Savage Honored with Freedom of Speech Award

San Francisco, CA, - Michael Savage has been named this year's recipient of TALKERS Magazine's Freedom of Speech Award. The magazine's Talk Radio First Amendment Committee has selected Talk Radio Network's syndicated host of Savage Nation, to receive this prestigious honor at this year's New Media Seminar on June 9, 2007. This will be TALKERS Magazine's 16th consecutive annual convention, and is generally recognized as the most important and highly attended gathering of key players in the talk media industries.

According to TALKERS Magazine, Savage is being honored, "For being the first major conservative radio talk show host to criticize President George W. Bush on his policies and encourage hosts of all political ideologies to remain independent of partisan loyalties."

Previous recipients of the Freedom of Speech Award include Howard Stern (2006), Al Franken (2005), Rush Limbaugh (2004), Hannity & Colmes (2003), Norm Pattiz (2002), Bill O'Reilly (2001) and Brian Lamb (2000). In addition to their traditional Freedom of Speech award luncheon and presentation, the convention will concentrate on the talk media industry's programming and talent. During the two-day convention, over 65 speakers will present topics ranging from podcasting, internet streaming, technological advances to intellectual property, marketing and branding.

Previous recognitions for Savage include his nomination for 2007 Syndicated Talk Host of the Year by Radio and Records Magazine, in addition to being named the 3rd largest radio talk show host in America by TALKERS Magazine, Savage was also recently ranked No. 4 in "The Top 25 Most Influential Talk-Radio Hosts" by NewsMax Magazine.

Author of four best selling books - The Savage Nation, The Enemy Within, and Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, his most recent book is the irreverent Political Zoo. Savage is the number one drive-time talk show host in the San Francisco market as well as many other cities across America.

He is currently syndicated on over 300 stations. An independent-minded individualist, Savage fits no stereotype. He attacks big government and liberal media bias, but champions the environment and animal rights. Trained as a scientist, he holds Master's degrees in medical botany and medical anthropology and earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in Epidemiology and Nutrition Science.

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