Background
Born in Detroit, Mich., O'Connor grew up in the suburban township of Plymouth located between Detroit and Ann Arbor.
Born in Detroit, Mich., O'Connor grew up in the suburban township of Plymouth located between Detroit and Ann Arbor.
In 1980 he moved to Newport Beach, Cal., and attended Corona del Mar High School along with actors Reg Rogers and Kellie Rutherford, Rock star and TV personality Mark McGrath, and film director/producer McG.
During his tenure as general manager of the Shubert , Los Angeles (1991–99), O'Connor oversaw the renovation of the 2,100-seat theatre specifically to accommodate the American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BLVD. starring Glenn Close. He served as executive producer of the awards show in 1994 and 1995, and he served as president of the governing body for the awards, LA, the league of Los Angeles s. Radio While O'Connor started his radio career on Internet radio in January 2010 on Blog Talk Radio.
Guests on the nightly show, as well as special live remote shows have included Gov. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Richard Dreyfuss, Greg Gutfeld, Fred Thompson, Ed Morrissey, Adam Baldwin, and Michelle Malkin. In 2011 the show added webcams and a Ustream feed to the nightly show and late in that year the show's name was changed to "The Larry O'Connor Show." Also in 2011, O'Connor began filling in for many terrestrial radio shows and stations including nationally syndicated shows like The Dennis Miller Show, The Hugh Hewitt Show and The Rusty Humphries Show.
As well as local shows on major market stations like WOR and WABC in New York, WMAL in Washington DC, WLS in Chicago, WPHT in Philadelphia and WIBC in Indianapolis. In November 2012 O'Connor was hired as a permanent co-host of WMAL's "Mornings on the Mall" alongside Brian Wilson.
The show consisted of O'Connor's monologues on current events in news, politics, and the entertainment industry. Interviews with newsmakers and journalists. Calls from listeners.
And interaction with the live chat room.