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.
Roger Hedgecock
KOGO-AM
San Diego, CA
Lou Dobbs
USRN/Radio Broadcast
Nationwide
Les Kinsolving
WCBM-AM
Baltimore, MD
Dan Rivers
WKBN-AM
Youngstown, OH
Marc Bernier
WNDB-AM/WFHG-AM
Orlando, FL & TN
Gary Sutton
WSBA-AM
York, PA
Steve Gill
WLAC-AM
Nashville, TN
Joyce Kaufman
WFTL-AM
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dave Barger
WRTA-AM
Altoona, PA
Jon David Wells
KLIF-AM
Dallas, TX
Armstrong Williams
WGVC-WPGCAM/XM Sat
Nationwide
Howie Carr
WRKO-AM
Boston, MA
Edd Hendee
KSEV-AM/KCVE-AM
Houston & Dallas, TX
Michael Agnello
WCHS-AM
Charleston, WV
Phil Valentine
Westwood/Syndicated
Nationwide
Pamela Furr
WVNN-FM
Huntsville, AL
Helen Glover
WHJJ-AM
Providence, RI
Jeff Katz
WBT-AM
Charlotte, NC
Dave Elswick
KARN-AM/FM
Little Rock, AR
Doug Guetzloe
WAMT-AM
Orlando, FL
Gary Baumgarten
News Talk Online
Nationwide On-Line
Joe Thomas
WCHV-AM
Charlottesville, VA
Fred Flannigan
WKRS-AM
Waukegan, IL
Joe Madison
WOL-AM & XM Satellite
Nationwide
Lincoln Ware
WDBZ-AM
Cincinnati, OH
Greg Knapp
Radio America/Syndicated
Nationwide
Heidi Harris
KDWN-AM
Las Vegas, NV
Inga Barks
KERN-AM/KMJ-AM
Bakersfield & Fresno, CA
Doug Stephan
Good Day Syndicated
Nationwide
Bill Manders
KKOH-AM
Reno, NV
Chris Plante
WMAL-AM
Washington, DC
Leland Conway
WLAP-AM
Lexington, KY
Reid Mullins
KTOK-AM
Oklahoma City, OK
Ted Talbot
WLOB AM/FM
Portland, ME
Sandy Rios
WYLL-AM
Chicago, IL
Mark Reardon
KMOX-AM
St. Louis, MO
Greg Garrison
WIBC-AM
Indianapolis, IN