Hillsdale College to be Featured in Two National Broadcasts, Including Salem Radio Network Coverage of CNN Presidential Debate

HILLSDALE, Mich., Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally syndicated talk radio host Mike Gallagher will broadcast The Mike Gallagher Show — heard nationwide on the Salem Radio Network (SRN) — live from Hillsdale College from 9 a.m. to noon ET on Sept. 15, 16, and 17. On the evening of Sept. 16, Gallagher will moderate a focus group of Hillsdale undergraduate and graduate students after the CNN Republican Presidential Debate. 

SRN is the exclusive national radio distribution source for the CNN debate, which features Gallagher's SRN colleague Hugh Hewitt on the panel alongside moderator Jake Tapper and co-panelist Dana Bash.

At selected times during the SRN's pre-debate coverage, as well as following the debate itself, Gallagher will offer remote cut-ins with reaction to the debate from Hillsdale students. Additionally, he will feature selected members from the Hillsdale focus group on The Mike Gallagher Show on Sept. 17.

"We're proud to host Mike Gallagher and the Salem Radio Network on campus, and we're happy that some of our students will have the opportunity to participate on Mike's show," said Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College. "At Hillsdale, American history and the Constitution are important parts of our large and rigorous core curriculum, so these students will bring a useful perspective to the post-debate commentary."

Tom Tradup, vice president of news & talk programming for SRN, states: "We are grateful to Hillsdale College for their hospitality during this historic debate broadcast, as well as the opportunity for Mike Gallagher to share the views of Hillsdale's students—the next generation of American leaders—with his national radio audience."

About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College, founded in 1844, has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies — even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts on outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 2.9 million.

About the Salem Radio Network
Dallas-based Salem Radio Network (a division of Salem Media Group) provides 24/7 national news to over 1600 terrestrial radio stations and SiriusXM's Patriot Channel on satellite radio through its SRN News and Townhall.com news services. SRN also produces national talk shows including Bill Bennett's MORNING IN AMERICA, The Mike Gallagher Show, The Dennis Prager Show, The Eric Metaxas Show, and The Hugh Hewitt Show.

SOURCE Hillsdale College