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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Los Angeles Daily News: Larry Elder joins few radio hosts to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

By Richard Wagoner, May 6, 2015, Los Angeles Daily News

It’s been a while since Larry Elder has been heard on local airwaves, with the self-described “Sage from South Central” being shown the door at KABC (790 AM) last December. But that didn’t stop him from being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He’s in rare company. Only a handful of political talk radio hosts have a star, including Ray Briem (1992), Dan Avey (2006) and Bill Handel (2009), according to The Hollywood Reporter. (Bill Cunningham, a radio pioneer who hosted “Meet the Boss” from 1944 to 1952, was awarded a star in 1960, although the Walk of Fame website incorrectly lists the recipient as the current conservative talk host with the same name, who was born in 1947.)

Elder was the recipient of the 2,548th star on April 27, or Larry Elder Day in Hollywood, according to Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President Leron Gubler. The star can be found near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, across the street from the Pantages Theatre. On hand for the celebration were Jon Voight and Dean Cain.

You can still hear Elder via podcast, live from 3 to 6 p.m. at www.LarryElder.com.

Source: www.dailynews.com

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Larry Elder, Newsmax Contributor, Awarded Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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By Nick Sanchez, Apr. 29, 2015, Newsmax

Newsmax TV contributor Larry Elder received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week, and actors Jon Voight and Dean Cain were there to sing his praises at the induction ceremony.

Taking to the podium on sunny Monday afternoon, Voight described Elder as "a great patriot" who "understands freedom and love of America," My News L.A. reported.

"He is an American success story," said Cain. "Hard work wins."

Elder, known as the "Sage of South Central," is the host of "The Larry Elder Show" a talk radio show that ran for roughly two decades on 790 KABC in Los Angeles, and was syndicated on ABC Radio Networks.

Elder is the best-selling author of "The 10 Things You Can’t Say in America" and several other books. He also appeared on television in "Moral Court" and "The Larry Elder Show," and is a frequent panelist on Newsmax TV.

Elder became the 2,548th person to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, which also marked his 63rd birthday.

Elder thanked many people in his acceptance speech, including his fans. He said that years ago he was walking down the street when a fan told him, "I love you and I hate you. You’re like castor oil. It don’t taste good going down, but it’s good for you."

Elder posted several pictures of the ceremony on Twitter, where he boasts more than 60,000 followers.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

"Larry Elder Gets Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame"

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By Debbie L. Sklar, Apr. 28, 2015, MyLANews.com

Lawyer-turned-radio talk show host Larry Elder received a unique present for his 63rd birthday today, the 2,548th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Elder thanked a long list of people, including then-KABC-AM (790) general manager George Green, “who hired me with five days of experience” in radio.

“He had to override the objections of people in New York, who thought I was too inexperienced,” Elder said at the late-morning ceremony next to the W Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard.

Elder thanked three teachers from high school “all of whom gave me confidence and told me that I was going to go places if I stuck to the knitting.”

Elder also thanked his “beautiful, beautiful Elderado fans.”

“I remember when I first came to L.A., it was kind of rough,” Elder said. “I was walking down … Fairfax (Avenue) one day and two guys were sitting on the corner.

“One of them said ‘Larry Elder, come over here.’

“I started not to come. He looked a little scary, but I went over.

“He said, ‘I love you and I hate you. You’re like castor oil. It don’t taste good going down, but it’s good for you.”

Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight called Elder “a great patriot” who “understands freedom and love of America.”

Elder “is an American success story,” actor Dean Cain said.

Elder was born and raised in South Los Angeles. He graduated from Crenshaw High School in 1970, Brown University in 1974 and the University of Michigan Law School in 1977.

Elder initially worked for a Cleveland law firm, then opened a business which recruited experienced attorneys. He began his broadcasting career in the late 1980s hosting a show on WVIZ, Cleveland’s Public Broadcasting Service station, then moved to WOIO, the Fox affiliate in Cleveland.

Elder joined KABC in 1994, remaining with the station until 2008. He rejoined the station in 2010 and was fired in December.

Elder also hosted two television shows, “Moral Court” and “The Larry Elder Show.” He has written four books, “The 10 Things You Can’t Say in America”; “Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies and the Special Interests That Divide America”; “What’s Race Got to Do With It? Why it’s Time to Stop the Stupidest Argument in America”; and “Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives, Eight Hours.”

Elder now hosts an Internet show that can be heard on his website, LarryElder.com, and writes a nationally syndicated column.

—City News Service

Source: www.mynewsla.com

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