David Pakman

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David Pakman
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Personal information
Born
David Pakman

(1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 40)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality
  • United States
  • Argentina
Education University of Massachusetts Amherst (BS)
Bentley University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Political media personality and media entrepreneur
Website davidpakman.com
YouTube information
Years active2005–present
Genre(s)News
Political commentary
Subscribers2.73 million
Total views~ 2.3 billion
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2020
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On his relationship with his audience and other leftists
Last updated: April 5, 2024

David Pakman (born 2 February 1984) is an American talk show host and political commentator. He is the host of the talk radio program The David Pakman Show . He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States.

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Early life and education

David Pakman was born to a Jewish family of Ashkenazi descent in Buenos Aires in February 1984 and immigrated to the United States at the age of five. [1] He grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Northampton High School. Pakman attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he majored in economics and communications. He earned an MBA degree from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. [2] [3]

Career

Pakman hosts The David Pakman Show , a television, radio, and internet political program. In 2005, Pakman began hosting a show on local radio as a "hobby", and by 2011 the show aired on 100 stations, and outlets [4] including DirecTV and DISH Network through Free Speech TV, the PACIFICA Radio Network, on YouTube, LBRY, and via podcasts.[ citation needed ] The program first aired in August 2005 on WXOJ-LP ("Valley Free Radio"), located in Northampton, Massachusetts, as Midweek Politics with David Pakman.

Pakman has appeared on Fox News, CNN, [5] HLN's Nancy Grace program, [6] HLN's Dr. Drew on Call , [7] the Lex Fridman Podcast, [8] [9] two episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, [10] [11] Piers Morgan Uncensored , [12] Mother Jones , [13] the Boston Herald , [14] The New York Times , [15] and Wired . [16] [17] [18]

Pakman earns income through sales to advertisers, ads on platforms including YouTube and memberships sold through his website. [19]

In June 2024, Pakman announced he was ending his radio and television show in August and would instead focus his efforts on digital content, such as his YouTube show. [20]

Personal life

Pakman announced that he would be taking paternity leave in June 2022 after the birth of his first child, a daughter. [21]

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  20. ↑ "David Pakman Ending Radio and TV Show". Barrett Media. 13 June 2024.
  21. ↑ @dpakman (10 June 2022). "Thrilled for a second loaf of bread this Shabbat, my daughter! Unlike all prior baby pics I've posted, this time I…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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