Geoff Metcalf is an American author, writer, and

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. He was a nationally syndicated radio talk show host based in Washington, D.C. He was the Editor of CalNews.com. Currently, Metcalf is a

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consultant, and author.

Biography

Metcalf is a former

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. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army Reserves and has commanded a

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Detachment and a

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Company in addition to various staff positions. He was a

for the Sacramento Union and an editorial writer for the Evening Times in Rhode Island. Metcalf was also a program director and talk show host at WAAB 1440, in Worcester, MA. in the early 1970s. He served as general manager of a small radio station (WBVD) in Beverly, MA in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s he was President of Wade Advertising in Sacramento, CA. He has done considerable fill-in and vacation talk show host work in numerous major markets (NYC, DC, Dallas, etc.). Metcalf was part of the early development of

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and the first non-Joe Farah columnist. He wrote a weekly column for

exclusively for over five years. At the same time, he became involved with Chris Ruddy and Dana Allen (co-founders of

NewsMax Newsmax (Newsmax Media, Inc. or Newsmax.com, previously styled NewsMax) is an American right-wing to far-right cable news and digital media company founded by Christopher Ruddy on September 16, 1998. Newsmax Media divisions include its cable ...

). Metcalf helped host several live events in the Bay Area which featured Larry Nichols, Trooper

Larry Patterson Troopergate is the popular name for a political controversy that emerged in the 1990s in which several Arkansas State Troopers claimed that they had arranged sexual liaisons for Arkansas governor Bill Clinton during his time in office (1979–8 ...

, and other harsh Bill Clinton critics. Metcalf was Master of Ceremonies for both WorldNetDaily and NewsMax events in

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, and

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During Operation Iraqi Freedom Metcalf was a military pundit and appeared on numerous

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and

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programs (Fox & Friends, Bob Grant on WOR, Lionel, G. Gordon Liddy, Al Rantel on KABC,

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, Al Malmberg), and several Canadian and European stations. Prior to national syndication, Metcalf was a

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host for San Francisco radio station

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, as well as Sacramento Radio stations

KSTE KSTE (650 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves the Sacramento metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and features shows from Westwood One, ...

and

KTKZ KTKZ (1380 AM, "The Answer") is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California. It is one of four Sacramento-area radio stations owned by the Salem Media Group. KTKZ airs a conservative talk radio format, mostly featuring syndicated shows ...

plus KPLA-770, a station licensed to

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but serving Sacramento. He currently is an author and narrates audiobooks for Audible.com. He writes a weekly column for a number of online news websites, including

for which he is a pundit.

Awards

He is a recipient of the NRA Defender of Freedom Award, a Golden Microphone Award, and Eagle Forum's Media Person of the Year 2000.

Books by Geoff Metcalf

*Will in Acquinistere (Amazon Shorts Best Seller) *The Terrorist Killers *In The Arena. *ArkDar/The Two That Are One *ArkDar/Genesis *Will

References

External links

Geoff Metcalf Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metcalf, Geoff American radio personalities Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)

Biography

Awards

Books by Geoff Metcalf

See also

References

External links