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Jay Marvin is known for his [[liberal]] and [[libertarian]] views. He has supported organized labor, has been in favor of health care reform, opposed to censorship and opposed to all forms of racism and sexism. |
Jay Marvin is known for his [[liberal]] and [[libertarian]] views. He has supported organized labor, has been in favor of health care reform, opposed to censorship and opposed to all forms of racism and sexism. |
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Though self described as a leftist, Marvin has been a strong supporter of [[second amendment]] rights, a supporter of limited use of the [[death penalty]] and has been vocal in his support of law enforcement. Sometimes, after expressing conservative views, Marvin would say, tongue-in-cheek, that he was "still a card-carrying communist." After the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, he |
Though self described as a leftist, Marvin has been a strong supporter of [[second amendment]] rights, a supporter of limited use of the [[death penalty]] and has been vocal in his support of law enforcement. Sometimes, after expressing conservative views, Marvin would say, tongue-in-cheek, that he was "still a card-carrying communist." After the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, he has been supportive of military actions taken by President Bush and continues to be even after the invasion of Iraq. Later, though, he became critical of the war funding by House Democrats. |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Revision as of 16:31, 18 September 2007
Jay Marvinis a left-leaning, populist radio talk show host heard locally on KKZN in Denver-Boulder, Colorado from 6am-10am MST.
He began his radio career in 1973 in Del Rio, Texas, working as a Country music disc-jockey. He segued into talk radio and has since worked at WJJD and WJEZ-FM (now WJMK-FM), both located in Chicago.
Marvin also has worked talk radio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tampa, Florida and Denver, Colorado in the mid to late 1990s when he did afternoons on KHOW. He has twice worked at WLS-AM in Chicago.
Marvin has interview several famous guests on his show, including Howard Dean, John Kerry, Jimmy Carter, and Mike Gravel, as well as other guests and local Colorado politicians including Mark Udall and Bill Ritter.
He has guest hosted for Ed Schultz, Jerry Springer, Randi Rhodes and Alan Colmes.
Marvin is a diagnosed bipolar manic depressive and has openly spoken about his condition. He has devoted much airtime to the discussion of mental health issues.
Marvin is also a Jewish-American.
Political views
Jay Marvin is known for his liberal and libertarian views. He has supported organized labor, has been in favor of health care reform, opposed to censorship and opposed to all forms of racism and sexism.
Though self described as a leftist, Marvin has been a strong supporter of second amendment rights, a supporter of limited use of the death penalty and has been vocal in his support of law enforcement. Sometimes, after expressing conservative views, Marvin would say, tongue-in-cheek, that he was "still a card-carrying communist." After the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, he has been supportive of military actions taken by President Bush and continues to be even after the invasion of Iraq. Later, though, he became critical of the war funding by House Democrats.
Bibliography
- Punk Blood, 1998 (ISBN 1-57366-047-7)
- The White Trash Chronicles, 2001 (ISBN 1-58736-050-0)
External links
- Jay Marvin's page on Denver's Progressive Talk Channel (760 AM)
- Jay Marvin's blog (inactive)
- Art by Jay Marvin
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