Lou Dobbs is the Independent voice in today's largely liberal mainstream media coverage. And his Independent message is hitting the hearts of American's everywhere.

As a CNN anchor, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and America's leading voice of reason, Lou Dobbs packs a powerful punch. His views influence our leaders, his viewers, and his readers. Lou now brings his point of view to the radio airwaves in a new daily, 3-hour program. Lou examines the issues, evokes passion and entertains the audience like no other broadcaster.

He brings a true independent voice to Talk Radio, occupying the vital middle ground between the conservative and liberal voices that dominate much of the segment today. Lou anchors 3 nationally syndicated radio programs. The Lou Dobbs show, the Lou Dobbs financial reports and The Lou Dobbs encore weekend edition. It's been a year of first's for Lou "ON THE RADIO" starting with one of Lou's most impressive radio achievements by getting fifty signed radio stations to air his program in the first fifty days on the air, a first in radio syndication history! Dobbs was voted to the top ten list of the Most Important radio talk show host's in America by Talkers magazine (2009)

Lou Dobbs is the anchor and managing editor of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. Dobbs also anchors a nationally syndicated financial news radio report, The Lou Dobbs Financial Report, and writes a weekly commentary on CNN.com.

Dobbs has won nearly every major award for television journalism. In 2005, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Dobbs the Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. The previous year, the National Television Academy awarded Lou Dobbs Tonight an Emmy Award for "Exporting America." He received the George Foster Peabody Award for his coverage of the 1987 stock market crash. In 1990, he was given the Luminary Award by the Business Journalism Review for his "visionary work, which changed the landscape of business journalism in the 1980s."

In 2004, Dobbs received The Man of the Year Award from The Organization for the Rights of American Workers and the George J. Kourpias Excellence in Journalism Award from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for his contributions to the national debate on jobs, global trade and outsourcing. Dobbs was also presented with the Eugene Katz Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Immigration from the Center for Immigration Studies for his ongoing series "Broken Borders," which examines U.S. policy towards illegal immigration. He also received the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership in Media Award at the 2004 Albert Schweitzer Leadership Awards Dinner for his commitment to helping high school students seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential. In 1999, he received the Horatio Alger Association Award for Distinguished Americans and, in 2000, the National Space Club Media Award. Dobbs was named "Father of the Year" by the National Father's Day Committee in 1993.

Dobbs graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics. Cast and Crew Information