Chris Stigall is an American conservative
[ talk radio personality, cable news contributor, online columnist and host of The Chris Stigall podcast. He currently hosts the morning show on ]Salem Media Group
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’s AM 990 The Answer in Philadelphia
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, and was the prior host of WPHT
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Morning Show in the Delaware Valley
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market from 2011 to March 2019. Previously, he hosted The KCMO (AM) Morning Show in the Kansas City
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market from 2006 until 2010.
In December of 2024, it was announced that Stigall would launch a nationally-syndicated show on the Salem Radio Network
Salem Radio Network is a United States–based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian political talk, music, and conservative secular news/talk programming. It is a division of the Salem Media Group.
Network information
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in January of 2025, hosting the morning show from 6 to 9 AM EST. He will replace Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt (born February 22, 1956) is an American conservative political commentator, radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, attorney, academic, and author. He writes about law, society, politics, and media bias in the United States ...
, whose show moved to the 3 to 6 PM slot in order to replace Sebastian Gorka, who left Salem to join the second Trump administration.
Education and early career
Stigall graduated from Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University (NW Missouri) is a public university in Maryville, Missouri, United States. It has an enrollment of 9,152 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, its campus is based on the design for Forest Park (St. ...
, where he studied comedy writing and television production as an intern with the ''Late Show with David Letterman
''Late Show with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the ''Late Show'' franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by Letterman's production com ...
'' in New York. Professionally, Stigall has also served as a representative and press assistant to U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. (born November 7, 1963) is an American politician best known for serving in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives for , with him being the dean of Missouri's congressional districts, Mi ...
( MO-06), and later went on to work in Kansas City radio in 1999.
Career
In 2009, Stigall was selected as the master of ceremonies at the Mayor’s Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.
On November 18, 2010, WPHT in Philadelphia announced that Stigall will be anchoring its morning show focused on "local and national policy, the economy, the biggest news stories and issues that affect all Philadelphians, coupled with interviews of the day’s news and decision makers."
On March 6, 2019, Stigall and WPHT ended their broadcast partnership after 8-plus years, according to insiders the "split wasn't unpleasant."Michael Savage
Michael Alan Weiner (born March 31, 1942) known by his professional name Michael Savage, is an American author, political commentator, activist, and former radio host. Savage is best known as the host of '' The Savage Nation'', a nationally ...
, Rusty Humphries, Lou Dobbs, Fred Thompson
Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
, Jerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle (July 16, 1956 – July 27, 2016) was an American talk radio host, political commentator, television actor and founder of the content platform EpicTimes. His nationally syndicated talk show, ''The Jerry Doyle Show'', aired througho ...
, Steve Malzberg
Stephen D. Malzberg (; born April 20, 1959) is an American television and radio host, syndicated columnist, and political commentator. He hosted '' The Steve Malzberg Show'', a cable news and opinion show on Newsmax TV. He has also hosted ''The ...
, and Sebastian Gorka. He has also been a contributor for Salem-owned outlets ''Townhall
Townhall is an American conservative website, print magazine and radio news service. Katie Pavlich is Editor. Previously published by The Heritage Foundation, it is now owned and operated by Salem Communications. The website features more than ...
'' and ''Human Events
''Human Events'' is an American conservative political news and analysis website. Founded in 1944 as a print newspaper, ''Human Events'' became a digital-only publication in 2013.
''Human Events'' takes its name from the first sentence of the U ...
'', as well as Andrew Breitbart
Andrew James Breitbart (; February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012) was an American conservative journalist and political commentator who was the founder of '' Breitbart News'' and a co-founder of ''HuffPost''.
After helping in the early stages of '' ...
's ''BigHollywood'', ''Philadelphia
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'', ''The American Spectator
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'', and the ''Platte County Landmark''.
Sharyl Attkisson revelation
On May 25, 2013 Stigall conducted an interview with Sharyl Attkisson and inquired about if she suspected her computer of being hacked as a part of the 2013 Department of Justice investigations of reporters. Sharyl responded that her personal and work computers had been compromised and were under investigation. She responded, "I think there could be some relationship between these types of things and what happened to me," adding that "something suspicious had been happening since." Stigall then had a media clash with Erik Wemple
Erik Wemple is an American journalist who works as a columnist and media critic at ''The Washington Post''. He was formerly the editor of the alternative weekly ''Washington City Paper''.
Since 2017, Wemple has been known for feuding with former ...
from ''The Washington Post
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''. Prior to the release of Attkisson's book, Wemple had criticized her for "ladling out hints and half-assertions about the violations of her computers, as she was apparently holding back details that could assist the public in determining just who was responsible for them." Her 2014 book ''Stonewalled'' chronicled her on-air exchange with Stigall and revealed that it was an unexpected encounter for her that became a national news story.
Charity work
In 2012, Stigall made an appearance at a fundraiser to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia and Delaware.
Through a partnership with the Pennsylvania SPCA and the Piazza Auto Group, Stigall has helped find homes for over 100 shelter animals through his weekly on-air segment “The Piazza Pet of the Week.”
Philadelphia’s USO chapter known as Liberty USO has partnered with Stigall and the Philadelphia Phillies to surprise military service members annually with a trip to Phillies Fantasy Camp in Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa, Florida, Tampa and north of St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies T ...
.
Controversy
In March 2011, Stigall became heavily involved in the Delaware County priest trial. Stigall thought ''The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating da ...
'' was heavily biased in its coverage and one priest and his lawyer declared their innocence on Stigall's morning talk show.
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Living people
1977 births
Radio personalities from Pennsylvania