| Lionel | |
| Birth Name: | Michael William Lebron |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Education: | University of South Florida (BA) Stetson University (JD) |
| Occupation: | YouTube political and social commentary [1] |
| About Page | |
| Awards: | 2015 New York Emmy Award for Writer: Commentary/Editorial |
| Spouse: | Lynn Shaw[2] |
| Website: | lionelmedia.com |
Michael William Lebron (born August 26, 1958), better known as Lionel, is an American syndicated radio, television and YouTube legal and media analyst. He is known as a leading promoter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory.[3] [4]
Lebron was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, where he attended Jesuit High School.[5] Lebron graduated from the University of South Florida and Stetson University College of Law. After graduating from law school, Lebron worked with the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office.[6]
Lebron hosted the CourtTV law show Snap Judgment in the late 1990s. Lionel then began appearing on WABC radio in New York. He first appeared as a caller to WFLA in Tampa, Florida, drawing attention to himself by avoiding the given topic of discussion. He was eventually given his own time slot on WFLA before moving to New York City.
Beginning in May 2007, Lebron replaced The Majority Report with Sam Seder on Air America Radio with a daily three-hour talk show. Seder claimed that Lebron's unpopularity with Air America's listeners led to the loss of most of Seder's audience within a year of assuming the timeslot, as well as the loss of two-thirds of the live affiliates and live streaming.[7]
Talkers Magazine included Lebron in its 2010 "Heaviest Hundred" list at number 54[8] and in its 2013 "Frontier Fifty" list at number 37.[9] In 2015, he won a New York Emmy Award for commentary and editorial writing.[10]
Lebron also appeared in an episode of House of Cards.[11]
He has appeared on the Russian RT network as a legal and political analyst.[12]
Since his show on Air America ended, Lebron's politics have gravitated to the right and established himself as a right-leaning pundit for Alex Jones' InfoWars network, and also on his youtube channel Lionel Nation, where he has used his show to discuss the current zeitgeist in American politics.