Sandy Rios (born 1949)[citation needed] is the American Family Association governmental affairs director, the president of the conservative political action group Culture Campaign,[citation needed] a Fox News Channel contributor,[1] and a talk radio host.
Rios has been the president of Culture Campaign since 2004 and was president of Concerned Women for America, a conservative religious organization, from 2001 to 2004.[citation needed] She is chairman of the North Korean Freedom Coalition, a coalition that advocates for the citizens of North Korea.[2]
In July 2013, Rios was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes.[3]
Rios hosted an afternoon talk radio show on WYLL in Chicago, Illinois from 1993 to 2001 and hosted a syndicated radio program, Concerned Women Today as president of Concerned Women for America.[citation needed] In January 2007, she returned as WYLL afternoon host through July 2010.[4] Sandy Rios in the Morning on AFR TALK has been airing on American Family Radio since January 2011.[5]
Rios was given the 2005 Henry Hyde Leadership Award, a Pro-Life Action League's "Protector Award", Eagle Forum's Excellence Award and Family PAC's 1999 "Conservative of the Year".[6]
In 2009, she married Bruce Rather, a Chicago-based lawyer.[citation needed]'
In 2015, she publicly stated the sexual orientation of an AMTRAK engineer on duty during the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment was a possible factor in the crash.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Debate Over Whether Obama Administration Is Making Unmarried Women Dependent on Government". Fox News. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ http://www.mbn.org/genMoody/default.asp?SectionID=D9EFB8ED24B74C619936874B3A46B4B1
- ^ "PHOTOS: Meet Groundswell's Major Players". Mother Jones.
- ^ WYLL Sandy Rios Retrieved October 24, 2007[dead link]
- ^ AFR Talk Weekday Schedule afa.net. Accessed August 6, 2012
- ^ MBN Commentary Retrieved October 24, 2007
- ^ Arana, Gabriel (14 May 2015). "Conservative Host Sandy Rios Thinks Amtrak Engineer's Sexuality Is 'A Factor' In Crash". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.