David Pakman

David Pakman (born February 2, 1984) is an Argentinian-American political pundit and academic. He is the host of the internationally syndicated political television and talk radio program The David Pakman Show. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Pakman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was raised from age 5 in the United States.

For the internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist, see David B. Pakman.
David Pakman
Pakman in 2019
Born (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984
Buenos Aires, Argentina
CitizenshipUnited States, Argentina
EducationNorthampton High School
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
Bentley University (MBA)
OccupationSyndicated television, radio and Internet talk show host, political pundit, political analyst
Years active2005–present
Known forThe David Pakman Show
Political partyLeft-wing Independent/unregistered
MovementProgressivism
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Subscribers750 thousand[1]
(18 November 2019)
Total views492 million[2]
(27 November 2019)
NetworkPacifica radio (years?)
Websitedavidpakman.com

In addition to hosting The David Pakman Show, Pakman has appeared on numerous national, regional, local, and international media outlets providing political commentary.[3][4][5][6] Pakman is an adjunct professor at Boston College. Pakman also works as a new media consultant, often working with independent programs and broadcast platforms. Pakman has appeared on Fox News, CNN,[7] HLN's Nancy Grace program,[8] and HLN's Dr Drew on Call,[9] and was featured in Mother Jones,[10] the Boston Herald,[11] The New York Times,[12] and Wired.[13]

Early life

Pakman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1989, when he was five years old. He grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Northampton High School. Pakman says that he received "a relatively secular Jewish upbringing, but I've always been highly involved with my Jewish background, socially and culturally; I'm part of a local Jewish group and I attend their events. It's just generally how I identify."[14] Pakman attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he majored in economics and communications. He earned an MBA degree from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Pakman worked several jobs as a high school and university student,[15] and he has described his employment at now-defunct electronics retailer Circuit City.[16][17]

Career

Pakman hosts The David Pakman Show, a television, radio, and Internet political program. According to Pakman, he began it in 2005 on a local radio station as a "hobby", and by 2011 the show aired on 100 stations, and outlets[18] including DirecTV and DISH Network through Free Speech TV, the PACIFICA Radio Network, on YouTube, and via podcasts. The program first aired in August 2005 on WXOJ-LP ("Valley Free Radio"), located in Northampton, Massachusetts, as Midweek Politics with David Pakman. In July 2010 it was nationally syndicated.[19]

References
  1. Pakman, David. "Thank You for 750,000 SUBSCRIBERS!". YouTube. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. Pakman, David. "David Pakman Show Channel Info". YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. "YouTube – David Pakman on Fox News: Mozilla CEO Resigns After Anti-Gay Donation". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. "Group Launches #Openzilla Campaign to Combat Intolerance of 'Faith Driven Views' | VICE News". news.vice.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. Burrows, Peter (5 April 2014). "OK, Cupid, Where's the Line? Mozilla CEO's Exit Over Gay Rights Shows Split in Valley – Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. "Press & News | The David Pakman Show". davidpakman.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  7. "White supremacist suspect in Jewish Center shooting faces hate crime charges – Erin Burnett OutFront – - CNN.com Blogs". outfront.blogs.cnn.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. "YouTube – David Pakman on Nancy Grace's HLN Show: KS Shooting Suspect Glenn Miller Interview". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  9. "David Pakman on HLN Dr. Drew on Call: KS Shooting Suspect Glenn Miller – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. "LISTEN: Alleged Kansas Gunman Frazier Glenn Miller Discusses the Tea Party, Obama, and Ron Paul | Mother Jones". motherjones.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  11. "KC rampage suspect told UMass grad: 'I hate all Jews' | Boston Herald". bostonherald.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  12. Hess, Amanda (17 April 2017). "How YouTube's Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media" – via NYTimes.com.
  13. "Want a Better Web? Here's an Idea: Pay for It – WIRED". www.wired.com.
  14. Polan, Judy (8 April 2010). "Q & A with David Pakman: Radio host becomes host of midweek politics". Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  15. "Question: What Were Your First Jobs? – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  16. "Have You Worked in Retail? Have Funny Stories? – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  17. "Hilarious Retail Stories – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  18. O'Brien, George (25 April 2011). "David Pakman, 27". Business West. ProQuest 868033984.
  19. ""Midweek Politics with David Pakman" Launches Nationally on Free Speech TV Network". CSWire. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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