Buck Sexton is an American radio host and television talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the co-host with

Clay Travis Richard Clay Travis (born April 6, 1979) is an American writer, lawyer, radio host and television analyst. As a sports journalist, Travis founded ''OutKick''. As a political commentator, he and Buck Sexton host ''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexto ...

of ''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show'', a nationally syndicated talk radio show, and host of Hold the Line, a weeknight program on The First TV.

Early life

Sexton was born in

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, New York on December 28, 1981. He has a

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

from Amherst College.

Career

Sexton is a former

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officer first joining as an analyst in 2005. His assignments included the Al Qaeda-focused Counterterrorism Center (CTC) and the Office of Iraqi Analysis. In 2011, he joined

TheBlaze Blaze Media is an American conservative media company. It was founded in 2018 as a result of a merger between TheBlaze and CRTV LLC. The company's leadership consists of CEO Tyler Cardon and president Gaston Mooney. It is based in Irving, Tex ...

as a national security editor and later worked as a contributor. He eventually became a permanent anchor there. Sexton has filled in for

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, and

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. In 2012, his book, ''Occupy: American Spring - The Making of a Revolution'', regarding the

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movement was published under .

''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show''

On June 21, 2021, Sexton began co-hosting the syndicated

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program ''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show'' alongside sports journalist

, with Sexton moving from an evening show he hosted for

Premiere Networks Premiere Networks (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, shortened as PRN) is an American media company, a wholly owned subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm. ...

. The program is billed as a successor to ''

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'', replacing

's time slot after his death earlier in the year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sexton, Buck 1981 births Living people American conservative talk radio hosts People from Manhattan Amherst College alumni People of the Central Intelligence Agency