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Benjamin Grant Ferguson (born August 28, 1981) is an American radio host, CNN conservative political commentator, and author. His nationally syndicated radio show, ''The Ben Ferguson Show'', formerly aired throughout the United States on Radio America and is now syndicated by ICON Radio Network, of which Ben is the founder and owner, on Sundays from 6 - 9 PM CT.〔http://www.iconradionetwork.com/〕 Ben is host of "The Ben Ferguson Show" weekdays on WBAP in Dallas, TX from 9 - 11 AM CT and WKIM in Memphis, TN from 3 - 5 PM CT. ==Early life and education== Ben Ferguson was born to Bruce and Karen Ferguson on August 28, 1981. He has an older sister, Holly. Ferguson was homeschooled by his mother through the tenth grade. Ben has Scottish ancestry. A local talk-radio host throughout his teens, Ferguson attended Tusculum College, but later, graduated from Westminster Academy. He went on to the University of Mississippi,〔(Local, International Journalists Intrigued with Debate and University ) Ole Miss (accessed April 23, 2010)〕 intending to play tennis; he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity.〔(Newsletter ) KAPPA ALPHA AT OLE MISS, June 2003 (accessed April 23, 2010)〕 He graduated from Ole Miss in 2004. Ben married Anna Bradley Ferguson in March 2010. He is the youngest nationally syndicated radio personality in the United States. In August 2007, Ferguson joined 600 WREC in Memphis as its morning radio host. He was then moved to the afternoon drive show from 4-7 PM CT.〔http://www.600wrec.com/pages/benferguson.html?_show〕 On April 20, 2010, Ferguson resigned from WREC. In a statement he said, "I have left the station, effective today. I’m looking forward to a new market and a new show, in addition to my national show and my continuing appearances on such networks as CNBC, CNN and MSNBC." Later, it was stated that Ferguson left WREC after an impasse in contract negotiations. It was then announced that Ben Ferguson would take over the 4-7 PM slot on another local radio station, KWAM. Controversial radio host Thaddeus Matthews was fired to make room for Ferguson. On April 1, 2012, Ferguson became the regular fill-in for Mark Davis on WBAP in Texas, as Davis was involved in contract disputes with the new owners of WBAP, Cumulus Media. When a new contract could not be reached between Mark Davis and Cumulus, Ferguson became the permanent host of the 9 - 11 AM CT time slot. Ben currently lives in Dallas, Texas.〔http://ben.wbap.com/?page_id=13〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Ferguson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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