Lee Habeeb
Lee Habeeb | |
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| Born | Lee Michael Habeeb January 21, 1961 |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia School of Law (JD) |
| Occupations | radio personality, radio producer, essayist |
| Spouse | Valerie Habeeb |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Lee Habeeb is an American talk radio executive, host, podcaster and essayist. He is the creator and co-founder of The Laura Ingraham Show;[1] the Vice President of Content for the Salem Media Group, the founder of American Private Radio; and the creator, founder and host of Our American Stories, a weekday radio show syndicated across the U.S.
Habeeb has written columns for USA Today, The Washington Examiner,[2] the National Review,[3] and LifeZette. He currently writes a weekly essay for Newsweek.[4]
Life
[edit | edit source]Habeeb was born January 21, 1961 in Teaneck, New Jersey to Christina (née Lapadula) and John Habeeb.[5] He is of Lebanese, Italian, and German descent, a mix that has influenced his views on American culture and the immigrant experience. "My grandparents didn't come here to change America," Habeeb wrote in Newsweek. "They came to have America change them—and their families."[6]
Habeeb graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with a J.D. in 1991[7] but never practiced law, having spent time after college exploring acting and other pursuits.
Our American Stories
[edit | edit source]Habeeb is the host and founder of Our American Stories, a storytelling radio show and podcast featuring stories that highlight american life including, history, sports, music, free enterprise, charity, faith, family and more. It can be heard five days a week, two hours a night, on over 220 affiliates across the country.[8] Archives of the show are also available free on Apple Podcasts.
The show has been characterized as "the conservative answer to NPR [that] stays away from Trump."[9]
On August 2, 2021, Our American Stories was signed to a syndication deal with Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia.[10] In November 2025 Premiere Networks announced several new affiliate stations for Our American Stories, including: WOR in New York; KNEW in San Francisco; WTAM in Cleveland; and WOND in Atlantic City. The show is carried on 480 stations across the country.[11]
As part of the White House “Story of America” series, Habeeb tells the story of John Adams and his defense of the Redcoats in the Boston Massacre trial.[12] The series was created in partnership with Hillsdale College and the U.S. Department of Education.[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Habeeb graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law (Class of 1991).[14]
Since 2006, he has lived in Oxford, Mississippi with his wife, Valerie, and daughter, Reagan.
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External links
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- Living people
- American radio producers
- Mass media people from Teaneck, New Jersey
- American people of Lebanese descent
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- American people of Italian descent
- People from Oxford, Mississippi
- Radio personalities from Mississippi
- Radio personalities from New Jersey
- 1961 births