In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Vice President for Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and author of “The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence”

       Semi quincentennial Celebration

      Website URL: DC.Hillsdale.EDU

      Title of Series: America 250: A Conversation with Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., Campus & Graduate School of Government, in partnership with WMAL DC 

     TOPICS: Washington & Lincoln’s Birthday (Presidents Day - was Feb. 16), and discuss the Siege at Boston, Knox, and Dorchester Heights.
WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - SUSAN CRABTREE - national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics and author of “Fool's Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All”

       SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/susancrabtree

       TOPIC: Gavin Newsom’s press guy telling her off and her latest reporting on the Mar-a-Lago shooting

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Episode: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 / 8 AM Hour 

In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Vice President for Washington Operations &amp; Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and author of &ldquo;The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Semi quincentennial Celebration
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Website URL: <a href="http://dc.hillsdale.edu">DC.Hillsdale.EDU</a>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Title of Series: America 250: A Conversation with Hillsdale College&rsquo;s Washington, D.C., Campus &amp; Graduate School of Government, in partnership with WMAL DC&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPICS: Washington &amp; Lincoln&rsquo;s Birthday (Presidents Day - was Feb. 16), and&nbsp;discuss the Siege at Boston, Knox, and Dorchester Heights.
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW -&nbsp;SUSAN CRABTREE - national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics and author of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546008039/">Fool's Gold</a>: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://x.com/susancrabtree">https://x.com/susancrabtree</a>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPIC: Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s press guy telling her off and her latest reporting on the Mar-a-Lago shooting
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Episode: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 / 8 AM Hour&nbsp;

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O'Connor & Company

"O'Connor & Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at WMAL.com, on the WMAL App or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC

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"O'Connor &amp; Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at <a href="http://www.wmal.com">WMAL.com</a>, on the <a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/">WMAL App</a> or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC<a href="https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/"></a>
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