American talk show host
Joe Pags
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Born
| Joseph John Pagliarulo
(
1966-08-01
)
August 1, 1966
(age 57)
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Occupation(s)
| Television and radio talk show host
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Years active
| 1989?present
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Radio show
Joseph John Pagliarulo
(born August 1, 1966),
[1]
also known on the air as
Joe Pags
, is an American
nationally syndicated
conservative
television and radio talk show host.
Biography
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]
Born in
Amityville, New York
, Pagliarulo later lived in nearby
Copiague
, moved to
Lake Worth, Florida
at age seven, and graduated from
Santaluces Community High School
.
[2]
[3]
By 1988, Pagliarulo became a store president with
Domino's Pizza
.
[2]
Pagliarulo began his radio career in 1989 in
Palm Beach County, Florida
, then worked primarily in television news, serving in many roles and eventually as the main anchor at
WEYI-TV
in
Saginaw
/
Flint, Michigan
(1994?1996), morning and noon anchor at
WWMT
in
Kalamazoo
/
Grand Rapids, Michigan
(1996?1997), main anchor, managing editor and eventually news director at
WLAJ
in
Lansing
/
Jackson, Michigan
(1997?2002) and main anchor at
WRGB
in
Schenectady, New York
(2002?2005).
[4]
[5]
During and after his time at WRGB he also served as talk show host at
WHAM
in
Rochester, New York
and WXDX (now
WDTW
) in
Detroit, Michigan
.
[3]
In 2005, Pagliarulo transitioned to
talk radio
and began his daily talk show that was first heard on
iHeartMedia
's flagship talk radio station
WOAI 1200
in
San Antonio, Texas
as well as
KPRC
-
Houston
,
KEX
-
Portland
,
KHOW
-
Denver
, and
KTLK
-
Minneapolis
. After
Andy Dean
's departure from
America Now
in 2014, Pagliarulo's daily show titled
The Joe Pags Show
was broadcast to approximately 130
America Now
affiliates for almost a year until a full-time replacement host was selected. After the
America Now
fill-in period ended, Pagliarulo's show began its own syndication through
Compass Media Networks
, and is heard on over 160 stations as of August 2022.
[5]
His daily show is broadcast live from 6-9 PM Eastern Time and on tape delay in some of his syndicated markets.
[5]
He also hosted a weekend nationally syndicated radio talk show through
Premiere Networks
titled
The Weekend with Joe Pags,
[6]
[7]
which he stepped down from in 2022.
[8]
Pagliarulo has made many appearances on
Fox News
,
CNN
, and
MSNBC
and previously served as a long-time frequent fill-in for
Glenn Beck
on Beck's television and radio programs. He has won multiple broadcasting awards from the
Associated Press
,
[9]
his show is listed in the top 25 of
Talkers Magazine
'
s "Heavy Hundred",
[10]
[11]
and his show has been named by
Newsmax
as one of the most influential talk shows in the country.
[5]
[12]
Personal life
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]
Pagliarulo and his wife Jenny live in
Texas
with their five daughters,
[13]
one of whom was adopted from China.
[9]
In May 2011, Pagliarulo underwent surgery for
testicular cancer
and has since reported a complete recovery.
[14]
On September 2, 2016, Pagliarulo reported that his daughter had been missing since August 31.
[15]
[16]
His request for help was spread across news and social media sites including
Facebook
and
Twitter
, and she was recovered unhurt the next day in
Mexico
accompanied by a 29-year-old male who was arrested on multiple charges.
[17]
[18]
Pagliarulo promised on-air to assist with other
missing and exploited persons
, and has since given missing person reports and alerts with the assistance of various missing person agencies as part of his talk show.
References
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]
- ^
Deitz, Corey.
"A Profile of Radio Host Joe Pags"
. About.com. Archived from
the original
on April 12, 2016
. Retrieved
June 24,
2016
.
- ^
a
b
"Weddings/Anniversaries"
,
Palm Beach Post
, p. 15F, July 10, 1988,
archived
from the original on September 8, 2020
, retrieved
May 29,
2017
- ^
a
b
Kinosian, Mike (February 2, 2016).
"sPAGtacular Success Didn't Occur Overnight"
.
Talkers
.
Archived
from the original on June 11, 2017
. Retrieved
May 29,
2017
.
- ^
"Joe Pagliarulo"
. WRGB. Archived from
the original
on November 29, 2004
. Retrieved
February 22,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"The Joe Pags Show - Compass Media Networks"
.
Compass Media Networks
.
Archived
from the original on June 16, 2022
. Retrieved
August 2,
2022
.
- ^
Kinosian, Mike (February 2, 2016).
"sPAGtacular Success Didn't Occur Overnight"
.
Talkers Magazine
.
Archived
from the original on August 17, 2016
. Retrieved
August 2,
2016
.
- ^
"The Weekend"
.
Premiere Networks
.
Archived
from the original on February 13, 2019
. Retrieved
February 12,
2019
.
- ^
"Facebook @joetalkshow"
.
Facebook
. March 12, 2022
. Retrieved
March 14,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Meet Joe Pagliarulo"
. WOAI. August 9, 2005. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2007.
- ^
"2016 Talkers Heavy Hundred 1-25"
.
Talkers Magazine
.
Archived
from the original on November 5, 2013
. Retrieved
June 27,
2016
.
- ^
"2017 Talkers Heavy Hundred 1-25"
.
Talkers Magazine
.
Archived
from the original on September 16, 2018
. Retrieved
May 23,
2017
.
- ^
"About the Joe Pags Show"
.
WOAI
. Retrieved
June 22,
2021
.
- ^
"Joe Pags Pagliarulo on Twitter"
.
Twitter
. March 30, 2018
. Retrieved
August 18,
2021
.
- ^
Jakle, Jeanne (May 25, 2011).
"Radio host Joe 'Pags' uses humor to get through cancer"
.
Houston Chronicle
.
Archived
from the original on August 13, 2016
. Retrieved
June 24,
2016
.
- ^
Brennan, Christopher (September 4, 2016).
"Radio host Joe Pags asks for help from public after 16-year-old daughter goes missing"
.
New York Daily News
.
Archived
from the original on September 19, 2016
. Retrieved
September 18,
2016
.
- ^
Beltran, Jacob (September 3, 2016).
"Radio host Joe Pags pleads for help in finding missing 16-year-old daughter"
.
San Antonio Express-News
.
Archived
from the original on September 5, 2016
. Retrieved
September 16,
2016
.
- ^
"Radio host Joe Pags announces his daughter has been found"
.
KENS
. September 3, 2016.
Archived
from the original on September 23, 2016
. Retrieved
September 18,
2016
.
- ^
Vega, Melissa (September 7, 2016).
"Investigators: Man charged in missing teen case in the process of being extradited back to"
.
WOAI-TV
.
Archived
from the original on March 12, 2018
. Retrieved
March 12,
2018
.
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