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| Mike Gallagher |
“Believe me, I bash liberals for being mean-spirited and
angry, but there are plenty on my side who are the same way,” Gallagher added.
“That just doesn’t work for me. I don’t want to go home at the end of the day
just spent and exhausted that I’ve been screamed at or I’ve screamed at someone
for three hours. It just doesn’t work for me. Life’s too short.”
It’s a talk show philosophy that isn’t often found in a
hyper-partisan media world dominated by epic shouting matches. But for
Gallagher — who’s been in the radio business for 35 years and
nationally-syndicated with Salem Radio Networks, which dubbed him the “happy
conservative warrior,” for over a decade — it’s a style that works. And each
week, about 3.5 million people tune into Gallagher, according to Talkers
magazine, which ranks him as having the fifth biggest talk radio audience in
the country.
Gallagher, who is a Fox News contributor in addition to hosting
“The Mike Gallagher Show” every day for three hours, says he’s happy he’s been
able to carve out a spot in the world of conservative talkers that not only
fits his easygoing personality, but saves his voice.
Gallagher talks about everything from his personal life to
his political views — he’s pro-business and focused on the country’s economic
problems, but also thinks the Republican Party needs to have some big
discussions about hot-button social issues rather than simply skip over them —
with his listeners.
The radio host has long been known for his cheerful persona,
but he also credits his wife Denise, who died in 2008 from endometrial cancer,
for pushing him to adopt an even more good-natured style both on-air and off.
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