Neal Boortz

Who is Neal Boortz?

Neal A. Boortz, Jr. is an American author, former radio host, and self-described libertarian political commentator. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, which ended in 2013, was carried throughout the United States on Dial Global. It was ranked seventh in overall listeners, with more than 4.25 million per week. The content of the show centered on politics, current events of the time, social issues and miscellaneous topics of interest, which Boortz discussed with callers, correspondents and guests. Boortz touched on many controversial topics and referred to himself as an "equal opportunity offender."

Boortz has been involved in talk radio since the beginning of his career as a broadcaster in 1969, while a Journalism student at Texas A&M University, where he was an on-air personality at WTAW-AM. After attending A&M he moved to Atlanta and became a fan of WRNG-AM, Atlanta’s first talk radio station. Boortz was an avid listener and regular caller to the morning show, which was hosted by Herb Elfman. But the untimely passing of Elfman created an opening for a new morning show host and after a two-week “trial run” in the afternoon time-slot, Boortz was offered the permanent position.