On September 15 and 16 (Tuesday and Wednesday of this week), the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) -- an organization designated a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center -- will be holding its annual "Hold Their Feet to the Fire radio rally" in Washington, D.C. The rally will feature CNN's Lou Dobbs and dozens of other radio hosts using their radio shows to broadcast FAIR's extreme anti-immigration agenda. Participants broadcasting from past FAIR events have included prominent “birthers” and a radio host who has reportedly said of undocumented immigrants: “If you commit a crime while you're here, we should hang you and send your body back to where you came from, and your family should pay for it.”
Media Matters for America will be monitoring the radio hosts broadcasting from FAIR's rally, and you can help us! If a radio host in your community is participating in the event, just listen to the show, write down anything outrageous or untrue the host says, and send it -- along with the host's name, station, and approximate time (including time zone) -- to mm-tips@mediamatters.org.
FAIR hasn't publicized the names of the participating radio hosts yet, but here's last year's list. It's a good bet that many of the names below will be participating again.
UPDATE: FAIR has posted a list of the radio hosts participating in its 2009 rally here.
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Roger Hedgecock |
KOGO-AM |
San Diego, CA |
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Lou Dobbs |
USRN/Radio Broadcast |
Nationwide |
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Les Kinsolving |
WCBM-AM |
Baltimore, MD |
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Dan Rivers |
WKBN-AM |
Youngstown, OH |
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Marc Bernier |
WNDB-AM/WFHG-AM |
Orlando, FL & TN |
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Gary Sutton |
WSBA-AM |
York, PA |
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Steve Gill |
WLAC-AM |
Nashville, TN |
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Joyce Kaufman |
WFTL-AM |
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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Dave Barger |
WRTA-AM |
Altoona, PA |
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Jon David Wells |
KLIF-AM |
Dallas, TX |
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Armstrong Williams |
WGVC-WPGCAM/XM Sat |
Nationwide |
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Howie Carr |
WRKO-AM |
Boston, MA |
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Edd Hendee |
KSEV-AM/KCVE-AM |
Houston & Dallas, TX |
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Michael Agnello |
WCHS-AM |
Charleston, WV |
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Phil Valentine |
Westwood/Syndicated |
Nationwide |
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Pamela Furr |
WVNN-FM |
Huntsville, AL |
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Helen Glover |
WHJJ-AM |
Providence, RI |
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Jeff Katz |
WBT-AM |
Charlotte, NC |
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Dave Elswick |
KARN-AM/FM |
Little Rock, AR |
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Doug Guetzloe |
WAMT-AM |
Orlando, FL |
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Gary Baumgarten |
News Talk Online |
Nationwide On-Line |
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Joe Thomas |
WCHV-AM |
Charlottesville, VA |
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Fred Flannigan |
WKRS-AM |
Waukegan, IL |
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Joe Madison |
WOL-AM & XM Satellite |
Nationwide |
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Lincoln Ware |
WDBZ-AM |
Cincinnati, OH |
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Greg Knapp |
Radio America/Syndicated |
Nationwide |
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Heidi Harris |
KDWN-AM |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Inga Barks |
KERN-AM/KMJ-AM |
Bakersfield & Fresno, CA |
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Doug Stephan |
Good Day Syndicated |
Nationwide |
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Bill Manders |
KKOH-AM |
Reno, NV |
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Chris Plante |
WMAL-AM |
Washington, DC |
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Leland Conway |
WLAP-AM |
Lexington, KY |
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Reid Mullins |
KTOK-AM |
Oklahoma City, OK |
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Ted Talbot |
WLOB AM/FM |
Portland, ME |
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Sandy Rios |
WYLL-AM |
Chicago, IL |
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Mark Reardon |
KMOX-AM |
St. Louis, MO |
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Greg Garrison |
WIBC-AM |
Indianapolis, IN |