Bill Post

Bill Post
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2015
Preceded by Kim Thatcher
Personal details
Born Glendale, Arizona
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Keizer, Oregon
Alma mater Southern Oregon State College (B.S.)
Profession radio host

Bill Post is an American politician and radio personality who was recently involved in a scandal that mocked sexual assault victims[1]. A Republican, he was elected in 2014 to represent Oregon's House District 25 in the Oregon House of Representatives. He was a conservative talk radio host until March 2014, when he was fired amid accusations from Republican primary opponent Barbara Jensen that his show on Keizer radio station 1430 KYKN violated federal equal air time laws. He stated at the time that he would remain program director and operations manager at the radio station even after ending his show.[2]

Post defeated Jensen in the May 20, 2014, primary[3] and went on to face Independent Party nominee Chuck Lee in the general election, whom he also defeated. Lee received the endorsement of outgoing Republican Representative Vicki Berger.[4]

In 2017, while a sitting State Representative, Post returned to the airwaves on another local AM station, 1220 KPJC[5], first in the mornings, then moving his show to the 3-6pm time slot directly opposite KYKN's current program director's show, the Gator & Denise Show[6].

Personal life

Post was born at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. He moved to Oregon at an early age and grew up in Albany, Redmond, and Salem. He attended George Fox University and Southern Oregon State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He has been involved in radio, first as a deejay and later as a conservative talk radio personality, since 1979. He hosted the Bill Post Radio Show on KYKN from 2009 to 2014. His wife Colleen is a teacher. He has one son, Kai.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Oregon GOP Rep Bill Post Mocks Sexual Assault Victims on Twitter". The Portland Mercury. October 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gaston, Christian (March 11, 2014). "Oregon House candidate Bill Post suspends radio show, opponent charges FCC, election violations". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Zheng, Yuxing (May 20, 2014). "Radio host Bill Post wins Keizer-area GOP House race (election results)". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tims, Dana (October 1, 2014). "Chuck Lee makes rare Independent Party bid in race for Oregon House District 25 seat". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "1220 AM - Reliable News Talk Radio". 1220 AM - Reliable News Talk Radio. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Gator & Denise Show". Facebook - The Gator & Denise Show. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-03.


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