 Larry Elder |
Radio talk show host Larry Elder, known as the “Sage from South Central,” has left KABC radio in Los Angeles after 15 years, with plans to continue his work elsewhere.
“Rest assured I’ll still be fighting the good fight – and I won’t back down. But I will miss talking to you every day on KABC,” Elder, a columnist for WorldNetDaily, said in a statement on his website.
Elder’s show, which ended Dec. 12, had been nationally syndicated by ABC Radio.
Elder, whose best-selling book, “The Ten Things You Can’t Say in America,” skewers many myths dominating the public agenda, didn’t elaborate on his immediate plans.
“It’s with sadness I must tell you that KABC management and I have decided that tomorrow will be my last broadcast on KABC,” Elder told his audience last Thursday.
KABC President John Davison said, “This will be a tough change for both of us, because Larry has meant so much to KABC radio over the years. We part with KABC’s respect, gratitude and best wishes for what we believe will be a very bright future given Larry’s many talents.”
Elder has appeared as a guest on TV programs such as “20/20,” “Good Morning America,” “Hannity & Colmes,” “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” “Geraldo,” the “Tonight” show, the “Today” show, “Dennis Miller Live,” “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, “Larry King Live’ and ‘The O’Reilly Factor.”
His “Ten Things You Can’t Say in America” rattled more than a few cages, with declarations such as:
- Blacks are more racist than whites
- White condescension is as real as black racism
- The media bias: it’s real, it’s widespread, it’s destructive
- The glass ceiling: full of holes
- America’s greatest problem: illegitimacy
In his statement, Elder said, “I’m proud of my record-setting stay at KABC. It feels like a lifetime – during which this station has become my extended family. Like all families, we’ve had our ups and downs. We’ve been together in joy and sorrow. Good economics and bad. So it’s with sadness I must tell you that KABC management and I have decided that Friday, December 12, 2008, will be my last broadcast on KABC.”
Elder began his work on KABC in 1994. The “Sage” was described as a “blend of fiscal conservative and social liberal – with attitude.”
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Elder attended Brown University, receiving a B.A. in political science in 1974. He then attended University of Michigan School of Law and graduated in 1977.
