Norman Maurice Goldman (born March 17, 1959) is an American attorney and a former political

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host. Goldman first broadcast nationally as a fill-in host for ''

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'' in 2006, as well as creating colorful segments as the show's ''Senior Legal Analyst''. He began hosting his own radio show in 2009, syndicated by

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. Goldman ended the show in 2019.

Higher education

Goldman graduated from

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with a B.A. degree in

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. He then attended and graduated from law school on a full scholarship at

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of Los Angeles. He passed the California Bar Exam at age 26.

Legal career

Goldman was the plaintiff's attorney in ''Krumme vs. Mercury'', a 2002 lawsuit in California. Both the trial court and the California Court of Appeal found for the plaintiffs that the insurance companies were mislabelling agents as independent brokers. The court upheld damages and attorney's fees. An insurance industry journal has described the case as "infamous". Goldman also represented plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in

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against

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accusing the company of paying sales money to an insurer in exchange for commissions.

''The Norman Goldman Show''

He hosted his own Saturday morning talk show, ''The Norman Invasion'', on KLSX (97.1) in Los Angeles in 2004. That show ran from July 17 to October 30, 2004. Goldman then became a legal commentator on ''

''. In the late summer of 2009, Goldman began broadcasting his own weekday program via internet broadcasting and

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. ''The Norman Goldman Show'' broadcast live from 3-6 p.m. Pacific time. Goldman picked up several stations after Air America's 2010 demise, as

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opted not to continue his 3-6 p.m. PT show after the network's closing. Based in Los Angeles, Goldman's national radio program was distributed by

. The program's motto was "Where justice is served", but on-air Norman also used the motto "The place where fierce independence is the norm", a pun on his first name. The show used the opening riff to Canadian rock band

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's "

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" as its intro. Goldman created the "four point plan to save America", after chastising politicians such as President

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for betraying their campaign promises. It includes power-transparency; "a WikiLeaks for radio", and a grassroots quarterback for the coordinating/funding of the progressive message and viewpoint. On February 5, 2019, Goldman announced his show was ending in a few weeks, claiming he "went broke". He admitted to spending $2 million of his own money over 9 years propping up the show. The last live show was February 22, 2019.

References

External links

normangoldman.com
show web site
California Bar profile of GoldmanThe Norman Goldman Show Facebook pageArticles by Norman Goldman in the ''Huffington Post''
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