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The Huckabee Report
The Huckabee Report airs at 5:55 AM on 77 WABC, offering a daily helping of the latest news, presented with the wry humor and informed, insider commentary that have made Governor Mike Huckabee one of the most popular new media voices of the 21st century.
Mike's small town background, stunning grassroots political success, and down-to-Earth persona make him that rarest of media personalities: a man who relates to hardworking, everyday Americans as easily as he does to celebrities and presidents. That's why his weekend TV show debuted as the highest-rated new show on Fox News..
He is the author of 6 books, the most recent being "Do the Right Thing," which spent its first 7 weeks of release in the top ten of the New York Times Bestseller list.
After his quest for the Republican nomination for President in 2008, in which he finished second to John McCain, he formed HuckPac to assist Republicans running for office nationwide and has amassed a volunteer army of thousands of activists in all 50 states.
Huckabee became governor in July 1996 when his predecessor resigned. He was one of the youngest governors in the country at the time. Huckabee was elected to a full four-year term as governor in 1998, attracting the largest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas, and was re-elected to another four-year term in November 2002.
Huckabee's efforts to improve his own health have received national attention. Diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2003, he lost 110 pounds. Barely two years later, he had completed four marathons. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, running, and music. He was named one of the 25 most influential people for conservation by Outdoor Life magazine, and has was named as Man of the Year by the American Sportfishing Association in 1997.
The former governor and his wife, Janet, live in North Little Rock. They have three grown children: John Mark, David and Sarah.
Notable quotables from the Huckabee Report's first year.
