Jack Hunter (radio host)
Encyclopedia
Jack Hunter also known as the Southern Avenger is a conservative radio host and political commentator in the United States. He appears every Tuesday and Friday morning on WTMA
News-Talk 1250 AM. Hunter is also a weekly contributor to the Charleston City Paper
.
that is found in the Democratic Party
and the neoconservatism
that is prominent in the Republican Party
to be ultimately indistinguishable from one another, which has led to criticism from both the mainstream left and the mainstream right. He has also been highly critical of fellow conservative talk radio hosts such as Sean Hannity
, Rush Limbaugh
, Bill Cunningham
, and most famously Mark Levin
for putting what he perceives to be their Republican Party allegiances before true conservative principles.
Hunter is also a contributing editor to both Taki's Magazine and The American Conservative
Magazine, while often filling in for Constitutional conservative Sirius Radio talk show host Mike Church
and appearing as a weekly guest on The Savage Nation
. He co-wrote Kentucky
Senator Rand Paul
's book The Tea Party Goes to Washington
, to work as director of outreach at Young Americans for Liberty, the youth arm of Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty. He has stated on several occasions that his two heroes are Pat Buchanan
and professional wrestler Ric Flair
.
the Southern Avenger. Hunter said the name was a rip-off of 1990s conservative radio host Ken Hamblin
who went by the name The Black Avenger. Hunter also stated that the nickname was suggested to him by a friend while in a Jim Beam
-induced haze and it stuck.
, Levin has added Hunter to his List of the World's Most Deranged Bloggers in which he refers to Hunter as "Charleston City Paper's First Lady, Jackie Hunter". Levin has referred to Hunter on air as a "freak", "effeminate", and a "punk". Hunter responded with amusement, but further criticized Levin for not posting a link to the original article on his website.
WTMA
WTMA is an AM radio station serving the Charleston market area with a News/Talk format. This station operates on AM frequency 1250 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.-History:...
News-Talk 1250 AM. Hunter is also a weekly contributor to the Charleston City Paper
Charleston City Paper
The Charleston City Paper is an alternative weekly published every Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina. It mostly covers local places, events, and happenings in the Charleston area which would be of interest to its target audience of college students and young professionals.The paper also...
.
Political views
Hunter is known for often providing commentary from both paleoconservative and paleolibertarian viewpoints, as he sees the liberal internationalismLiberal internationalism
Liberal internationalism is a foreign policy doctrine that argues that liberal states should intervene in other sovereign states in order to pursue liberal objectives. Such intervention can include both military invasion and humanitarian aid. This view is contrasted to isolationist, realist, or...
that is found in the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
and the neoconservatism
Neoconservatism
Neoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American conservatism. Since 2001, neoconservatism has been associated with democracy promotion, that is with assisting movements for democracy, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action....
that is prominent in the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to be ultimately indistinguishable from one another, which has led to criticism from both the mainstream left and the mainstream right. He has also been highly critical of fellow conservative talk radio hosts such as Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
, Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
, and most famously Mark Levin
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
for putting what he perceives to be their Republican Party allegiances before true conservative principles.
Hunter is also a contributing editor to both Taki's Magazine and The American Conservative
The American Conservative
The American Conservative is a monthly U.S. opinion magazine published by Ron Unz. Its first editor was Scott McConnell, his successors being Kara Hopkins and the present incumbent, Daniel McCarthy....
Magazine, while often filling in for Constitutional conservative Sirius Radio talk show host Mike Church
Mike Church
Mike Church is a radio talk show host, and singer/songwriter. In 2006 Church was named to Askmen.com's list of the "Top Ten Shock Jocks in America . He has been called the "American Badass of Talk Radio" and has been called the "The King Dude" by listeners since 2001.The Mike Church Show was the...
and appearing as a weekly guest on The Savage Nation
The Savage Nation
The Savage Nation is an American radio show hosted by conservative commentator Michael Savage on Talk Radio Network. His show is heard by 8-10 million listeners a week and syndicated across the U.S. in over 300 markets, making it the 3rd most listened to radio show in the country...
. He co-wrote Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Senator Rand Paul
Rand Paul
Randal Howard "Rand" Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Tea Party movement, he describes himself as a "constitutional conservative" and a libertarian...
's book The Tea Party Goes to Washington
The Tea Party Goes to Washington
The Tea Party Goes to Washington is a book by United States Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. The book, co-written by radio host, columnist, and blogger Jack Hunter, describes the Tea Party movement's impact in the 2010 midterm elections in the United States, and ultimately their impact on the entire...
Personal life
He is single and recently relocated to Falls Church, VirginiaFalls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
, to work as director of outreach at Young Americans for Liberty, the youth arm of Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty. He has stated on several occasions that his two heroes are Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster. Buchanan was a senior adviser to American Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and was an original host on CNN's Crossfire. He sought...
and professional wrestler Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
.
Nickname
He goes by the nicknameNickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
the Southern Avenger. Hunter said the name was a rip-off of 1990s conservative radio host Ken Hamblin
Ken Hamblin
Ken Loronzo Hamblin II , the self-titled Black Avenger, was host of the Ken Hamblin Show, which was syndicated nationally on Entertainment Radio Networks....
who went by the name The Black Avenger. Hunter also stated that the nickname was suggested to him by a friend while in a Jim Beam
Jim Beam
Jim Beam is a brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Clermont, Kentucky. It is currently one of the best selling brands of bourbon in the world. Since 1795 , seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in whiskey production for the company that produces the brand, which was given the name...
-induced haze and it stuck.
Feud with Mark Levin
After writing a piece critical of nationally syndicated radio host and political pundit Mark LevinMark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
, Levin has added Hunter to his List of the World's Most Deranged Bloggers in which he refers to Hunter as "Charleston City Paper's First Lady, Jackie Hunter". Levin has referred to Hunter on air as a "freak", "effeminate", and a "punk". Hunter responded with amusement, but further criticized Levin for not posting a link to the original article on his website.
External links
- Jack Hunter "The Southern Avenger" Home Page
- Jack Hunter Goes to Washington, Charleston City PaperCharleston City PaperThe Charleston City Paper is an alternative weekly published every Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina. It mostly covers local places, events, and happenings in the Charleston area which would be of interest to its target audience of college students and young professionals.The paper also...