Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American conservative
talk radio host, author, attorney, and documentary filmmaker who hosts
The Larry Elder Show. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles
radio station KABC in 1993 and ran until 2008, followed by a second
run on KABC from 2010 to 2014. The show is nationally syndicated,
first through ABC Radio Networks from 2002 to 2007 and Salem Media
Group since 2015. Elder has also written nonfiction books and a
nationally syndicated column through Creators Syndicate.Elder was born
in Los Angeles and grew up in the city's Pico-Union and South Central
areas. His father Randolph (1915â€"2011), who was born in Athens,
Georgia, was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World
War II and moved to California from Georgia after the war during the
Second Great Migration. After working as a janitor at Nabisco,
Randolph opened a cafe in Pico-Union around 1962. Following his
father's passing in 2011, Larry Elder recalled: "Gruff and blunt, my
dad often intimidated my two brothers and me. But we never doubted his
love or his commitment to his family." In 2013, Elder and his brother
Kirk accepted a Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. Representative Dana
Rohrabacher on their father's behalf. Larry Elder's mother Viola (née
Conley, 1924â€"2006) was originally from Toney, Alabama, and she was a
clerical worker for the United States Department of War during World
War II.An honors student who also took advanced courses at Fairfax
High School, Elder graduated from Crenshaw High School in 1970 and
earned his B.A. in political science in 1974 from Brown University. He
then earned his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School in 1977.
talk radio host, author, attorney, and documentary filmmaker who hosts
The Larry Elder Show. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles
radio station KABC in 1993 and ran until 2008, followed by a second
run on KABC from 2010 to 2014. The show is nationally syndicated,
first through ABC Radio Networks from 2002 to 2007 and Salem Media
Group since 2015. Elder has also written nonfiction books and a
nationally syndicated column through Creators Syndicate.Elder was born
in Los Angeles and grew up in the city's Pico-Union and South Central
areas. His father Randolph (1915â€"2011), who was born in Athens,
Georgia, was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World
War II and moved to California from Georgia after the war during the
Second Great Migration. After working as a janitor at Nabisco,
Randolph opened a cafe in Pico-Union around 1962. Following his
father's passing in 2011, Larry Elder recalled: "Gruff and blunt, my
dad often intimidated my two brothers and me. But we never doubted his
love or his commitment to his family." In 2013, Elder and his brother
Kirk accepted a Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. Representative Dana
Rohrabacher on their father's behalf. Larry Elder's mother Viola (née
Conley, 1924â€"2006) was originally from Toney, Alabama, and she was a
clerical worker for the United States Department of War during World
War II.An honors student who also took advanced courses at Fairfax
High School, Elder graduated from Crenshaw High School in 1970 and
earned his B.A. in political science in 1974 from Brown University. He
then earned his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School in 1977.
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