Conservative talk show host Phil Valentine dies at 61: Who is his wife Susan?
Conservative radio talk show host, Phil Valentine, who was a vaccine skeptic and disagreed with mask mandates up until he was diagnosed with Covid-19 in July 2021, has died at the age of 61. Now newsreaders want to know more about him and his personal life.
"We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away," his station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, tweeted Saturday afternoon. "Please keep the Valentine family in your thoughts and prayers."
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We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away. Please keep the Valentine family in your thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/vhXpE7x0oX
— SuperTalk 99.7 WTN (@997wtn) August 21, 2021
Valentine first announced that he’d contracted Covid-19 in a Facebook post on July 11, 2021. “Yes, the rumors are true. I have COVID. Unfortunately for the haters out there, it looks like I’m going to make it,” he wrote. “Interesting experience. I’ll have to fill you in when I come back on the air. I’m hoping that will be tomorrow, but I may take a day off just as a precaution. It’ll be a game time decision.” By July 22, his condition got worsened, which led his brother Mark Valentine to share a statement with his fans, via SuperTalk’s official Facebook page. “Phil would like for his listeners to know that while he has never been an “anti-vaxer” he regrets not being more vehemently ‘Pro-Vaccine’,” he wrote, “and looks forward to being able to more vigorously advocate that position as soon as he is back on the air, which we all hope will be soon.”
Who was Phil Valentine's wife?
Valentine’s radio program on WWTN, a Cumulus Media station, started in Nashville in 1995 and was later affiliated to a number of cities across the country. He started off his career in radio after graduating from East Carolina University, after which he also authored three books: 'The Conservative’s Handbook: Defining the Right Position on Issues from A to Z', 'Right from the Heart: The ABC’s of Reality in America' and 'Tax Revolt: The Rebellion Against an Overbearing, Bloated, Arrogant, and Abusive Government'.
Valentine also stepped in the word of films and documentaries when directed the 2012 documentary tilted, 'An Inconsistent Truth', which served as his response to Al Gore’s Oscar winner, 'An Inconvenient Truth', and appeared as an actor in a handful of film and TV projects, including 'The Secret Handshake' and 'Threat Matrix'. Over the last two years, the broadcaster also co-hosted the podcast PodGOATs with his son, Campbell.
Phil's wife, Susan Valentine, was reportedly by his side at the hospital for 14-hour shifts in full protective gear. "She is watching her husband fight for his life," Mark Valentine said. "She is an unbelievable lady, an incredible example of fortitude and love." The couple, that was married for more than 30 years had three sons together – Carr, 28, Campbell, 26, and Douglas, 22.