Mr. Hobbs,

Before you jump on the Michael DelGiorno bandwagon there are a couple of things you should know about him. He loves to use his religion on the air and he loves to talk about what an incredible human being he is but he is nothing but a fraud. He has campaigned against the Inian Casinos in Oklahoma for years and even resorted to calling the American Indian population "Injuns" in an attempt to depersonalize them. His true self was discovered when public records showed that on one night he was kicked out of two Tulsa area casinos for, among other things, cussing at casino employees and making lewd sexual comments toward a female dealer. The real kicker was when he was caught trying to "withdraw" a bet after he lost the hand. In other words, he tried to steal from the casino. This incident landed him in front of the gaming commisson and he received a five year suspension during which time he was banned from all Oklahoma casinos.

In January 2007 his mortgage company filed for foreclosure after he failed to pay his mortgage for several months. Now that sounds like a nce moral guy.

Again, you should think twice before you decide to jump on the Michael DelGiorno bandwagon.

I have jumped on to no bandwagon. I hardly ever listen to talk radio. I linked to a blog post and article out of Tulsa about DelGiorno, from which I first even heard of him and that he was coming to Nashville radio.

How do you see that as jumping on his bandwagon?

Jeremy,

You are quick to bring up the things that Michael did that were wrong. Yet you make no mention of the things he did that were right. I feel that you are painting a very one sided picture of Michael.

Did you mention Michael sticking up for the small business people in Tulsa? Did you mention the politicians that didn't have the media connections that he helped? Did you mention his exposing government corruption or the good old boy network that exists in T-Town?

No, you didn't. Instead of asking people to "think twice" before jumping on his bandwagon, try looking at the whole picture and giving him a fair shake.

B. Roberts.

mdg could be frustrating at times, but he basically shined a light on lame politicians who deserved to be exposed. he did so at a time when the local media was far from unbiased and properly informed.

he brought a list of experts to the airways that we had not heard before such as joel rosenburg, john hulsman, and several others. he talked about the north american union at a time when that effort was trying to fly under the radar.

he also gave voice to civic activists who had a point of view counter to that of the local power structure. would you build a 600 million dollar island in the middle of a river with taxpayer money? how about a 200 million dollar public arena in an area of downtown where parking ia already inadequate? the local back room crowd wanted both of those.

no, mdg is not perfect. in fact misbehaved behind the scenes. but his point of view on many issues was sensible and on target. aggravating but an asset, wayward behaving but rational in the pursuit of the good of the whole city, open enough to give michael bates and gwen freeman air time. give him a chance and he will drive nashville crazy, but he won't be dull. he will also add to your city's color and public discourse.

I am a longtime listener to Tulsa talk radio and have listened to DelGiorno on three radio stations here in Oklahoma. I found him devisive, confrontational and have known him to manipulate the facts to his own purpose. He will read select portions of a newspaper article and then resort to name calling when another reader points out omitted sentences which contradict his interpretation. He hates gays, liberals, and modesty. He delights in sexist chatter and dares women to disagree with him. The Bill O'Reilly audience will love him! DelGiorno would have had far more influence in Tulsa if his actions had agreed with his words. For example, he berated popular local Christians for not living the teachings of Scripture, but then recently got caught cheating at two casinos. (He has been a loud opponent to casino gambling in Oklahoma) He criticizes politicians who get DWIs and yet has bragged about meeting his second wife at a popular middleaged "meat-market" while giving his testimony for Christ at the Karaoke microphone. He is a walking contradiction. DelGiorno creates strong reactions in his listeners. The URL attached is one example.

Sandy,

Please see my post that I originally directed at Jeremy. Yes Michael messed up once or twice in 17 years of living in Tulsa. His ratio is better than mine. But not one of you critics have brought up the GOOD things that he did for people and certain nonpopular politicians and the corruption he helped expose.

Everyone is judging him for the gambling incident but no one is looking at the man beyond his radio personality. Yes, he was edgy, and I think part of why he was popular here is very simple. PEOPLE are SICK of "Political Correctness" and Michael fought that too!

This Lefty misses him,
Bob Roberts

You have had three posts from three different Tulsa listeners. The diversity of opinions gives you a reasonable profile of Delgiorno. I would point out that the measure of him at this point in his life is how he operates in Nashville. Will he learn from his mistakes? Will he correct what needs to be corrected and keep what needs to be kept? I for one will stream his shows every so often to see.

What i have heard over the last several days sounds a lot like Tulsa. Local news is slanted, the city needs to get back to basics, etc. The specifics will be different but may result in the same message in general.

Don't dismiss him out of hand. You need to listen to his reasoning and verify it for yourself to determine if you agree. That process is what the real benefit of his air time is, an informed thinking population of active voters.

I've been listening to Michael for the past couple of weeks and I think he indeed speaks a lot of truth.

Although today I was at a loss to understand why he went on record and stated that not one of the ten Republican Presidential Candidates will speak out about the NAFTA Super Highway when the candidate Ron Paul has been speaking out against it for some time.

I am an Australian living in Tennessee and I really don't understand the people of this wonderful republic at times.

The United States is a country which has as its foundation the principles of freedom and liberty and further has federal and state constitutions which serve to protect these foundational principles by strictly limiting government power. Yet when a candidate (Republican Congressman Ron Paul) is running on a platform dedicated to serving these principles and has a voting record to prove it yet he is totally ignored.

I will continue to listen to Michael and time will only tell if he is an individual who walks the walk as opposed to an individual who only talks the talk.

I'm a Tulsan who listened to DelGiorno quite a bit during his time in town.

DelGiorno is an outstanding talk radio personality. I think he does talk radio almost as well as the syndicated folks. He's smart, funny and opinionated.

OTOH, DelGiorno is a guy who wears out welcomes everywhere he goes, and I bet Nashville will be no different. He's a hypocrite who talks about the social ills of gambling and decries the indian casinos in Oklahoma, all while frequenting those places, and even getting himself kicked out for misconduct. He says some monumentally reckless things which likely will, in a bigger market, get him sued even again. (I'll never forget when he claimed in '04 that John Kerry's wife was donating money to terrorists.)

I enjoyed listening to him in the mornings, but not because I agreed with anything he ever said, but because it was like listening to a slowly unfolding train wreck. Terrific radio.

Micheal DelGiorno is a great radio talk show host. So what if he's not perfect. I only know one person who walked this earth with no sin. Jesus.

Here's to freedom of speach and Michael in the morning Nashville.

Now we have two great additions to Nashville, Michael DelGiorno and Vince Young. Nashville went from good to great.

Rob

save these posts and re read them in fours. my bet is that you won't be listening to him on nashville radio at that time.

hopefully he has learned from his Tulsa experience but I doubt it. He is a performer, not a leader.

WOW, Michael must be awesome to have people from Tulsa still trying to diss him after he has been gone from there almost 4 months! He must have really ruffled some feathers there. It seems like a well orchestrated payback for shining the light on the Good ole boys!!
Can you say seminar emailers....Youre not fooling anyone.

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Back in the 80's I knew a Jewish fellow who survived the death camps during World War II. We were eating in Washington D.C. while Rush Limbaugh was on the radio. He was quiet while we ate. He finally said, "This is how it started in Germany...half truths...personal attacks...state only those like you should hold power...litmus tests...make the other person appear not really human! How long before they attack someone's religion as evil! We said it couldn't happen here! This is Germany after all! ...he scares me!"

I thought he was being paraniod. Now I know he wasn't.

Since Mr. DelGiorno's radio debut in Nashville he has attacked liberals, moderates (just weak-kneed cowards) Moslems, Hindu's, (hey any religion of any bent that doesn't pass his litmus test of who is really Christian) vegetarians, gays, Democrats--who are really "godless, immoral, atheists!"--etc., ect. We have also learned that this is a "Christain Nation" (I thought we were a Democracy not a Theocracy...go figure...) only "Christian prayer should open Congress" and for that matter all other public events too! And if you disagree, especially theologically, well, at least he is "saved" but we are going to "burn in hell!" Shall we go on?

I am unsure if Mr. DelGiorno really believes all he says or if it's an act for ratings and ego. After all even Rev. Jerry Falwell admitted while being interviewed on NPR that he didn't believe many of the things he said but "...if it got him on Nightline or CNN..." he'd say it (gee...thought that was lying...guess not!)

What I can say is Michael DelGiorno scares me. He should scare you too!

Agreed, Bob. MDG is just plain terrible. I have tried to call in many times just to talk to him about different issues (asking him about his many literal interpretations of the bible, questions about McCain and Obama, and other personal convictions that make him feel so self-righteous) but it is impossible to get through the radio screening process at Cumulus unless your viewpoint is identical to his. If his bias isn't obvious from the way he slanders every group of people (ethnically, religiously, socially, or otherwise) his fraudulence should at least be recognized by the way he reads his live ads in the same tone of voice that he uses to convince the uneducated listeners that he is right.

Cumulus/ClearChannel couldn't be happier that they have all of their hosts pushing this political agenda. Since both of these companies combined own about 75% of the market-- the result is bigger tax breaks and better ratings for them (the top 1%) to be politically affiliated with the republican party.

After 15 years of listening to WWTN, I must say that the MDG show is truly the bottom of the barrel. Especially after the recent addition of his side kick Gwen. Such desperation in her voice. So sad and spinster like in her attempts to please... I look forward to the day when he will crash and burn on air. It'll take alot, but it's bound to happen. Frankly, this guy couldn't get work in a major market. Especially one with better educated listeners. And more main line Christian churches. (I prefer to have my snake handling done by Animal Planet pros.)