Thursday, July 05, 2018

RIP Ed Schultz

This is a bummer. Way too young. From All Access...

ED SCHULTZ, the former syndicated talk radio host more recently a host on cable television's MSNBC and RT, has passed away of natural causes at 64, according to ABC affiliate WDAY-TV/FARGO.

SCHULTZ, who played football at MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD, moved from working as Sports Director at KTHI-TV/FARGO and WDAY-TV to radio, first as play-by-play voice of NORTH DAKOTA STATE football on WDAY-A and then UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA football on crosstown KFGO-A. He began talking about politics in 1992 on WDAY-A, then moved to KFGO-A in 1996 with "NEWS AND VIEWS," which became regionally syndicated. SCHULTZ also moved from conservative to liberal and became syndicated by JONES RADIO NETWORK (later DIAL GLOBAL). He added a daily MSNBC television show, "THE ED SHOW," in 2009, moving to weekends in 2013. After the show ended in 2015, SCHULTZ began a podcast and added a show on RT AMERICA, the U.S.-targeted cable network operated by the Russian government, in 2016.