name = "Dana Show">{{cite web|url=http://www.971talk.com/Airstaff/Dana.aspx|title=The Dana Show|accessdate=October 27, 2010}}</ref> In October 2010, Loesch also became editor-in-chief of [[Big Journalism]], one of the conservative group blogs created by [[Andrew Breitbart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2010/10/11/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/|title=Allow Me to Introduce Myself...|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101014135403/http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2010/10/11/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/ |archivedate=October 14, 2010 |accessdate=October 27, 2010|date=October 11, 2010|publisher=Big Journalism|first=Dana|last=Loesch}}</ref> In February 2011, [[CNN]] hired Loesch, Will Cain, and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, as political analysts in preparation for its 2012 election coverage. Loesch was specifically hired to represent the Tea Party point of view.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/10/cnn-looks-ahead-to-2012-election-season/ |title=CNN Looks Ahead to 2012 Election Season |publisher=cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>
Loesch hosts ''The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative'', which broadcasts weekdays from noon to 3:00 PM Central time on [[KFTK]] FM NewsTalk 97.1 and WIBC in Indianapolis.<ref name = "FM NewsTalk 97.1 - St. Louis | The Dana Show">{{cite web|url=http://www.971talk.com/dana/index.aspx|title=FM NewsTalk 97.1 - St. Louis - The Dana Show|accessdate=July 5, 2013}}</ref> In October 2010, Loesch also became editor-in-chief of [[Big Journalism]], one of the conservative group blogs created by [[Andrew Breitbart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2010/10/11/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/|title=Allow Me to Introduce Myself...|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101014135403/http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2010/10/11/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/ |archivedate=October 14, 2010 |accessdate=October 27, 2010|date=October 11, 2010|publisher=Big Journalism|first=Dana|last=Loesch}}</ref> In February 2011, [[CNN]] hired Loesch, Will Cain, and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, as political analysts in preparation for its 2012 election coverage. Loesch was specifically hired to represent the Tea Party point of view.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/10/cnn-looks-ahead-to-2012-election-season/ |title=CNN Looks Ahead to 2012 Election Season |publisher=cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>


She co-founded the St. Louis Tea Party in 2009 along with its board president, Bill Hennessy.<ref name="riverfront">[http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/12/dana_loesch_leaves_st_louis_tea_party.php "Dana Loesch Departs St. Louis Tea Party", ''Riverfront Times'', December 6, 2011]</ref> In December 2011, Loesch left the organization when she and Hennessy disagreed on which [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to support in [[Missouri's 2nd congressional district]], after Loesch backed the establishment candidate, U.S. Representative [[Ann Wagner]], and Hennessy favored [[Missouri Republican Party]] Chairman [[Ed Martin (Missouri politician)|Ed Martin]].<ref name="riverfront" /> Loesch later helped form the Gateway Grassroots Initiative.<ref>http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/about/</ref>
She co-founded the St. Louis Tea Party in 2009 along with its board president, Bill Hennessy.<ref name="riverfront">[http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/12/dana_loesch_leaves_st_louis_tea_party.php "Dana Loesch Departs St. Louis Tea Party", ''Riverfront Times'', December 6, 2011]</ref> In December 2011, Loesch left the organization when she and Hennessy disagreed on which [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to support in [[Missouri's 2nd congressional district]], after Loesch backed the establishment candidate, U.S. Representative [[Ann Wagner]], and Hennessy favored [[Missouri Republican Party]] Chairman [[Ed Martin (Missouri politician)|Ed Martin]].<ref name="riverfront" /> Loesch later helped form the Gateway Grassroots Initiative.<ref>http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/about/</ref>

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Dana Loesch
Born
Dana Eaton[1]

(1978-09-28) September 28, 1978 (age 46)[2][3]
Occupation(s)editor-in-chief of Big Journalism, conservative radio host, blogger, political analyst
Employer(s)Andrew Breitbart
KFTK FM NewsTalk 97.1
SpouseChris Loesch
Websitehttp://www.danaradio.com http://www.bigjournalism.com/ http://www.mamalogues.com/ (defunct)

Dana Loesch (pronounced DAY-nə LASH, née Eaton, born September 28, 1978) is a conservative talk radio host, CNN contributor, and guest host at TheBlaze TV. Loesch has appeared as a political commentator on Fox News, CBS, ABC and HBO.

Background

Dana Loesch graduated from Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. She attended St. Louis Community College at Meramec before transferring to Webster University to study journalism.[3] She dropped out after meeting her husband, Chris, with whom she homeschools two children.[3] Loesch is a former liberal who became a conservative activist after the September 11 attacks.[4]

Career

Loesch hosts The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative, which broadcasts weekdays from noon to 3:00 PM Central time on KFTK FM NewsTalk 97.1 and WIBC in Indianapolis.[5] In October 2010, Loesch also became editor-in-chief of Big Journalism, one of the conservative group blogs created by Andrew Breitbart.[6] In February 2011, CNN hired Loesch, Will Cain, and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, as political analysts in preparation for its 2012 election coverage. Loesch was specifically hired to represent the Tea Party point of view.[7]

She co-founded the St. Louis Tea Party in 2009 along with its board president, Bill Hennessy.[8] In December 2011, Loesch left the organization when she and Hennessy disagreed on which Republican to support in Missouri's 2nd congressional district, after Loesch backed the establishment candidate, U.S. Representative Ann Wagner, and Hennessy favored Missouri Republican Party Chairman Ed Martin.[8] Loesch later helped form the Gateway Grassroots Initiative.[9]

Loesch was the recipient of Accuracy In Media's Grassroots Journalism award and the inaugural Breitbart Spirit Award. She also guest hosts for other radio talent such as Glenn Beck and Michael Savage. Loesch was added to Talkers Magazine 's top 100 "heavy hitters" in 2012.

Lawsuit

In December 2012, Loesch sued the parent company of her former employer Breitbart.com. Loesch contends that owner and operator Breitbart LLC bound her to "what amounts to indentured servitude in limbo" after she says she was forced to terminate her contract as the result of an "increasingly hostile" working environment.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Because it's an important issue". Blog. August 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "Another Year". Blog. September 28, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Patriot Dame: Dana Loesch, Tea Party co-founder and rising star of conservative talk radio, reporting for duty!". Riverfront Times. February 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Beck, Glenn. "How did a former liberal become a conservative activist? Dana Loesch tells her story". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ "FM NewsTalk 97.1 - St. Louis - The Dana Show". Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Loesch, Dana (October 11, 2010). "Allow Me to Introduce Myself..." Big Journalism. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "CNN Looks Ahead to 2012 Election Season". cnn.com. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  8. ^ a b "Dana Loesch Departs St. Louis Tea Party", Riverfront Times, December 6, 2011
  9. ^ http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/about/
  10. ^ http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/dana-loesch-sues-breitbartcom-llc-85436.html#ixzz2HU1rVXod
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