William "Bill" Press (born 1940) is a US
talk radio host,
political commentator and author.
Career
Press started his broadcasting career in Los Angeles for TV stations
KABC-TV and
KCOP-TV. He has worked as a political commentator for
CNN and
MSNBC. He is best known for co-hosting CNN's
Spin Room opposite
Tucker Carlson, and
Crossfire and MSNBC's
Buchanan and Press.
Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at
The Huffington Post. Press also contributes blogs to the online version of Washington, D.C.'s nonpartisan newspaper,
The Hill.
In politics
Press was the chair of the California
Democratic Party from 1993 to 1996. He has previously served in different appointed positions such as a
chief of staff to
Republican California State Senator Peter Behr from 1971 to 1973, and as director of the California Office of Planning and Research under
Democratic Governor
Jerry Brown from 1975 to 1979.
Radio talk show
Since September 2005, Press has been hosting a daily liberal talk radio program which is broadcast on terrestrial radio affiliates in the United States live from 6-9 AM ET. Originally syndicated by
Jones Radio, the radio show is now syndicated by
Dial Global. It is also heard on satellite radio, is streamed live from the show's website, and can be downloaded with a podcast subscription.
Religion
Press was steeped in Catholicism from an early age. He was an altar boy and took vows of obedience, poverty and...
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