Michael Savage is an often controversial radio talk show host. Savage was fired from his MSNBC show in 2003 for calling a prank caller a "sodomite" who he said should "get AIDS and die." Prior to becoming a commentator, Savage, whose real name is Michael Alan Weiner, and authored over 17 books on natural medicine and health. His radio show, The Savage Nation, is syndicated on over 400 stations in the United States.

In May 2009, Savage was reported to be one of the 22 people banned from traveling to Great Britain for "fostering extremism or hatred."The First Post: Shock jock Michael Savage on UK's 'least wanted' list (May 5, 2009)

On July 21, 2008, protesters gathered outside WOR Radio in New York City demanding an apology from Savage after he remarked that children with autism are "brats" on his July 16 radio show.FOX News: Protesters Decry Radio Commentator Michael Savage's Remarks (July 21, 2008)

1. March 31, 1942: Born Michael Alan Weiner in The Bronx
2. 1964: Marries first wife, Carol Ely
3. 1967: Marries Janet Weiner
4. 1968: Moves to Hawaii to study ethnobotany
5. 1973: Befriends Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
6. 1975: Publishes first book, Plant a Tree
7. 1994: Given own radio show on KGO in San Francisco
8. 1996: Founds Paul Revere Society to protest undocumented immigrants
9. March 2003: Hired by MSNBC to do one-hour television show
10. July 2003: Fired by MSNBC
11. 2005: Publishes Liberalism is a Mental Disorder
12. May 2009: Banned from entering the United KingdomThe First Post: Shock jock Michael Savage on UK's 'least wanted' list (May 5, 2009)