Last updated on:
2/4/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Michael Smerconish, JD Biography
- Title:
- Talk Show Radio Host in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“You’re never going to solve it [prostitution]. That’s why they call it the oldest profession. Legalize it, derive tax revenue from it and zone it. Put it in an industrial area.”
“Scarborough Country,” Radio Show, Mar. 18, 2005
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the study of prostitution. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to prostitution issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Talk Show Radio Host, CBS Radio’s 1210AM WPHT
- Columnist, Philadelphia Daily News
- Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Former Regional Administrator, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Best Radio Talk Host, Philadelphia, 2004
- “One of the six best local talk show hosts in America” R&R (Radio and Records Magazine), 2003
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar
- Education:
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- JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1987
- BA, Government and Journalism, Lehigh University
- Other:
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- None found
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