Dana Loesch facts for kids
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Dana Loesch
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Loesch in 2018
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Dana Lynn Eaton
September 28, 1978 Missouri, U.S.
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| Education | St. Louis Community College Webster University |
| Occupation | Commentator, radio and television host, author |
| Employer | Audacy, Inc. Radio America |
| Political party | Democratic (1996–2001) Republican (2001–present) |
| Spouse(s) |
Chris Loesch
(m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
Dana Lynn Loesch (/læʃ/ lash; born September 28, 1978) is an American radio and TV host. She is known for her work as a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association (NRA). She also worked as a writer and editor for Breitbart News.
From 2014 to 2017, Loesch hosted a TV show called Dana on TheBlaze TV. She also hosts a daily radio talk show that is heard across the country. You might have seen her as a guest on TV channels like Fox News, CNN, CBS, ABC, and HBO.
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Early Life and Education
Dana Loesch grew up in Missouri with her mother, Gale. Her family were Southern Baptists. She also has some Cherokee heritage from Georgia and Irish roots from her father's side.
She went to Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. After high school, she studied at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Later, she transferred to Webster University to study journalism. During this time, she was a Democrat. She even worked on Bill Clinton's campaign for president in 1996.
Loesch left college after becoming pregnant. She got married and had her first child when she was 23. She later changed her political views. She became less supportive of the Democratic Party after the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal. She fully moved away from the party after the September 11 attacks.
Starting Her Career
After leaving Webster University, Loesch started writing for St. Louis Magazine. She wrote investigative news articles. She also started her own website called "Mamalogues." From 2006 to 2008, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper published "Mamalogues" as a weekly online column. This earned her an award for "Best Newspaper Columnist St. Louis" in 2007 from Riverfront Times.
Loesch began hosting her own radio show in 2008. This show, called The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative, became a daily program heard all over the country. It was broadcast by Radio America from its main station, KFTK-FM, in St. Louis.
In 2008, Loesch was named one of St. Louis Business Journal's "Top 30 Under 30." She was also recognized by Nielsen ratings as one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers." In 2009, Loesch helped start the St. Louis Tea Party. She left the group in December 2011.
Journalism and Media Roles
In October 2010, Loesch was hired as the editor-in-chief of Big Journalism. This was a conservative website started by Andrew Breitbart. In February 2011, CNN hired Loesch as a political analyst. This was to help with their coverage of the 2012 election.
In 2012, Loesch received the Grassroots Journalism award from Accuracy In Media. She also filled in as a guest host for other national radio hosts. These included Glenn Beck and Michael Savage. In 2012, Talkers Magazine listed Loesch as one of the top 100 "heavy hitters" in radio. She was number 24 on the list in 2017.
In December 2012, Loesch filed a lawsuit against Breitbart LLC. This was the company that owned her former employer, Breitbart News. She claimed that the company had created a difficult work environment. She reached an agreement with Breitbart in 2013.
In 2013, Loesch hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This is a large meeting for conservatives.
In May 2013, Loesch had a public disagreement with Piers Morgan on Twitter. Morgan, a TV host, said he would ban her from his show. However, Loesch returned to his show in January 2014. Their producers, who were friends, helped them work things out.
On January 10, 2014, Loesch started her daily TV show, Dana, on Glenn Beck's TheBlaze TV. She left the show in November 2017. In 2016, her original radio station, KFTK-FM in St. Louis, stopped carrying her show. However, the show was soon picked up by WSDZ.
During the 2016 Republican presidential primary, she supported Ted Cruz. She was critical of Donald J. Trump at that time. But after Trump was elected, Loesch became a strong supporter of his presidency.
Work with the National Rifle Association
In 2013, Loesch mentioned on CNN that she owned an AR-15 rifle. She explained that it was "a lot easier to fire."
Loesch began appearing in NRATV advertisements in September 2015. The NRA is a group that supports gun rights. From 2017 to June 2019, she served as a special assistant to the executive vice president for public communication with the NRA. She also hosted The DL on NRA TV. The NRA stopped producing the channel on June 25, 2019.
2017 NRA Videos
In April 2017, Loesch was featured in an online video for the NRA. In the video, she talked about protests against Donald Trump in a negative way.
In another NRA video released in April 2017, Loesch criticized The New York Times newspaper. She called it an "old gray hag" and an "untrustworthy, dishonest rag." She said the NRA was "coming for" the newspaper. This video received a lot of attention in August 2017. Many people, including press groups, saw her words as threatening to journalists.
In October 2017, Loesch spoke in another NRA video. She said that critics of Trump were trying to harm America's future.
2018 NRA Statements
In February 2018, Loesch spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. She suggested that some media outlets liked mass shootings because they brought high ratings.
In March 2018, Loesch appeared in an NRA video. In it, she turned an hourglass and told celebrities, politicians, and media figures that "Your time is running out." She later clarified that the video was not meant as a physical threat.
2019: Leaving the NRA
In June 2019, the NRA ended its relationship with Ackerman McQueen. This was the advertising agency that produced NRA TV. Because of this, Loesch no longer worked as a paid spokesperson for the NRA.
Recent Career Updates
In June 2021, after Rush Limbaugh passed away, Dana Loesch's radio program was picked up by several new stations. These included her former main station, KFTK-FM in St. Louis. Radio America handles the distribution of her show. Audacy, Inc. now produces her podcasts.
In August 2022, Loesch appeared on FOX News. This was after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's home. She described the search as "stunts" and "Democrats trying to settle political scores." She also stated that President Biden was "too much of an embarrassment" to run for the Democratic Party in the 2024 United States elections.
Personal Life
In 2000, Dana Loesch married music producer Chris Loesch. Chris later became her manager. The Loesches homeschooled their two children for eight years.
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Loesch in 2018
