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| For many years he was a frequent contributor of legal opinions to Rush Limbaugh, who referred to him on-air as "F. Lee Levin", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the famous defense attorney ]. He and Sean Hannity, who both have talk shows originating from the WABC studios, often call-in to each others' radio programs, referring to each other playfully as "Doctor Hannity" or "Doctor Levin". Levin mainly calls Hannity's program to debate or insult a liberal caller, most often calling to deliver a one-line insult or off-color joke only to then quickly hang up. | For many years he was a frequent contributor of legal opinions to Rush Limbaugh, who referred to him on-air as "F. Lee Levin", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the famous defense attorney ]. He and Sean Hannity, who both have talk shows originating from the WABC studios, often call-in to each others' radio programs, referring to each other playfully as "Doctor Hannity" or "Doctor Levin". Levin mainly calls Hannity's program to debate or insult a liberal caller, most often calling to deliver a one-line insult or off-color joke only to then quickly hang up. | ||
| ==Baiting== | =="Liberal Baiting"== | ||
| Levin is known for using the ]s "Are you a lib?", "You're annoying!", and "Get off the phone, you big dope!" on the air. He is also known for using two ranges of voice pitch on the air, and switches between them to indicate anger or for effect. For comic relief he occasionally does a show as an ], the effete "Maurice", who is a "lib". He also makes fun of the names of politicians and others whom he disagrees with; a particular target of his ] has been the last name of New York Representative ]. | Levin is known for using the ]s "Are you a lib?", "You're annoying!", and "Get off the phone, you big dope!" on the air. He is also known for using two ranges of voice pitch on the air, and switches between them to indicate anger or for effect. For comic relief he occasionally does a show as an ], the effete "Maurice", who is a "lib". He also makes fun of the names of politicians and others whom he disagrees with; a particular target of his ] has been the last name of New York Representative ]. | ||
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Mark Reed Levin ( lə.ˈvɪn ) is an American conservative radio talk show host. Levin was born on September 21, 1957, of Jewish heritage.
Education
Mark Levin holds a 1977 Phi Beta Kappa and magna-cum-laude B.A. from Temple University and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law.
Professional Career
Levin has served as a top adviser to several members of President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet —including as Chief of Staff to then United States Attorney General Edwin Meese. In 2001, the American Conservative Union named Levin the recipient of their Ronald Reagan Award. He currently practices law in the private sector, and serves as President of the Landmark Legal Foundation in Leesburg, Virginia.
Book and Punditry
Levin is author of the bestselling book, Men In Black: How The Supreme Court Is Destroying America (ISBN 0895260506), about the perils of what Levin and others say is judicial activism. Levin is a strong believer in originalism as the proper theoretical framework for Constitutional interpretation. He is also a strong advocate of the unitary executive theory, and often criticizes liberals in the Congress for what he feels is an attempt to stack the Supreme Court of the United States with activist judges who aim to legislate from the bench.
Levin is also a contributing editor for National Review Online, and writes frequently for other publications. In 2006 he began his own blog at National Review Online.
Contributions to other conservative talk shows
For many years he was a frequent contributor of legal opinions to Rush Limbaugh, who referred to him on-air as "F. Lee Levin", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the famous defense attorney F. Lee Bailey. He and Sean Hannity, who both have talk shows originating from the WABC studios, often call-in to each others' radio programs, referring to each other playfully as "Doctor Hannity" or "Doctor Levin". Levin mainly calls Hannity's program to debate or insult a liberal caller, most often calling to deliver a one-line insult or off-color joke only to then quickly hang up.
"Liberal Baiting"
Levin is known for using the catchphrases "Are you a lib?", "You're annoying!", and "Get off the phone, you big dope!" on the air. He is also known for using two ranges of voice pitch on the air, and switches between them to indicate anger or for effect. For comic relief he occasionally does a show as an alter ego, the effete "Maurice", who is a "lib". He also makes fun of the names of politicians and others whom he disagrees with; a particular target of his toilet humor has been the last name of New York Representative Anthony D. Weiner.
Music
More than most talk show hosts, Levin plays music, beyond just the standard metal-flavored bumpers. Favorites played at length include Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" as well as the service hymns "The Army Goes Rolling Along", "Anchors Aweigh", "Marines' hymn", "The U.S. Air Force", and the Coast Guard hymn. Mark also frequently plays the song "Walking Around in Women's Underwear" Lyrics Here, a parody of "Winter Wonderland" produced by Bob Rivers. The song was first played on the show in December 2004 and was only intended to be played during the holiday season. However, when many people started calling up to request the song, Mark decided to continue playing the song throughout the year.
Syndication
By 2006 his show was carried by three other stations besides WABC-AM: WBAP-AM (Arlington, Texas), WMAL-AM (Washington, District of Columbia) and WJR-AM (Detroit, Michigan). As announced on a press release, Levin's show will be syndicated by ABC Radio.
On-air jargon
Examples of Levin's nicknames for liberal politicians and institutions:
- "'Little' Dick Durbin" - Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- "The Crippled, Tax-Happy Moron" - Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- "Spit on the USA Everyday" - USA Today
- "Katrina vanden Heuvel" - Hurricane Katrina
- "National Organization for Ugly Women" - National Organization for Women
Radio Stations
- WABC 770 New York (flagship station)
- WMAL 630 Washington, D.C.
- WBAP 820 Dallas/Fort Worth (broadcasts 7-9PM ET (6-8PM CT))
- WJR 760 Detroit
External links
- News Talk Radio 770 WABC-AM
- WABC-AM Windows Media Audio stream
- And Another Thing . . . on National Review Online
- Mark Levin Fan, unofficial fan site (with show clips and Levin bio info)
- Landmark Legal Foundation
- Dahlia Litwick's review of Men in Black from Slate.com