Editing Ed Schultz

{{Short description|American political commentator}}
{{About|commentator Ed Schultz|his national radio show|The Ed Schultz Show}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Ed Schultz
| image        = Sanders presidential campaign kickoff, May 2015 Bernie Sanders (24830006642).jpg
| caption      = Schultz in May 2015
| birthname    = Edward Andrew Schultz
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1954|01|27}}
| birth_place  = [[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2018|07|05|1954|01|27}}
| death_place  = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| alma_mater   = [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]]
| occupation   = {{hlist|[[Talk radio]] and television host|[[Pundit|political commentator]]|author}}
| years_active = 1980–2018<ref name="About Ed" />
| credits      = ''News with Ed Schultz''<br />''Ed Schultz News and Commentary''<br />''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]''<br />''[[The Ed Show]]''
| spouse       = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Maureen Zimmerman|1993}}
* {{marriage|Wendy Noack|1998}}
}}
| children     = 6
| awards       = Three Eric Sevareid Awards, and as leader of a broadcast team – two [[NAB Marconi Radio Awards|Marconis]] and one [[Peabody Award]]<ref name="About Ed">{{Cite web |year=2010 |title=About Ed |url=http://www.wegoted.com/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604015439/http://www.wegoted.com/about/ |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=May 26, 2011 |publisher=Wegoted.com}}</ref>
| website      = [http://wegoted.com The Ed Schultz Show] <br/> [http://trofire.com/ The Ring of Fire Network]
}}

'''Edward Andrew Schultz''' (January 27, 1954&nbsp;– July 5, 2018) was an American television and radio host, [[Pundit|political commentator]], news anchor and sports broadcaster.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Schultz, former Fargo radio personality, has died |url=http://www.inforum.com/news/4468792-ed-schultz-former-fargo-radio-personality-has-died |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824173638/https://www.inforum.com/news/4468792-ed-schultz-former-fargo-radio-personality-has-died |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=Inforum.com |language=en}}</ref>

He was the host of ''[[The Ed Show]]'', a weekday news talk program on [[MSNBC]] from 2009 to 2015, and ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]'', a [[talk radio]] show, nationally [[Broadcast syndication#Radio syndication|syndicated]] by [[Westwood One|Dial Global]] from 2004 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=April 1, 2009 |title=MSNBC Expands Its Liberal Lineup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/business/media/02host.html |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The radio show ended on May 23, 2014, and was replaced by a one-hour podcast, ''Ed Schultz News and Commentary'', which ran from 2015 until his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2014 |title=Ed Schultz Ends Syndicated Show – RadioInsight |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88722/ed-schultz-ends-syndicated-show/ |access-date=July 7, 2018 |website=Radioinsight.com}}</ref> Schultz also hosted a daily primetime weekday show, ''News with Ed Schultz'', on [[RT America]] TV channel based in Washington, D.C., that is part of the [[RT (TV network)|RT network]].

==Early life==
Schultz was born in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and grew up in the Larchmont area near [[Old Dominion University]], the son of George Schultz, an aeronautical engineer, and Mary Schultz, an English teacher.<ref name="Stra">{{Cite book |last=Schultz |first=Ed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHUA5FcKKzUC |title=Straight Talk from the Heartland |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-0617-5289-6 |pages=v, 14}}</ref> He attended Larchmont Elementary School, Blair Junior High, and graduated in 1972 from [[Matthew Fontaine Maury High School|Maury High School]] in Norfolk.<ref name="Hampton">{{Cite news |last=Vowell |first=Roberta T. |date=March 13, 2004 |title=Ed Schultz&nbsp;— A progressive voice from Norfolk to America's Heartland |url=http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=67281&ran=194695 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220040659/http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=67281&ran=194695 |archive-date=February 20, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2022 |work=The Virginian-Pilot}}</ref>

He moved to [[Minnesota]] to play [[American football|football]] on a scholarship from [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Schultz, Former MSNBC Host, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ed-schultz-former-msnbc-host-dies-at-64/ar-AAzDrds |access-date=July 5, 2018 |website=Msn.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He made All-American and became the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] passing leader in 1977 and signed as a free agent with the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Schultz "Straight from the Heartland" |url=http://www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=8&section_id=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922213549/http://www.chicagosprogressivetalk.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=8&section_id=2 |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=Chicago's Progressive Talk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McConnell |first=Carolyn |date=March 10, 2005 |title=Media Hero: Ed Schultz |url=http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/media-that-set-us-free/media-hero-ed-schultz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918153433/http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/media-that-set-us-free/media-hero-ed-schultz |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=YES! Magazine}}</ref> In 1979, Schultz tried out for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref name="Winnipeg">{{Cite news |last=Santin |first=Aldo |date=March 25, 2010 |title=Stranded truckers give Ed an idea |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/stranded-truckers-give-ed-an-idea-89098042.html |access-date=August 26, 2010 |work=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==

===Sportscasting===
After his football career, he worked as a sportscaster in [[Fargo, North Dakota]], for two local stations, first KTHI-TV (now [[KVLY-TV]]) then on [[WDAY-TV]] beginning 1983.<ref name="Bismarck Tribune" /><ref name="AP 1988" /> Schultz anchored nightly sports broadcasts at WDAY-TV and starting in 1982 did radio play-by-play of [[North Dakota State University]] (NDSU) [[North Dakota State Bison football|football]] games.<ref name="AP 1988">{{Cite news |date=September 14, 1988 |title=BC cycle/Sports |quote=A sportscaster, whose broadcast of a college football game last weekend was interrupted by a whiskey bottle crashing through his press box window, was asked to "take a few days off to clear the air". Schultz, who has broadcast NDSU football games for six years... |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Management asked Schultz to take some time off after an incident in which Schultz exited the broadcast booth to look for a North Dakota State fan who threw a bottle of [[Southern Comfort]] through the booth window.<ref name="AP 1988" /><ref name="Esquire">{{Cite web |last=Kurson |first=Robert |date=February 2004 |title=Man of the Month: Ed Schultz |url=http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0204-FEB_MANOFMONTH |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030113036/http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0204-FEB_MANOFMONTH |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |website=Esquire, via Wayback Machine}}</ref>

Schultz, who was touted as the "Voice of the Bison" for many years at WDAY, left in 1996 and began broadcasting for [[KFGO (AM)|KFGO]] in Fargo, doing play-by-play work on [[University of North Dakota]] (UND) [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|Fighting Hawks football]] broadcasts beginning in 1998. Schultz left as UND play-by-play man in 2003 to focus on his national radio show.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Timeline: The life and career of former Fargo radio personality,... |url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/community/people/4468858-timeline-life-and-career-former-fargo-radio-personality-ed-schultz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706064943/http://www.grandforksherald.com/community/people/4468858-timeline-life-and-career-former-fargo-radio-personality-ed-schultz |archive-date=July 6, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2018 |work=Grandforksherald.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Talk radio===
[[File:Ed_Schultz.jpg|thumb|Schultz in Washington, D.C. in January 2007]]
In 1992, Schultz became a conservative political talk show host on [[WDAY (AM)|WDAY]].<ref name="FWST 2004">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=John |date=October 27, 2004 |title=A chip off the ol' block |url=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/colleges/10026378.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207160230/http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/colleges/10026378.htm |archive-date=December 7, 2004 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}}</ref> In 1996, Schultz moved to [[KFGO (AM)|KFGO]].<ref name="Bismarck Tribune">{{Cite news |last=Donovan |first=Lauren |date=February 17, 2002 |title=Ed Schultz: He's live and he takes 'em cold on his weekday radio program |url=http://bismarcktribune.com/uncategorized/article_eb37998c-bf7f-5684-9853-9d59bf00ba51.html |access-date=April 28, 2012 |work=Bismarck Tribune}}</ref> Schultz's ''[[News and Views (radio)|News and Views]]'' radio show quickly grew into a regional broadcast stretching from [[South Dakota]] to [[Minnesota]]. His political views leaned towards the right during the early years, and Schultz told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that he "lined up with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] because they were anti-tax and I wanted to make a lot of money."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Stephanie |date=February 8, 2004 |title=A Sharp Left Turn on Dial |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-feb-05-na-radio5-story.html |access-date=August 14, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120701104256/http://alb.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6275892 Ed went out to remake radio], webcitation.org; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref> His political views became more liberal after he visited a [[The Salvation Army|Salvation Army]] cafeteria in 1998 and later took his radio show on the road riding in a 38-foot [[motorhome]]. Throughout the tour, Schultz visited families in rural North Dakota and described his tour as "the on-the-job experience that have changed my thinking as to where we're going as a country."<ref name="Hampton" />

Schultz pondered a run as a Republican for the [[United States House of Representatives]] against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Representative [[Earl Pomeroy]] in 1994, but decided against it after visiting with state Republican leaders.<ref name="Ed-repub">{{Cite news |date=February 25, 1994 |title=Fargo Sportscaster Ponders Politics |work=Grand Forks Herald}}</ref>

In 2005, Schultz began a nationally syndicated radio show with a liberal-leaning perspective; the expansion was funded by the New York-based nonprofit called [[Democracy Radio]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Ed Schultz, blunt-spoken political talk-show host, dies at 64 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2018/07/06/schultz-blunt-spoken-political-talk-show-host/SywwlOa7Oc0pxXtwWFJqsJ/story.html |access-date=July 7, 2018 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]'' was broadcast from the [[Fargo, North Dakota]], studios of KFGO via the [[Jones Radio Networks]] to over 100 radio stations ({{As of|2005|alt=as of October 2005}}). The show was syndicated by Dial Global, and could be heard nationwide on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]'s "[[SIRIUS Left]]" channel, and [[XM Satellite Radio]]'s [[SiriusXM Progress|America Left]] channel. The program was also heard on [[American Forces Network|Armed Forces Radio]]. Schultz's radio show moved to New York City in May 2009, a relocation brought on by his new television show at [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sblendorio |first=Peter |title=Ed Schultz, longtime political commentator and former MSNBC host, dead at 64 – NY Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ent-ed-schultz-dead-20180705-story.html |access-date=July 6, 2018 |work=nydailynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Schultz interviewed guests and often featured [[Norman Goldman]] as "Senior Legal Analyst" when issues of law were discussed. Goldman was a frequent substitute host because he maintained high ratings for Schultz's show. Goldman's popularity made it a natural step for him to host his own national talk show. Norman Goldman,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Norman Goldman Show – Norman Goldman |url=http://normangoldman.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417200639/http://www.normangoldman.com/ |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2018 |website=Normangoldman.com}}</ref> a Los Angeles lawyer, describes himself as "fiercely independent" and continues to acknowledge Schultz's mentoring.<ref>{{Cite news |title=10 Questions with ... Norman Goldman |url=https://www.allaccess.com/news-talk-sports/10-questions/archive/7685/10-questions-with-norman-goldman |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=All Access |language=en}}</ref>

According to a 2008 survey done by ''Talkers'' magazine, Schultz ranked #17 nationally, with a weekly audience of more than 3 million listeners. On November 30, 2006, Schultz announced he was moving to the "prime real estate" time slot from noon to 3 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]], to compete directly with [[Rush Limbaugh]], whose show is broadcast in that time slot.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Schultz vs Rush Limbaugh&nbsp;— Difference and Comparison {{!}} Diffen |url=https://www.diffen.com/difference/Ed_Schultz_vs_Rush_Limbaugh |access-date=July 5, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

During his show on May 24, 2011, Schultz called [[Laura Ingraham]] both a "right-wing slut" and a "talk slut." Feminist organizations, including the [[Women's Media Center]], called for his suspension.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hagey |first=Keach |date=May 25, 2011 |title=MSNBC suspends Schultz for calling Ingraham a 'slut' |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0511/MSNBC_suspends_Schultz_for_calling_Ingraham_a_slut.html |work=Politico}}</ref> The following day he issued an apology by saying he "used vile and inappropriate language when talking about talk show host Laura Ingraham. I am deeply sorry, and I apologize. It was wrong, uncalled for and I recognize the severity of what I said. I apologize to you, Laura, and ask for your forgiveness." He offered an indefinite self-suspension without pay.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/ed-schultz-apologizes-laura-ingraham_n_867308.html "Ed Schultz Apologizes: Laura Ingraham Comments 'Vile And Inappropriate'"], ''The Huffington Post'', May 26, 2011; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref> Ingraham accepted his apology: "Ed Schultz said something about me on his show that was not all that nice, to say the least. It was pretty crude. He apologized, and I accept his apology. It seemed heartfelt, it seemed like he really wished he hadn't said it and I accept that apology."<ref>Sarah Anne Hughes,[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/laura-ingraham-accepts-ed-schultzs-apology-it-seemed-heartfelt/2011/05/27/AGN69oCH_blog.html "Laura Ingraham accepts Ed Schultz's apology: 'It seemed heartfelt'"], ''The Washington Post'', May 27, 2011.</ref> MSNBC issued a statement saying that it had accepted Schultz's offer to take one week of unpaid leave over the matter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=May 25, 2011 |title=MSNBC Suspends Schultz Over Ingraham Remark |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/msnbc-suspends-schultz-over-ingraham-remark/ |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

Schultz ended his radio show on May 23, 2014. He stated on MSNBC, "This change will give me more flexibility to be on the road, to do the kind of shows I want to do here for The Ed Show here on MSNBC. This is on me, you know. I just don't want to do a three-hour talk show anymore."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Schultz radio show to end |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/05/ed-schultz-radio-show-to-end-189021 |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref>

===''The Ed Show''===
On April 1, 2009, [[MSNBC]] announced the launch of ''[[The Ed Show]]'', anchored by Schultz.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shea |first=Danny |date=April 1, 2009 |title=Ed Schultz To Be MSNBC 6 PM Host |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/01/ed-schultz-to-be-msnbc-6_n_182074.html |access-date=May 26, 2011 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com}}</ref> The program replaced the 6 p.m. show ''[[1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (TV series)|1600 Pennsylvania Avenue]]'' with [[David Shuster]], who moved to the 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. slot. ''The Ed Show'' debuted at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009. At the close of 2010, Schultz made ''[[The Nation]]''{{'}}s Progressive Honor Roll as the Most Valuable TV Voice and was deemed the "most populist of MSNBC's hosts".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nichols |first=John |date=December 22, 2010 |title=The Progressive Honor Roll of 2010: Most Valuable TV Voice: Ed Schultz |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/157281/progressive-honor-roll-2010?page=0,1 |work=[[The Nation]]}}</ref>

After [[Keith Olbermann]] left MSNBC, ''The Ed Show'' moved to the 10 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] time slot on January 24, 2011, while [[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]] moved to Olbermann's old time slot.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deggans |first=Eric |date=January 21, 2011 |title=Is Keith Olbermann's MSNBC departure evidence of the danger in some stars' success? |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/keith-olbermanns-msnbc-departure-evidence-danger-some-stars-success |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125180151/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/keith-olbermanns-msnbc-departure-evidence-danger-some-stars-success |archive-date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times|St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref>

On August 15, 2011, Schultz used an edited video clip of Texas Governor [[Rick Perry]] at a rally talking about the national debt crisis. Governor Perry said "getting America back to work is the most important issue that faces this country, being able to pay off $14.5 trillion or $16 trillion worth of debt. That big black cloud that hangs over America, that debt that is so monstrous." The audio of the clip was cut off after "America", so Schultz's audience did not hear "that debt that is so monstrous". Governor Perry refers to the debt before and after the "big black cloud" statement. Schultz said, "That black cloud Perry is talking about is President [[Barack Obama]]." The following day on his TV show Schultz apologized for taking Governor Perry out of context. "We did not present the full context of those statements and we should have&nbsp;... No doubt about it, it was a mistake and we regret the error&nbsp;... we should not have included it in our coverage."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everett |first=Burgess |date=August 16, 2011 |title=Schultz regrets Perry remark about 'big black cloud' |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0811/Right_calls_foul_on_Schultzs_Perry_remark.html |access-date=April 14, 2012 |publisher=Politico}}</ref>

On October 19, 2011, NBC announced that effective October 24, 2011, ''The Ed Show'' would be moving to the 8 p.m. Eastern slot, with ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]'' returning to the 10 p.m. slot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaines |first=Jeremy |date=October 19, 2011 |title=MSNBC Primetime Schedule Change |url=http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=7187&NewsAreaId=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021032825/http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=7187&NewsAreaId=2 |archive-date=October 21, 2011 |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]}}</ref> On March 9, 2012, ''Politico'' reported that Schultz had received nearly $200,000 in speaking fees and advertisement charges from labor unions without publicly disclosing this income, a potential conflict of interest for his television show, which is billed as a news program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2012 |title=Ed Schultz addresses union payments |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/03/msnbcs-ed-schultz-addresses-union-payments-117006.html |access-date=April 14, 2012 |publisher=Politico}}</ref>

In April 2011, NBC News producer and sound engineer Michael Queen sued Schultz, claiming Schultz should have compensated him for helping him get a TV show on MSNBC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSNBC's Ed Schultz sued over TV deal&nbsp;— On Media |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0511/MSNBCs_Ed_Schultz_sued_over_TV_deal.html |website=POLITICO}}</ref> Schultz argued there was no such agreement with Queen, and countersued Queen. On April 30, 2012, [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|Washington federal district court]] Judge [[Beryl A. Howell]] issued a summary judgment that neither party owed anything to the other party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=11–871 – QUEEN v. SCHULTZ |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCOURTS-dcd-1_11-cv-00871/USCOURTS-dcd-1_11-cv-00871-0 |access-date=July 7, 2018 |website=Gpo.gov}}</ref> On April 4, 2014, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]] overturned part of that judgment, saying that Queen's claim of breach of partnership duties presented a "genuine issue of material fact" that deserved to be heard by a jury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FindLaw's United States DC Circuit case and opinions. |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-dc-circuit/1662585.html |website=Findlaw}}</ref> At trial, Schultz won.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jury sides with MSNBC host Ed Schultz in dispute over partnership |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2015/05/19/jury-sides-with-msnbc-host-ed-shultz-in-dispute-over-partnership/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Schultz left his nightly 8 p.m. ET show to host a twice-a-week MSNBC show on weekends from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, beginning April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2013 |title=MSNBC's Ed Schultz Leaving Primetime For Weekends; No Replacement Named Yet |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/msnbcs-ed-schultz-leaving-primetime-for-weekends-no-replacement-named-yet-453295/ |access-date=March 14, 2013 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> The 8 p.m. weekdays time slot was taken over on April 1, 2013, with ''[[All In with Chris Hayes]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 14, 2013 |title=Chris Hayes joins MSNBC's primetime lineup |url=http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=15438&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316190944/http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=15438&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=7 |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=March 14, 2013 |work=NBCUniversal}}</ref> Effective August 26, 2013, ''The Ed Show'' moved back to weekdays at 5 p.m. ET.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frank |first=Steve |date=August 19, 2013 |title='The Ed Show' moves to weekdays at 5 p.m. ET starting August 26 |url=http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/19/the-ed-show-moves-to-weekdays-at-5p-et-starting-august-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130820150641/http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/19/the-ed-show-moves-to-weekdays-at-5p-et-starting-august-26/ |archive-date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |work=MSNBC}}</ref>

On July 30, 2015, MSNBC President Phil Griffin announced that the series had been cancelled in an effort to transition to news reporting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2015 |title=A message from Ed Schultz |url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805163339/http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show |archive-date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |website=The Ed Show}}</ref> The program aired its final episode on July 31, 2015, without Schultz being present.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirell |first=Andrew |date=July 31, 2015 |title=Ed Schultz Absent for Final MSNBC Show; Guest Host Pays Muted Tribute |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ed-schultz-absent-for-final-msnbc-show-guest-host-pays-muted-tribute/ |access-date=August 6, 2015 |work=Mediaite}}</ref>

=== Allegations of political bias at MSNBC and subsequent firing ===
In an interview with ''[[National Review]]''{{'}}s Jamie Weinstein. since redacted on their website,<ref group="note">The interview has since been redacted on the National Review website. (See [https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-jamie-weinstein-show/episode-55-ed-shultz/ ''Episode 55: Ed Schultz.''] National Review April 13, 2018.  Accessed March 9, 2019. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180414152513/https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-jamie-weinstein-show/episode-55-ed-shultz/ Archived at WayBack Machine] on 2018-04-14.)</ref> Schultz stated that he had prepared a report on [[Bernie Sanders]]' presidential candidate announcement at his home, but five minutes before the broadcast was due to air, he was angrily told by then-president of MSNBC [[Phil Griffin]] that "you're not covering this" and "you're not covering Bernie Sanders".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Former MSNBC host says network 'in the tank' for Hillary Clinton |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/ed-schultz-msnbc-was-in-the-tank-for-hillary-clinton |access-date=March 9, 2019 |website=Washington Examiner |language=en}}</ref> Schultz stated that he objected to the prohibition because he felt the topic of a presidential candidate announcement was relevant, but was told not to cover the announcement, and that he would be covering press conferences in Texas and Baltimore which had already been outlined, which Schultz referred to as "totally meaningless".<ref name=":0" />

===''Ed Schultz News and Commentary''===
After cancellation on MSNBC, Schultz did a half-hour podcast every weekday commenting on news and issues. His platform was much more mobile and able to take his show to the streets among those people whom he supported in the labor movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listen Free to The Ed Schultz Show Daily Podcast on iHeartRadio Podcasts {{!}} iHeartRadio |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/274-The-Ed-Schultz-Show-28090559/ |access-date=July 5, 2018 |website=iHeartRadio |language=en}}</ref>

===''News with Ed Schultz''===
On January 14, 2016, Ed Schultz announced he would start hosting ''News with Ed Schultz'' on [[RT America]], with the debut show occurring 11&nbsp;days later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Dak |date=January 14, 2016 |title=Ed Schultz and RT America play on railroad tracks for promo |url=http://www.newscaststudio.com/2016/01/14/ed-shultz-and-rt-america-play-on-railroad-tracks-for-promo/ |access-date=July 5, 2018 |publisher=Newscast Studio}}</ref> According to ''The Washington Post'', in his new position with the Russian Federation-sponsored network he reversed several previously held positions; for example, he expressed newfound praise for [[Donald Trump]] and [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farhi |first=Paul |date=December 20, 2016 |title=How Ed Schultz transformed from MSNBC lefty to the American face of Moscow media |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-ed-schultz-transformed-from-msnbc-lefty-to-the-american-face-of-moscow-media/2016/12/20/320713f4-c322-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html |access-date=July 30, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

==Political views==
In the late 1990s, Schultz stated that a series of events changed his political views from [[Right-wing politics|the right of the political spectrum]] to [[Left-wing politics|left of the spectrum]]. One event was his mother's battle with [[Alzheimer's disease]], which began a long, slow decline of her mental health. Schultz found it frustrating trying to get her the services that she needed. Another was that he met, and eventually married, a psychiatric nurse named Wendy, who ran a [[homeless shelter]] in [[Fargo, North Dakota]].<ref>Schultz, ''Killer Politics'', p. 13.<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> He attributed much of his political change to her. Although he had criticized the homeless on his show, he said in his book that she helped to humanize them and he reportedly found that some of the people he had insulted were veterans, unable to get the psychiatric or medical services that might help them. He says that was the moment he began to look at poverty differently.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Connelly |first=Joel |date=February 2, 2005 |title=In the Northwest: Liberal voices turning up the volume on the radio |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tv/210307_joel02.html |access-date=October 3, 2010 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>

He became a Democrat in 2000, marking the formal turn in his politics from [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] to [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]]. He began to hold events to raise money for people in the heartland who were going through tough times.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Winter |first=Deena |date=September 21, 2002 |title=Food drive for farmers lays in goods; Food pantries in Hettinger and Lemmon, S.D., will benefit from the generosity |url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_b6f22a9c-1e3e-5960-9275-24540984f7f5.html |work=Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) |page=1A}}</ref> Schultz considered running for the [[North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party|Democratic-NPL]] party nomination for [[governor of North Dakota]] against incumbent Republican [[John Hoeven]] in [[North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]], but decided to continue his more lucrative career in radio. Schultz subsequently declared himself a "lefty" and centered a large portion of his radio show on the "plight of [[Working class in the United States|working Americans]]". He stated that he and his sons were gun owners, although he supported some [[gun control]] measures. Regarding abortion, he was quoted as stating: "Now, as far as abortion is concerned, in my heart I'm a Christian. I'm against it. But we're livin' in a country where the majority rule and I'm not, as a talk show host, overturning ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Therese |first=Marie |date=January 14, 2005 |title=Liberal Radio Guy Ed Schultz: Hangin' Out with Mr. O'Reilly |url=http://www.newshounds.us/2005/01/14/liberal_radio_guy_ed_schultz_hangin_out_with_mr_oreilly.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614061129/http://www.newshounds.us/2005/01/14/liberal_radio_guy_ed_schultz_hangin_out_with_mr_oreilly.php |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |work=News Hounds}}</ref>

In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Schultz endorsed U.S. Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for President of the United States.<ref name="Sandomir">{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=July 5, 2018 |title=Ed Schultz, Blunt-Spoken Political Talk-Show Host, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/obituaries/ed-schultz-blunt-spoken-political-talk-show-host-dies-at-64.html |url-access=limited |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Schultz was married twice, first to Maureen Zimmerman, in a marriage that ended in divorce, and then to Wendy Noack in 1998.<ref name="Sandomir" /> He had a son and five stepchildren.<ref name="Sandomir" />

Schultz died at his home in Washington on July 5, 2018, aged 64. He had a history of heart problems.<ref name="Sandomir" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Helmut |date=July 5, 2018 |title=Ed Schultz, local and national broadcast personality, died at Washington, D.C., home from natural causes |url=http://www.wday.com/news/4468792-ed-schultz-local-and-national-broadcast-personality-died-washington-dc-home-natural |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705184903/http://www.wday.com/news/4468792-ed-schultz-local-and-national-broadcast-personality-died-washington-dc-home-natural |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |work=[[WDAY-TV]]}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''Straight Talk from the Heartland: Tough Talk, Common Sense, and Hope from a Former Conservative'' (2004); {{ISBN|0-06-078457-1}}
* ''Killer Politics: How Big Money and Bad Politics Are Destroying the Great American Middle Class'' (2010); {{ISBN|1-4013-2378-2}}

==See also==
* [[Progressive talk radio]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* ''[http://wegoted.com/ The Ed Schultz Show]'' at wegoted.com (radio)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140716090458/http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show The Ed Show]'' on MSNBC
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