Samuel Alex
{{short description|American radio and TV personality}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sam Alex
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Samuel Alex
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Chicago
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Radio and TV personality
| years_active =
| known_for =
| notable_works =
}}
Samuel Alex also known as Sam Alex is an American radio and TV personality.{{cite news | title =Radio host featured on WYRK set to appear on Nashville| publisher =wkbw.com| date =10 May 2016| url =http://www.wkbw.com/news/radio-host-featured-on-wyrk-set-to-appear-on-nashville | accessdate =24 August 2019}} He is the host of the radio program "The Sam Alex Show" which is syndicated by the Sun Broadcast Group.{{cite magazine | last =Reuter | first =Annie | title =Country Radio Veteran Sam Alex Launches 'The Sam Alex Show | magazine =Billboard| date =15 July 2019 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8520086/country-radio-sam-alex-launches-the-sam-alex-show | accessdate =24 August 2019}} Alex is a Special Correspondent for the American syndicated entertainment television news magazine show Celebrity Page.{{cite news | last =Twohey | first =Norrine | title =Sergeant retires after 28 years with Prospect Heights police| publisher =dailyherald.com| date =9 August 2018| url =https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180809/sergeant-retires-after-28-years-with-prospect-heights-police| accessdate =24 August 2019}}
Career
For 5 years Alex was host of "Taste of Country Nights" a five-hour nightly radio show distributed by Townsquare Media to more than 100 stations nationwide. On May 8, 2019, Alex fulfilled a lifelong dream by producing and syndicating "The Sam Alex Show".{{cite news | last =Feder | first =Robert | title =Timing Just feels right for Radio Entrepreneur Sam Alex| publisher =robertfeder.com| date =18 July 2019| url =https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/07/18/timing-just-feels-right-radio-entrepreneur-sam-alex/ | accessdate =24 August 2019}}
In 2016, Alex appeared as himself on an episode of Nashville on ABC. Alex is one of the best interviewers in the business and is known for putting his guests at complete ease and getting exclusive content.{{cite news | title =Taste of Country Nights with Sam Alex| publisher =compassmedianetworks.com| url =http://compassmedianetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TOCDeck05-16.pdf| accessdate =24 August 2019}} In 2021, Sam Alex got hired at Glenbrook North High School In Northbrook, Illinois and assist's Students with their Broadcasting and Radio Program.
Awards
- In 2019, Alex received the Illinois State University “Outstanding Young Alumni Award.”{{cite news | last =Schlink | first =Lyndsie | title =ISU alum hosts nationally syndicated country music radio show| publisher =news.illinoisstate.edu| date =8 March 2019 | url =https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/03/isu-alum-hosts-nationally-syndicated-country-music-radio-show/ | accessdate =24 August 2019}}{{cite news | last =Kobus | first =Rachel | title =Five receive 2019 Alumni Awards| publisher =news.illinoisstate.edu| date =7 January 2019 | url =https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/01/five-recognized-as-2019-alumni-awards-recipients/ | accessdate =24 August 2019}}
- In 2016 Alex was nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards National On-Air Personality of the Year.{{cite news | last =Jessica | first =Nicholson | title =Radio Nominations Revealed For 51st Annual ACM Awards| publisher =musicrow.com| date =1 February 2016| url =https://www.musicrow.com/2016/02/radio-nominations-revealed-for-51st-annual-acm-awards/| accessdate =24 August 2019}}
- Edison Research and RAIN honored Alex in their Audio's 30 Under 30 list in 2014.{{cite news | title =ANNOUNCING: Audio's 30 Under 30 honorees| publisher =rainnews.com| date =9 September 2014| url =http://rainnews.com/announcing-audios-30-under-30-honorees/| accessdate =24 August 2019}}{{cite news | title =Edison '30 Under 30' List Includes Country's Remy, Sam Alex | publisher =allaccess.com| date =10 September 2014 | url =http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/133296/edison-30-under-30-list-includes-country-s-remy-sa | accessdate =24 August 2019}}
- Alex won the Indiana Broadcasters Association Spectrum Award for Personality of the Year in 2009.{{cite news | title =Sam Alex Honored By Indiana Broadcasters| publisher =videos.allaccess.com| date =1 December 2009| url =http://videos.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/67684/sam-alex-honored-by-indiana-broadcasters?ref=search| accessdate =24 August 2019}}
Charity
Alex serves as a national ambassador for Get Caught Reading, a nationwide campaign to remind people how much fun it is to read. The organization is supported by the Association of American Publishers and has been supported by Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton, Spider-Man, Laura Bush and many more.{{cite news | title =Sam Alex Named Ambassador For 'Get Caught Reading'| publisher =allaccess.com| date =9 December 2016| url =http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/148480/sam-alex-named-ambassador-for-get-caught-reading| accessdate =24 August 2019}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://samalexshow.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|8117918}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alex, Samuel}}
Category:Television personalities from Chicago