Habeeb is a University of Virginia School of law graduate. He was the co-founder and executive producer of Laura Ingraham's nationally syndicated radio show in 2001, which he helped propel to a Top 5 ranking in the nation in Talkers Heavy 100 by 2007.
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Habeeb has been the VP of Content at Salem Media Group since 2007, where his team has produced and produces such conservative luminaries as Bill Bennett, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, Hugh Hewitt, Charlie Kirk, Dinesh D'Souza, Mike Gallagher, and Eric Metaxas, among others.
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He is the founder and host of Premiere Network's "Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb," a two-hour nightly radio show and podcast that was launched in 2016 and is now ranked #11 on the Talkers Heavy Hundred. The non-profit storytelling show is heard in over 400 markets around the country, and on some of the nation's largest iHeart Media stations. The show is also a part of the iHeart Podcast Network.
Habeeb is a weekly essayist for Newsweek. ​He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his wife Valerie, his daughter Reagan, his dogs Leeroy Jenkins, Bubba, Kevin, and Kyle, his cat Maurice, and two dozen chickens.
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What they're saying...
Lee is a man who can tell compelling stories to the great American middle that doesn't eat and breathe partisan news. He understands the power of story, and the tremendous power of radio. And how to turn that old medium into a new one."
BERNIE GOLDBERG
Winner of 12 Emmy Awards at CBS and HBO
"In the dedication of the novel version of Braveheart, I wrote, 'To you who know this simple truth, it is the tales we tell ourselves that make us who we are.' I believe this more than ever. A philosophy lives in the intellect alone; a narrative is alive in the mind and spirit, the memory and imagination. It grows. Lee has a keen sense for a great story--and what makes a story great."
RANDALL WALLACE
Writer/Director of "Braveheart" and "We Were Soldiers"
"He understands that truth goes beyond facts, but also know that once facts are collected and ordered properly, they can become the most powerful form of communication in the world. The Four Gospels and their parables transformed history. Reagan and his stories transformed a country. Lee Habeeb's love of storytelling, his talent in the narrative form, and his vision with Our American Stories, can transform American politics and culture."