American radio personality (born 1959)
Christopher Plante
(born 1959) is an American talk radio host and journalist currently hosting a
syndicated
radio program heard on
Westwood One
[3]
and a nightly TV talk show on
Newsmax TV
.
Early life
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]
Plante was born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
to Jules and Barbara (nee Barnes) Orteig.
[4]
His maternal grandfather Pat Barnes was a Chicago-based radio host and
World War I
veteran.
[5]
After his father Jules died in 1960, his mother Barbara re-married in 1965 to journalist
Bill Plante
.
[4]
The family later moved to the Chicago area; Chris Plante later lived in
Glenview
and
Winnetka, Illinois
and graduated from
New Trier West High School
. He later attended
Santa Barbara City College
and the
University of California, Santa Barbara
but withdrew before graduating in order to work full-time in news.
[5]
Career
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Plante worked at
CNN
from 1988 to 2005, mostly covering
The Pentagon
and U.S. Military.
[6]
[7]
At various times at CNN, he was a Pentagon correspondent, senior producer for national security affairs, military affairs producer, and an
assignment editor
. Plante traveled to foreign locations, including
Saudi Arabia
,
Bosnia
,
Vietnam
,
Indonesia
,
Africa
, and the former
Soviet Union
covering stories for CNN.
[8]
Radio
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After leaving
CNN
, Plante joined
Washington
talk station
WMAL
as a weekend host in 2005.
[8]
He sometimes hosted a joint show with liberal host
Jerry Klein
.
In 2005, Plante moved to weeknights, and in 2008 he moved to the midday time slot. In 2009, Plante's show was briefly replaced by
The Joe Scarborough Show
, but demand from fans saw his return to the 9 AM ? Noon time slot in October 2009.
[9]
Guest hosts include
Mary Walter
and
Mike Opelka
.
[10]
Plante has filled in for national hosts including
Mark Levin
,
Michael Savage
and
Rush Limbaugh
.
In 2016,
Cumulus Media
announced Plante would be nationally syndicated by Westwood One, replacing
Herman Cain
's program, which reverted to a local program.
[11]
The Herman Cain Show
would still air in the Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tulsa, and Dayton markets.
[12]
Westwood One and Plante's home station, WMAL, are both owned by Cumulus Media.
Newsmax
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]
In May 2023,
Newsmax
announced it would broadcast a new 9
PM panel show titled
Chris Plante The Right Squad
. The show will film in Washington DC and will feature Plante, Jenn Pellegrino, and other regular panelists.
[13]
Awards
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Plante received the
Edward R. Murrow Award
from the
Radio Television Digital News Association
(RTNDA) for his reporting from the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on
September 11, 2001
.
In 2015, Plante won a
Reed Irvine
Award for Excellence in Journalism.
[14]
References
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Farhi, Paul (November 4, 2010).
"Conservatively speaking, WMAL radio host Chris Plante is on the rise"
.
The Washington Post
.
ISSN
0190-8286
. Retrieved
December 20,
2016
.
- ^
Langer, Emily (September 28, 2022).
"Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
July 5,
2023
.
- ^
"Conservatively speaking, WMAL radio host Chris Plante is on the rise"
.
The Washington Post
.
- ^
a
b
"Barbara Barnes Plante, 73"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Archived from
the original
on September 30, 2015
. Retrieved
January 13,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
Okcershausen, Janice (June 20, 2017).
"Chris Plante ? Self-acclaimed "Practi-crat" ? Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host"
.
Our Town with Andy Ockershausen
. Retrieved
January 13,
2024
.
- ^
Farhi, Paul (November 4, 2010).
"Conservatively speaking, WMAL radio host Chris Plante is on the rise"
.
The Washington Post
.
ISSN
0190-8286
. Retrieved
October 18,
2016
.
- ^
"The Chris Plante Show Goes Into National Syndication"
. WMAL. October 18, 2016
. Retrieved
January 13,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Chris Plante"
. WMAL. Archived from
the original
on November 12, 2005
. Retrieved
January 13,
2024
.
- ^
"NTS MediaOnline"
.
www.ntsmediaonline.com
. Retrieved
October 18,
2016
.
- ^
"The Chris Plante Show on Apple Podcasts"
.
Apple Podcasts
. Retrieved
July 20,
2020
.
- ^
"Westwood One To Officially Offer WMAL/D.C.'s Chris Plante In Syndication"
.
All Access
. Retrieved
October 18,
2016
.
- ^
"The Herman Cain Radio Show will be loud and strong in 2017"
.
Herman Cain
. Archived from
the original
on November 30, 2016
. Retrieved
December 20,
2016
.
- ^
Johnson, Ted (May 4, 2023).
"Newsmax To Launch Chris Plante Primetime Panel Show"
.
Deadline
.
- ^
"AIM's 10th Annual Reed Irvine Awards to Judge Jeanine Pirro, Chris Plante, and Rep. Lamar Smith"
.
Accuracy in Media
. May 8, 2015
. Retrieved
October 18,
2016
.