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John Fredericks Announces Addition of Democrat Gene Rossi to the WJFN News Talk 100.5 FM Virginia Political Commentary Programming Lineup
The ‘Gene Rossi Show’ hosted by Rossi, a former federal prosecutor and onetime Virginia Lieutenant Governor candidate, to air each Saturday (noon-1 p.m.) on 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online, beginning January 5
RICHMOND, VA – The roster of original, Virginia-based political news talk programming from across the ideological spectrum continues to grow on the Commonwealth’s new home for state and national political news talk in Virginia – WJFN 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online – with the launch of a new center-left show this week.
The “Gene Rossi Show” debuts this Saturday (January 5) at noon on WJFN 100.5 FM. The hour-long show will be hosted by Gene Rossi, who is a Northern Virginia-based attorney in private practice with a national law firm. He spent nearly three decades prosecuting dangerous criminals as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. In 2017, he was a Democratic candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor. Rossi teaches constitutional law at George Mason University and trial advocacy at Harvard Law School. He has been a long-time youth basketball coach. Rossi is a regular legal commentator on MSNBC, the Law & Crime Network, CNN, Hill TV, and numerous other news programs on which he provides insights about high-profile trials, the ongoing investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and other matters. Rossi’s show will air each Saturday at noon on WJFN 100.5 FM and online at www.WJFNRadio.com.
“In our great country, we sometimes differ strongly on political topics. However, we are united in our desire for a ‘more perfect union’ and by shared concerns about everyday issues that affect us all: criminal justice reform, the opioid crisis, health care, the economy, education, the environment, electoral reform, and civil rights, to name a few,” said Rossi. “Starting this Saturday, I invite Virginians and Americans of all political affiliations to engage with us on ‘The Gene Rossi Show’ for a lively discussion of these and other issues. And I thank John Fredericks for welcoming me, and others with differing political views, into the WJFN family to help broaden and elevate our political discourse so we all can be more informed and engaged about the events occurring around us.”
“The addition of ‘The Gene Rossi Show’ to the WJFN programming lineup is an exciting development for the listening public that also demonstrates our commitment to bring diverse voices and perspectives to the airwaves,” said John Fredericks, an accomplished media executive who is the host and founder of the John Fredericks Radio Show, and a lead proprietor of WJFN 100.5 FM. “Gene has been an insightful guest on my show over the years and I look forward to listening to him as the host of his own show on our growing news talk network.”
WJFN broadcasts Fredericks’ highly popular and influential program and serves as the flagship station for the expanding John Fredericks Radio Network. Fredericks’ eponymous show is simulcast from the Washington, D.C. and can be heard on weekdays from 6 a.m.-10 a.m. EST. His show is broadcast in media markets across Virginia including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. The John Fredericks Radio Show is also heard on stations in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonville, FL. In addition to his radio show, Fredericks is also a regular guest on national and international television news programs. He served with his wife, Anne, as a national delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention, and was the Virginia Chairman of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign that year.
WJFN is a Richmond-area terrestrial radio station that launched in 2018. It boasts a lineup of prominent Virginia and national voices offering fresh and diverse perspectives on the news of the day, what it means for the way our government functions, and how it impacts people’s everyday lives. What makes WJFN unique is its commitment to providing an engaging, listener-oriented, interactive experience that enables audience members to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts of WJFN 100.5 FM programs, and its goal to showcase voices from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively and ultimately productive conversations.
WJFN 100.5 FM is also the broadcast home of The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show hosted by its namesake, Joe Morrissey, a colorful and sometimes controversial criminal defense attorney who previously was an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney. Morrissey’s program can be heard on WJFN 100.5 FM from 10 a.m.-noon EST each Tuesday-Friday. He is a progressive Democrat who ran for Richmond Mayor in 2016, and who once brought a semi-automatic rifle onto the House of Delegates’ floor to make a point during a policy debate. As the name of his show suggests, Morrissey isn’t afraid to tackle tough topics or fight for the rights of those overlooked by society.
Another former state Delegate, Chris Saxman, hosts the Virginia FREE Radio program each Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST. Saxman is a former educator, a successful entrepreneur who represented the Staunton area for four terms in the state House, and a keen political thinker, theorist, and strategist. In 2008, he was the Virginia Co-Chairman of U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. Saxman currently serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (FREE). His non-partisan show is a lively mix of politics, business, and policy talk, along with his musings on sports, barbeque, and family-friendly cable television movies for good measure.
Farmer, attorney, policy maven, and conservative activist Martha Boneta of Fauquier County is also a member of the WJFN 100.5 FM team. Formidable and friendly, Boneta is a frequent guest host on the John Fredericks Radio Show, as well as an entrepreneur, an agriculture advocate who successfully lobbied the Virginia General Assembly to change state law to protect property rights, and a sought-after speaker who has made guest appearances on Fox News and many other news stations and national media outlets. Boneta will be a recurring voice heard on WJFN 100.5 FM.
Democrat Susan Platt, a longtime congressional staff leader and award-winning political campaign manager who previously worked for former Vice President Joe Biden during his U.S. Senate tenure, hosts “Find Your Roar,” an hourly interview and news talk program with a woman’s point of view on WJFN each Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. EST on WJFN 100.5 FM.
While much of the commentary on WJFN is center-right politically, the station is actively seeking exciting new voices offering conservative and progressive commentary to add to its airwaves. Just as John Fredericks, a conservative supporter of President Trump, regularly hosts both prominent Republican and Democratic guests on his program and gives people from both sides of the aisle a chance to speak, WJFN 100.5 FM is looking for people with untapped talent who have a fresh perspective on current affairs.
In addition to its Virginia-based programs, WJFN 100.5 FM will air nationally-syndicated news talk programs including the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, the Joe Walsh Show, and Red Eye Radio. The station also serves as the Central Virginia broadcast affiliate for Virginia Military Institute (VMI) football and basketball games.
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WJFN Radio 100.5 FM is Virginia’s new home for political news talk, featuring some of the most talented voices in local and national political commentary. Visit the station online at www.WJFNRadio.com. Listen live through this link, and connect with the station through Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Listeners can call the station and join the conversation at 804-778-8888.
Democrat Susan Platt to the WJFN News Talk 100.5 FM Virginia Political Commentary Programming Lineup
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The ‘Find Your Roar’ show hosted by Platt, a Capitol Hill veteran and former Virginia Lieutenant Governor candidate, will air each Saturday morning (9-10 a.m.) at 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online, beginning December 1
RICHMOND, VA – A powerful voice offering a woman’s point of view on politics is joining the airwaves on Virginia’s new home for state and national political news talk in Virginia – WJFN 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online.
Susan Platt, a longtime congressional staff leader and award-winning political campaign manager who previously worked for former Vice President Joe Biden during his U.S. Senate tenure, is bringing her “Find Your Roar” hourly interview and news talk program to WJFN, a recently launched Richmond-based terrestrial radio station.
“Find Your Roar” will air each Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. EST on WJFN 100.5 FM. The new radio show is an offshoot of Platt’s popular online podcast and video series “PLATT-itude: Find Your Roar” that debuted in October.
“As a Democratic woman who has worked at all levels of government for more than 30 years, and has established two organizations dedicated to helping women seek and win election to public office, I know firsthand the power of women finding their personal roar,” said Platt, a Loudoun County resident who ran for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2017 and previously helped create the Farm Team and its successor group, Emerge Virginia, to train Democratic women to run for office. “As recent elections in Virginia have reminded us, there is a diverse and growing chorus of voices yearning to be heard in our political process who want to make our government more representative and responsive to the concerns of the people. It is important that these voices are heard. On ‘Find Your Roar,’ the voices of women, and a few good men, will be welcomed to the conversation, just as John Fredericks has graciously invited me into the WJFN family to add a unique political perspective to the Virginia airwaves.”
Added John Fredericks, the host of the John Fredericks Radio Show and the Managing Director of WJFN 100.5 FM: “Bringing Susan Platt into the WJFN 100.5 FM programming lineup strengthens our roster of Virginia-based news talk and political analysis. This move demonstrates our commitment to offering fresh and diverse perspectives on the news of the day, and explaining what it means for the way our government functions, and how it impacts people’s everyday lives. WJFN provides an engaging, listener-oriented, interactive experience that enables our audience to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts providing insightful commentary from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively conversations.”
WJFN formally launched earlier this month. Its programming lineup is headlined by the John Fredericks Radio Show and host John Fredericks, an experienced media executive and conservative commentator who was the Virginia Chairman of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign in 2016. Fredericks’ eponymous show is simulcast from Washington, D.C. and can be heard in media markets across Virginia including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. The John Fredericks Radio Show is also heard in Jacksonville, FL.
WJFN 100.5 FM is also the broadcast home of The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show hosted by its namesake, Joe Morrissey, a colorful and sometimes controversial criminal defense attorney who previously was an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney. Morrissey’s program can be heard on WJFN 100.5 FM from 10 a.m.-noon EST each Tuesday-Friday. He is a progressive Democrat who isn’t afraid to tackle tough topics or fight for the rights of those overlooked by society.
Another former state Delegate, Chris Saxman, hosts the Virginia FREE Radio program each Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST. Saxman is a former educator, a successful entrepreneur who represented the Staunton area for four terms in the state House, and a keen political thinker, theorist, and strategist. In 2008, he was the Virginia Co-Chairman of U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. Saxman currently serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (FREE).
Farmer, attorney, policy maven, and conservative activist Martha Boneta of Fauquier County is also a member of the WJFN 100.5 FM team. Boneta is a frequent guest host on the John Fredericks Radio Show, as well as an entrepreneur, an agriculture advocate who successfully lobbied the Virginia General Assembly to change state law to protect property rights, and a sought-after speaker who has made guest appearances on Fox News and many other news stations and national media outlets.
And coming early in 2019 on WJFN 100.5 FM is “The Gene Rossi Hour” hosted by Democrat Gene Rossi from Northern Virginia. Rossi is an attorney in private practice who spent years prosecuting dangerous criminals as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, and who ran for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2017. Rossi’s show will air on Saturdays.
In addition to its Virginia-based programs, WJFN 100.5 FM will air nationally-syndicated news talk programs including the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, the Joe Walsh Show, and Red Eye Radio. The station also serves as the Central Virginia broadcast affiliate for Virginia Military Institute (VMI) football and basketball games.
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WJFN Radio 100.5 FM is Virginia’s new home for political news talk, featuring some of the most talented voices in local and national political commentary. Visit the station online at www.WJFNRadio.com. Listen live through this link, and connect with the station through Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Listeners can call the station and join the conversation at 804-778-8888.
WJFN Radio Station Promos (November 2018)
Station Promos for November 2018
WJFN 100.5 FM is Real News. Real Talk. WJFN-FM is a News/Talk radio station in the Richmond / Goochland area featuring real stimulating news, talk and important conversations on real issues in Virginia. Headline news, traffic, and weather provided by SRN News.
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John Fredericks Launches New VA Talk Station
REPOST from TALKERS
Nationally syndicated radio talk show host John Fredericks launches a news/talk format on Richmond-area WJFN-FM.
Fredericks says in a statement, “This recently launched Richmond-area terrestrial radio station boasts a lineup of prominent Virginia and national voices offering fresh and diverse perspectives on the news of the day, what it means for the way our government functions, and how it impacts people’s everyday lives. What makes WJFN unique is its commitment to providing an engaging, listener-oriented, interactive experience that enables audience members to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts of WJFN 100.5 FM programs, and its goal to showcase voices from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively and ultimately productive conversations.”
Fredericks says the station – a Class A FM licensed to Goochland, Virginia located northwest of Richmond – will serve as the flagship of the John Fredericks Radio Network. Currently, his morning drive program is also heard in Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Washington D.C., and Jacksonville, Florida. From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon is “The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show,” hosted by criminal defense attorney Joe Morrissey, a progressive Democrat who is also a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney. Republican and former State Delegate Chris Saxman hosts the weekly “Virginia FREE Radio” program; conservative activist Martha Boneta will be a “frequent voice” on the station; and Democrat Gene Rossi – a former U.S. assistant attorney – will also be heard on the station.
Syndicated programming will include Salem Radio Network’s Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, and Joe Walsh, along with Westwood One’s Michael Savage and “Red Eye Radio” are on the program schedule.
Fredericks adds, “The airwaves are filled with the voices of professional pundits and political prognosticators convinced of their own insight and acumen. What sets WJFN and its programming lineup apart is that our hosts don’t talk at the audience. We don’t lecture. We passionately provide news analysis and commentary that is informed by the frequent guests on our programs. We let the newsmakers do the talking. Then we ask them the tough, probing questions our listeners want answered…Like our great nation, this station is built on the belief that a robust exchange of ideas from across the political spectrum is a healthy, necessary, and vital part of the American experience, and that we are a stronger, more united people who are better off from having considered other perspectives.”
Read the full report from TALKERS.
John Fredericks Launches Conservative Talk WJFN/Richmond, VA
REPOST from All Access MG News
A new conservative News-Talk station has launched in the RICHMOND market with regionally syndicated talker JOHN FREDERICKS leasing TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP.’s recently acquired Spanish Religion WVNZ-F (RADIO NUEVA VIDA, formerly Contemporary Christian WLRB (K-LOVE))/GOOCHLAND-RICHMOND, VA and flipping the format to News-Talk as WJFN.
The initial weekday lineup includes FREDERICKS’ show 6-10a (ET); former VIRGINIA State Delegate “FIGHTING JOE” MORRISSEY 10a-noon TUESDAY through FRIDAY; another former VIRGINIA State Delegate, CHRIS SAXMAN, MONDAYS 10a-noon; and syndicated programming including SALEM’s DENNIS PRAGER, LARRY ELDER, and JOE WALSH and WESTWOOD ONE’s MICHAEL SAVAGE and RED EYE RADIO. Conservative activist MARTHA BONETA is slated to be a recurring voice on the station, and attorney and former Democratic candidate for VIRGINIA Lieutenant Governor GENE ROSSI will host a SATURDAY morning show starting early in 2019. The station will also air VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE football and basketball.
Read the full report from All Access MG News.
Morrissey Gets Own Radio Show
REPOST from the Henrico Citizen
Former Henrico Delegate Joe Morrissey – a controversial figure in the Richmond region for several decades – has his own radio show.
The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show will air on WJFN 100.5 FM and WJFNRadio.com from 10 a.m. to noon each Tuesday through Friday. The show is part of a new news talk format for the station. It launched recently with longtime media executive and talk show host John Fredericks as its lead proprietor. The John Fredericks Show, simulcast from Washington, D.C., will air from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays. The show already appears in other Virginia markets; in Washington, D.C.; and in Jacksonville, Fla.
The remade station also will feature Virginia Free Radio with former state Delegate Chris Saxman, along with nationally-syndicated programs, such as the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, and the Joe Walsh Show.
“What makes WJFN unique is its commitment to providing an engaging, listener-oriented, interactive experience that enables audience members to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts of WJFN 100.5 FM programs, and its goal to showcase voices from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively and ultimately productive conversations,” station executives wrote in an e-mail announcing the shift.
Fredericks served with his wife, Anne, as a national delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention and was the Virginia Chairman of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign that year.
Read the full report from the Henrico Citizen.
Renowned Media Personality John Fredericks Launches WJFN as a Richmond-Area News Talk Radio Station Offering Political Commentary from Well-Known Virginia and National Hosts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
John Fredericks
Radio Talk Show Host
757-692-1710
John@JFRadioShow.com
Found at 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online, the WJFN programming lineup features the John Fredericks Show, Virginia Free Radio with former state Delegate Chris Saxman, the Fighting Joe Morrissey Show with former state Delegate Joe Morrissey, and Nationally-Syndicated Programs Including the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, and the Joe Walsh Show
RICHMOND, VA – There’s a new home for state and national political news talk in Virginia – WJFN 100.5 FM on the radio dial, and www.WJFNRadio.com online. This recently launched Richmond-area terrestrial radio station boasts a lineup of prominent Virginia and national voices offering fresh and diverse perspectives on the news of the day, what it means for the way our government functions, and how it impacts people’s everyday lives. What makes WJFN unique is its commitment to providing an engaging, listener-oriented, interactive experience that enables audience members to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts of WJFN 100.5 FM programs, and its goal to showcase voices from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively and ultimately productive conversations.
This week, WJFN 100.5 FM is formally celebrating its launch with a tentative lineup of high-profile guests on the station’s marquee program – the John Fredericks Radio Show. Invited guests include Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and either President Donald J. Trump or Vice President Mike Pence.
John Fredericks, an accomplished media executive who is the host and founder of the John Fredericks Radio Show, is a lead proprietor of WJFN 100.5 FM. The station will broadcast his highly popular and influential program, and it will serve as the flagship station for the expanding John Fredericks Radio Network. Fredericks’ eponymous show is simulcast from the Washington, D.C. and can be heard on weekdays from 6 a.m.-10 a.m. EST. His show is broadcast in media markets across Virginia including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. The John Fredericks Radio Show is also heard on stations in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonville, FL. In addition to his radio show, Fredericks is also a regular guest on national and international television news programs. He served with his wife, Anne, as a national delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention, and was the Virginia Chairman of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign that year.
WJFN 100.5 FM is also the broadcast home of The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show hosted by its namesake, Joe Morrissey, a colorful and sometimes controversial criminal defense attorney who previously was an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney. Morrissey’s program can be heard on WJFN 100.5 FM from 10 a.m.-noon EST each Tuesday-Friday. He is a progressive Democrat who ran for Richmond Mayor in 2016, and who once brought a semi-automatic rifle onto the House of Delegates’ floor to make a point during a policy debate. As the name of his show suggests, Morrissey isn’t afraid to tackle tough topics or fight for the rights of those overlooked by society.
Another former state Delegate, Chris Saxman, hosts the Virginia FREE Radio program each Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST. Saxman is a former educator, a successful entrepreneur who represented the Staunton area for four terms in the state House, and a keen political thinker, theorist, and strategist. In 2008, he was the Virginia Co-Chairman of U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. Saxman currently serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (FREE). His non-partisan show is a lively mix of politics, business, and policy talk, along with his musings on sports, barbeque, and family-friendly cable television movies for good measure.
Farmer, attorney, policy maven, and conservative activist Martha Boneta of Fauquier County is also a member of the WJFN 100.5 FM team. Formidable and friendly, Boneta is a frequent guest host on the John Fredericks Radio Show, as well as an entrepreneur, an agriculture advocate who successfully lobbied the Virginia General Assembly to change state law to protect property rights, and a sought-after speaker who has made guest appearances on Fox News and many other news stations and national media outlets. Boneta will be a recurring voice heard on WJFN 100.5 FM.
And coming soon on WJFN 100.5 FM is “The Gene Rossi Hour” hosted by Democrat Gene Rossi from Northern Virginia. Rossi is an attorney in private practice who spent years prosecuting dangerous criminals as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, and who ran for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2017. Rossi has helped prepare future attorneys as a university-level legal lecturer, and has guided youngsters as a longtime youth basketball coach. Rossi’s show will air on Saturday mornings and is slated to debut in early 2019.
“The airwaves are filled with the voices of professional pundits and political prognosticators convinced of their own insight and acumen,” observed John Fredericks, a radio host whose fans affectionately call him the ‘Commander of Common Sense.’ “What sets WJFN and its programming lineup apart is that our hosts don’t talk at the audience. We don’t lecture. We passionately provide news analysis and commentary that is informed by the frequent guests on our programs. We let the newsmakers do the talking. Then we ask them the tough, probing questions our listeners want answered. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, if you are in the news, or involved in policy making that affects Virginians and Americans, WJFN is willing to have you as a guest so you can speak directly to concerned, engaged voters. Like our great nation, this station is built on the belief that a robust exchange of ideas from across the political spectrum is a healthy, necessary, and vital part of the American experience, and that we are a stronger, more united people who are better off from having considered other perspectives.”
While much of the commentary on WJFN is center-right politically, the station is actively seeking exciting new voices offering conservative and progressive commentary to add to its airwaves. Just as John Fredericks, a conservative supporter of President Trump, regularly hosts both prominent Republican and Democratic guests on his program and gives people from both sides of the aisle a chance to speak, WJFN 100.5 FM is looking for people with untapped talent who have a fresh perspective on current affairs.
In addition to its Virginia-based programs, WJFN 100.5 FM will air nationally-syndicated news talk programs including the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, the Joe Walsh Show, and Red Eye Radio. The station also serves as the Central Virginia broadcast affiliate for Virginia Military Institute (VMI) football and basketball games.
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WJFN Radio 100.5 FM is Virginia’s new home for political news talk, featuring some of the most talented voices in local and national political commentary. Visit the station online at www.WJFNRadio.com. Listen live through this link, and connect with the station through Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Listeners can call the station and join the conversation at 804-778-8888.
New Conservative Talker Rimshots Richmond
John Fredericks’ MAGA Radio Network has launched Conservative Talk 100.5 WJFN Goochland/Richmond VA.
The new format, which launched in late October, will feature Fredericks’ regionally syndicated morning show from 6-10am. Other programs on the station will include syndicated talkers Dennis Prager from 1-3pm, Michael Savage from 3-6pm, Larry Elder 6-9pm, Joe Walsh 9pm-12am, and Red Eye Radio from 1am-6am.
Local shows hosted by Chris Saxman on Mondays and ‘Fighting Joe’ Morrisey on Tuesday-Friday fill the 10am-1pm slot.
Read the full report from, RadioInsight.
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Michael Patrick Leahy
Michael Patrick Leahy is the CEO, Editor-in-chief, and majority owner of Star News Digital Media, which owns and operates a family of state focused conservative news sites, including The Tennessee Star, The Ohio Star, The Michigan Star, The Minnesota Sun, The Virginia Star, The Georgia Star News, The Arizona Sun Times, The Florida Capital Star, The Wisconsin Daily Star, The Pennsylvania Daily Star, The Connecticut Star, and The Star News Network. He is also the host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, broadcast weekday mornings from 11 am to 2 pm on AM760 WENO in Nashville.
Leahy was a Breitbart News contributor from 2012 to 2022, and is the author of Covenant of Liberty: The Ideological Origins of the Tea Party Movement, published by Harper Collins’ Broadside Books imprint in 2012, and is co-author of The Star News Digital Media Guide to the Constitution and Bill of Rights for Secondary School Students, published in 2019.
He is also the creator of The National Constitution Bee program, which is operated by the Star News Education Foundation, which he founded. Since 2017 this program has provided educational scholarships to secondary school students in Tennessee and several other states.
An early innovator in social media, Leahy founded Top Conservatives on Twitter in 2008 and organized and hosted the February 20, 2009 conference call of a handful of activists, including Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots, radio host Dana Loesch, and Star News Digital Media co-founder Christina Botteri, that launched the Tea Party Movement one week later.
A native of upstate New York, he is a graduate of Harvard College, has an MBA from Stanford University, and has lived in the Nashville area since 1991.
John Fredericks Announces WJFN News Talk 100.5 FM Program ‘The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show’ Picked up by WNTW The Answer 820 AM
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‘The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show’ hosted by outspoken former state Delegate and onetime Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Morrissey airs Tuesday-Friday (10 a.m.-noon) on 100.5 FM on the radio dial (www.WJFNRadio.com online) and WNTW 820 AM
RICHMOND, VA – In a sign of growing popularity, unrepentant radio raconteur Joe Morrissey and his weekday program, “The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show,” have found an additional home on the Richmond airwaves after initially launching on WJFN 100.5 FM and online at www.WJFNRadio.com.
Morrissey’s program will continue to be broadcast in its regular slot (Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon EST) on WJFN 100.5 FM – the Commonwealth’s premier station for state and national political news talk – and it is now being simulcast on Chester-based station WNTW 820 AM.
“Throughout my career as a lawyer, legislator, and educator, I have dedicated my work to helping real people deal with real world issues,” said Morrissey. “Our radio program continues that tradition and I am gratified that ‘The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show’ is expanding its platform to include WJFN and WNTW so it can reach even more listeners to speak truth to power and be a voice for the voiceless.”
“This exciting development shows that Virginians seeking the best in political news talk and commentary recognize that our WJFN roster of conservative and progressive hosts are second-to-none and that listeners want to hear them far and wide,” added John Fredericks, an accomplished media executive who is the host and founder of the John Fredericks Radio Show, and a lead proprietor of WJFN 100.5 FM. “The addition of ‘The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show’ to the WNTW airwaves, which also carry the ‘John Fredericks Radio Show,’ is a natural fit and brings more diversity to the public discourse.”
WJFN broadcasts Fredericks’ highly popular and influential program and serves as the flagship station for the expanding John Fredericks Radio Network. Fredericks’ eponymous show is simulcast from Washington, D.C. and can be heard on weekdays from 6 a.m.-10 a.m. EST. His show is broadcast in media markets across Virginia including Richmond, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. The John Fredericks Radio Show is also heard on stations in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonville, FL. In addition to his radio show, Fredericks is also a regular guest on national and international television news programs. He served with his wife, Anne, as a national delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention, and was the Virginia Chairman of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign that year.
WJFN is a Richmond-area terrestrial radio station that launched in 2018. It boasts a lineup of prominent Virginia and national voices offering fresh and diverse perspectives on the news of the day, what it means for the way our government functions, and how it impacts people’s everyday lives. What makes WJFN unique is its commitment to providing an engaging, listener-oriented experience that enables audience members to directly connect in real time with the Virginia-based hosts of WJFN 100.5 FM programs. The station’s goal is to showcase voices from both sides of the political spectrum to spark lively and ultimately productive conversations.
WJFN 100.5 FM is the broadcast home of The Fighting Joe Morrissey Show hosted by Morrissey, a colorful and sometimes controversial criminal defense attorney who previously was an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney. Morrissey is a progressive Democrat who ran for Richmond Mayor in 2016, and who once brought a semi-automatic rifle onto the House of Delegates’ floor to make a point during a policy debate. As the name of his show suggests, Morrissey isn’t afraid to tackle tough topics or fight for the rights of those overlooked by society.
Another former state Delegate, Chris Saxman, hosts the Virginia FREE Radio program each Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST. Saxman is a former educator, a successful entrepreneur who represented the Staunton area for four terms in the state House, and a keen political thinker, theorist, and strategist. In 2008, he was the Virginia Co-Chairman of U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. Saxman currently serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (FREE). His non-partisan show is a lively mix of politics, business, and policy talk, along with his musings on sports, barbeque, and family-friendly cable television movies for good measure.
Farmer, attorney, policy maven, and conservative activist Martha Boneta of Fauquier County is also a member of the WJFN 100.5 FM team. Formidable and friendly, Boneta is a frequent guest host on the John Fredericks Radio Show, as well as an entrepreneur, an agriculture advocate who successfully lobbied the Virginia General Assembly to change state law to protect property rights, and a sought-after speaker who has made guest appearances on Fox News and many other news stations and national media outlets. Boneta will be a recurring voice heard on WJFN 100.5 FM.
Democrat Susan Platt, a longtime congressional staff leader and award-winning political campaign manager who previously worked for former Vice President Joe Biden during his U.S. Senate tenure, hosts “Find Your Roar,” an hourly interview and news talk program with a woman’s point of view on WJFN each Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. EST on WJFN 100.5 FM.
Democrat Gene Rossi, a Northern Virginia-based attorney in private practice with a national law firm who spent nearly three decades prosecuting dangerous criminals as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and ran for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2017, hosts “The Gene Rossi Hour” on WJFN each Saturday afternoon from noon-1 p.m. EST on WJFN 100.5 FM.
While much of the commentary on WJFN is center-right politically, the station is actively seeking exciting new voices offering conservative and progressive commentary to add to its airwaves. Just as John Fredericks, a conservative supporter of President Trump, regularly hosts both prominent Republican and Democratic guests on his program and gives people from both sides of the aisle a chance to speak, WJFN 100.5 FM is looking for people with untapped talent who have a fresh perspective on current affairs.
In addition to its Virginia-based programs, WJFN 100.5 FM will air nationally-syndicated news talk programs including the Dennis Prager Show, the Savage Nation, the Larry Elder Show, the Joe Walsh Show, and Red Eye Radio. The station also serves as the Central Virginia broadcast affiliate for Virginia Military Institute (VMI) football and basketball games.
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WJFN Radio 100.5 FM is Virginia’s new home for political news talk, featuring some of the most talented voices in local and national political commentary. Visit the station online at www.WJFNRadio.com. Listen live through this link, and connect with the station through Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Listeners can call the station and join the conversation at 804-778-8888.