Rick Amato
Rick Amato
Occupation	Radio Talk Show Host, author, columnist, political commentator
Education	Bloomsburg_University_of_Pennsylvania
Official website

Rick Amato is a conservative radio talk show host, political commentator, syndicated columnist and editor of AmatoTalk.com.

Contents 1 Personal Life 2 Media Career 2.1 Radio 2.2 Articles 2.2.1 The Washington Times 2.2.2 Townhall.com 2.3 Television 3 Political activities and commentary 4 Pop Culture 5 External links

[edit] Personal Life

He was born in the western Pennsylvania steel town of Sharon, PA and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the grandson of Italian and German immigrants. Rick Amato is a graduate of The Bloomsburg_University_of_Pennsylvania where he majored in Marketing and minored in Economics and Accounting.

His background includes having had worked as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch. He founded Amato Wealth Management Group which prior to being sold in 2006 was named The Top Financial Advisor Firm in La Jolla, California by The La Jolla Light newspaper.

[edit] Media Career

He received his first-ever radio experience by co-hosting The Business Of Sports on XTRA radio in San Diego along with Jim_Rome, America's premier sports talk personality.

In April of 2008 he became the first-ever radio host for The Washington Times newspaper with the launch of Inside the Story. The Rick Amato Show tag line is: Politics, Pop_Culture and National_Security.

[edit] Radio

He is the host of The Rick Amato Show on KCBQ in San Diego, and also of Inside the Story with Rick Amato on Washington Times Radio News.

Award Winning Show - The Rick Amato Show received 1st Place during the 36th annual San Diego Press Club 'Excellance In Journalism Awards'. category: Talk Radio- Best Interview. The ceremony was held October 20, 2009.

[edit] Articles

He is an Op-ed Columnist with articles appearing in The Washington Times, Townhall.com and Big Hollywood at Breitbart.com.

[edit] The Washington Times

Shameful Story of Ingratitude

Tax demonstrators teed off

Protect the border

'You don't need papers for voting'

[edit] Townhall.com

Miscarriages of Justice

Learning about the three sexes

Collateral Damage

Free Ramos, Compean

Inside the Camp Pendleton 8

[edit] Television

He frequently appears on San Diego television news as a political commentator and on national cable TV news shows.

Primary Analysis with Rick Amato

Countdown to Pennsylvania Primary with Rick Amato

Talk Show Host Rick Amato

[edit] Political activities and commentary

Crowd size and fears for public safety' were the reasons given for the cancellation of one of his shows. He was to broadcast 'live' from outside the gates of Camp Pendleton Marine base in order to raise awareness of the government's treatment of The Pendleton 8. However the Oceanside, CA police department expressed concerns over public safety due to the anticipated large crowd size forcing cancellation of the broadcast.

Instead he rallied on behalf of The Pendleton 8 from inside his San Diego studio. The Pendleton 8 were seven marines and a naval corpesman being held in a brig- shackled, chained and in Solitary_ confinement- before charges were ever formally brought against them. Seven of the eight have since been freed.

He has used his show to raise thousands of dollars in legal defense funds for lower level, enlisted military members accused of wrong doing in the War_On_Terror and for severely wounded veterans.

Rick has also become actively involved in the TEA Party movement and is frequently asked to emcee the events: Tea Party Movement San Diego

[edit] Pop Culture

Rick Amato believes conservatives need to do a better job of embracing pop culture instead of pushing away from it. Conservative Hollywood actor-filmmaker Robert_Davi (007, Die Hard, Show Girls) often acts as a Guest-Host for Amato on The Rick Amato Show.

AmatoTalk: Special Announcements The Rick Amato Show - Special Announcements

[edit] External links

• The Rick Amato Show BlogSite
• Inside the Story