William Dale Cardwell (born 1962 in Greenville, Kentucky) is a consumer investigator and television journalist based in

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. In 2001, Cardwell and his family were placed in the protective custody of police when Cardwell appeared on a "hit list," based on his investigative reporting of corruption in

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. Cardwell is the host of ''TrustDaleTV'', a consumer problem-solving show, airing multiple times and multiple cities per week including

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and

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in Atlanta,

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News 10 in Tampa as well as

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CBS in Dallas, Texas. Cardwell also hosts TrustDale Radio in five states and nationally on I Heart Radio. Off air, Cardwell owns and operates TrustDale.com, a venue where consumers can read recommendations for products and services across numerous "categories." Cardwell collects an advertising pool fee from each company listed with his service. Cardwell claimed to the ''

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''s Rodney Ho, "I choose the companies, they didn't choose me." Cardwell was previously a long-time investigative reporter for Atlanta's

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. Before that, he worked for

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's WSMV,

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, and also served stints at TV stations in

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and western

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. Cardwell chose to leave conventional news reporting to mount a campaign for the

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. His reported goal was "to reclaim America from the special interests that pay for and choose candidates." In support of this campaign position he chose to refuse special interest " PAC" financing. He was eliminated in the July 15, 2008

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References

External links

Cardwell's (Atlanta-based) "Consumer Solutions" Network

Cardwell Campaign site

Profile
at

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* ttps://archive.today/20071115201622/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/146095.html Ledger-Enquirer: Cardwell blasts Chambliss vote against children's healthcare plan
Says Cardwell: Chambliss is a 'borrow-and-spend pawn of the special interests'
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