Phil Valentine

Phil Valentine
Born
Philip Carr Valentine

(1959-09-09)September 9, 1959
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 21, 2021(2021-08-21) (aged 61)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of deathCOVID-19
EducationEast Carolina University
Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Occupations
  • Talk radio host
  • political activist
  • writer
  • actor
EmployerWWTN
RelativesTim Valentine (father)

Philip Carr Valentine (September 9, 1959 – August 21, 2021) was an American conservative talk radio host, author and actor. He broadcast daily on WWTN, a Cumulus Media station in Nashville, Tennessee, and hosted The Phil Valentine Show, syndicated nationally through the Westwood One radio network.[1] He was an opponent of a proposed state income tax in Tennessee and denied climate change.[2][3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Valentine opposed mask mandates and argued against vaccinations against COVID-19.[4][5][6][7] He died from complications of COVID-19 on August 21, 2021.[8][7]

  1. ^ "Phil Valentine Tops Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville 2018 Readers' Poll as Best Conservative". Super Talk 99.7 WTN. Cumulus Media. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (July 23, 2001). "Talk Radio Thwarts Tennessee Income Tax". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Matthews, Hamilton Masters; Heyward, Giulia (July 26, 2021). "A conservative radio host who dismissed vaccines changes his message after being hospitalized with COVID-19". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Phil Valentine, conservative radio host and vaccine skeptic, dies of COVID-19". www.cbsnews.com. August 21, 2021. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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  8. ^ Schmitt, Brad (August 21, 2021). "Nashville radio host Phil Valentine dies at 61 after battling COVID-19". The Tennessean. USA Today. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.