Lee Habeeb

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Lee Habeeb
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Habeeb in his studio in Oxford, Mississippi.
Born
Alma mater University of Virginia School of Law (JD)
Occupation(s)Radio show host, executive, and essayist.
SpouseValerie Habeeb
Children1
Website https://www.ouramericanstories.com/

Lee Habeeb is an American talk radio executive, host, podcaster and essayist. He is the creator and co-founder of The Laura Ingraham Show, [1] the Vice President of Content for the Salem Media Group, the founder of American Private Radio, and the creator, founder and host of "Our American Stories," a weekday radio show syndicated across the U.S.

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Habeeb has written columns for USA Today, The Washington Examiner, [2] the National Review , [3] and LifeZette. He currently writes a weekly essay for Newsweek . [4]

Habeeb graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law (Class of 1991). [5] Since 2006, he's lived in Oxford, Mississippi with his wife, Valerie, and daughter, Reagan.

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb is the host and founder of Our American Stories, a storytelling radio show and podcast featuring stories that represent the best of America: history, sports, music, free enterprise, charity, faith, family and more. It can be heard 5 days a week, two hours a night, on over 220 affiliates across the country. [6] Archives of the show are available free on Apple Podcasts.

On August 2, 2021, Our American Stories was signed to a syndication deal with Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. [7]

Habeeb was ranked 11th in Talkers Magazine 2022 Heavy Hundred (100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America), [8] having been ranked in the 30th and 14th position in 2020 and 2021, respectively. [9] [10]

The show has been characterized as "the conservative answer to NPR [that] stays away from Trump." [11]

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  2. Habeeb, Lee (February 14, 2011). "Notes on the Egyptian revolution from an Arab-American". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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