Career Timeline of Dennis Prager: Major Achievements and Milestones

Discover the career path of Dennis Prager, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Dennis Prager is a prominent American conservative radio talk show host and writer known for his traditional values stance. He hosts "The Dennis Prager Show," a nationally syndicated radio program where he discusses political, cultural, and religious issues from a conservative perspective. He co-founded PragerU, an organization that creates videos promoting conservative viewpoints and advocating for capitalism. His work aims to influence public opinion and promote conservative ideology through various media platforms.

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1969: Initial political work on Refuseniks

In 1969, Dennis Prager's initial political work focused on the Refuseniks, Soviet Jews who were denied permission to emigrate.

1969: Recruited by Israeli government

In 1969, while studying in England, Dennis Prager was recruited by the government of Israel to smuggle Jewish religious items into the Soviet Union and smuggle out names of Jews.

1970: Received B.A. and Became Fellow

In 1970, Dennis Prager received a B.A. in anthropology and history from Brooklyn College. He also became a fellow at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

1975: Published 'The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism'

In 1975, Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin published "The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism", an introduction to Judaism intended for nonobservant Jews, which became a bestseller.

1976: Ran Brandeis-Bardin Institute

In 1976, Dennis Prager started running the Brandeis-Bardin Institute.

1982: Hosted Religion on the Line

In 1982, KABC (AM) in Los Angeles hired Dennis Prager to host its Sunday night religious talk show Religion on the Line.

1983: Published 'Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism'

In 1983, Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin published the book "Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism".

1983: Left Brandeis-Bardin Institute

In 1983, Dennis Prager left the Brandeis-Bardin Institute. He worked with Telushkin there.

1985: Launched Ultimate Issues journal

In 1985, Dennis Prager launched his own quarterly journal, Ultimate Issues.

1990: Wrote essay on Judaism and homosexuality

In 1990, Dennis Prager wrote an essay called "Judaism, Homosexuality and Civilization" arguing against normalizing homosexuality in the Jewish community.

1992: Remarried and became fixture on local radio

By 1992, Dennis Prager was remarried and had become a "fixture on local radio". In 1992, he also became involved with the Stephen S. Wise Temple and gave talks there and began a weekday night talk show on KABC.

1994: Show Syndicated

During the 1994-1995 television season, Multimedia Entertainment syndicated a show featuring Dennis Prager.

1994: Broadcast on WABC

In 1994, Dennis Prager broadcast for an hour each weekday via satellite on WABC, KABC's sister station in New York, before doing his KABC show locally.

1995: Changed TV show format

In 1995, Dennis Prager moved the studio audience on-stage with him where they could interact with him more directly on his syndicated show.

1996: Renamed journal to The Prager Perspective

In 1996, Dennis Prager renamed his quarterly journal "Ultimate Issues" to "The Prager Perspective".

1996: Testified in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act

In 1996, Dennis Prager testified in Congress in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act. He also worked with Bob Dole's campaign in the 1996 presidential election.

1999: Published 'Happiness Is a Serious Problem'

In 1999, Dennis Prager published "Happiness Is a Serious Problem". The Encyclopedia of Judaism says that his therapy in 1986 contributed to this book.

1999: Hosted talk show on KRLA

Since 1999, Dennis Prager has hosted a nationally syndicated talk show on the socially and politically conservative Christian radio station KRLA in Los Angeles, which is part of the Salem Media Group.

2009: Started PragerU

In 2009, Dennis Prager and his producer Allen Estrin started a website called PragerU, which creates videos on various topics from a conservative perspective.

2017: Invited as guest conductor

In 2017, Dennis Prager was invited to be a guest conductor for the volunteer orchestra of Santa Monica, California, as part of a fundraising concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Some orchestra members protested the invitation.