Michael Linder
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Michael Linder is an American radio and television journalist and producer based in Los Angeles
, most recently an investigative reporter for KABC-AM and KNX-AM. He is currently a contributor to BBC Radio
.
Linder created and executive produced America's Most Wanted
in 1988, casting host John Walsh
and launching the first hit series on the Fox Television network.
In 1990, Linder created and executive produced The Jesse Jackson
Show leading a crew and host Jackson to interview Saddam Hussein
in Baghdad
as troops massed for the Gulf War
and negotiating the release of 227 hostages held by Hussein in Kuwait City and Baghdad, including the staff of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City.
In 1995-6 Linder created and produced "Berserkistan" with photojournalist Jim Bartlett credited as the first Internet site to cover a war (Bosnia) on location.
From 2004 through 2010, Linder served as a radio journalist. He has won numerous broadcast journalism honors including a for a series on street gang impacts on children and an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of water issues in California's Owens Valley
.
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, most recently an investigative reporter for KABC-AM and KNX-AM. He is currently a contributor to BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
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Linder created and executive produced America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
in 1988, casting host John Walsh
John Walsh
John Edward Walsh is an American television personality, criminal investigator, human and victim rights advocate and formerly the host, as well as creator, of America's Most Wanted...
and launching the first hit series on the Fox Television network.
In 1990, Linder created and executive produced The Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to...
Show leading a crew and host Jackson to interview Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
as troops massed for the Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
and negotiating the release of 227 hostages held by Hussein in Kuwait City and Baghdad, including the staff of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City.
In 1995-6 Linder created and produced "Berserkistan" with photojournalist Jim Bartlett credited as the first Internet site to cover a war (Bosnia) on location.
From 2004 through 2010, Linder served as a radio journalist. He has won numerous broadcast journalism honors including a for a series on street gang impacts on children and an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of water issues in California's Owens Valley
Owens Valley
Owens Valley is the arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States, to the east of the Sierra Nevada and west of the White Mountains and Inyo Mountains on the west edge of the Great Basin section...
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