Israeli citizens holding banner at the Jerusalem Restoring Courage rally, in which Beck was the main speakerīeck then began a "spiritual quest" in which he "sought out answers in churches and bookstores". Beck enrolled in an "Early Christology" course, but soon withdrew, marking the extent of his post-secondary education. In 1996, while working for a New Haven area radio station, Beck took a theology class at Yale University, with a written recommendation from Senator Joe Lieberman, a Yale alumnus who was a fan of Beck's show at the time. Beck later said that he had gotten high every day for the previous 15 years, since the age of 16. He said he stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis in November 1994, the same month he attended his first AA meeting. He credits Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with helping him achieve sobriety. īy 1994, Beck was suicidal, and he imagined shooting himself to the music of Kurt Cobain. Beck later admitted that the family problems ranging from the divorce to his substance abuse had a severe negative impact on his children. He is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, and has said he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The couple divorced in 1994 amid Beck's struggles with substance abuse.
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Mary developed cerebral palsy as a result of a series of strokes at birth in 1988. In 1983, the couple married and had two daughters, Mary and Hannah. While working at WPGC, Beck met his first wife, Claire. Glenn Beck speaking at Restoring Honor at the Lincoln Memorial Feeling he "didn't fit in", Beck left Utah after six months, taking a job at Washington, D.C.'s WPGC in February 1983. At 18, following his high school graduation, Beck relocated to Provo, Utah, and worked at radio station KAYK. In the aftermath of his mother's death and subsequent suicide of his stepbrother, Beck has said he used "Dr.
Beck also regularly vacationed with his maternal grandparents, Ed and Clara Janssen, in Iowa. Īfter their mother's death, Beck and his older sister moved to their father's home in Bellingham, Washington, where Beck graduated from Sehome High School in June 1982. Beck has described his mother's death as a suicide in interviews during television and radio broadcasts. A Tacoma police report stated that Mary Beck "appeared to be a classic drowning victim", but a Coast Guard investigator speculated that she could have intentionally jumped overboard. The man who had taken her out in the boat also drowned. On May 15, 1979, while out on a small boat with a male companion, Beck's mother drowned just west of Tacoma, Washington, in Puget Sound. Glenn and his older sister moved with their mother to Sumner, Washington, attending a Jesuit school in Puyallup. Beck was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon. He is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 19th century. The family later moved to Mount Vernon, Washington, where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area. 5.8 Trump comments and 2016 SIRIUS XM Suspensionīeck was born in Everett, Washington, the son of Mary Clara (née Janssen) and William Beck, who lived in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, at the time of their son's birth.5.2 Barack Obama and the Obama administration.4.7 Restoring Unity and Never Again Is Now.4.6 Restoring Love rally and "Day of Service".
He hosts the Glenn Beck Radio Program, a popular talk-radio show nationally syndicated on Premiere Radio Networks. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and radio network TheBlaze. Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, conspiracy theorist, radio host, and television producer.
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