Joe Pagliarulo

Joseph John Pagliarulo (born August 1, 1966), also known on the air as Joe Pags, is an American nationally syndicated conservative radio and television talk show host.

Biography Born in Amityville, New York, Pagliarulo later lived in nearby Copiague. He moved to Lake Worth, Florida, at age seven, and graduated from Santaluces Community High School. By 1988, Pagliarulo became a store president with Domino's Pizza.

Pagliarulo began his radio career in 1989 in Palm Beach County, Florida, then worked primarily in television news, serving in many roles and eventually as the main anchor at WEYI-TV in Saginaw/Flint, Michigan (1994–1996), morning and noon anchor at WWMT in Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids, Michigan (1996–1997), main anchor, managing editor and eventually news director at WLAJ in Lansing/Jackson, Michigan (1997–2002) and main anchor at WRGB in Schenectady, New York (2002–2005). During and after his time at WRGB he also served as talk show host at WHAM in Rochester, New York and WXDX (now WDTW) in Detroit, Michigan. which he stepped down from in 2022. As of July 1, 2025, The Joe Pags Show is based at KTSA radio in San Antonio.

Pagliarulo has appeared on the Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC and previously served as a fill-in for Glenn Beck on Beck's television and radio programs. He has won broadcasting awards from the Associated Press, and his show was named by Newsmax as one of the most influential talk shows in the country.

Personal life Pagliarulo and his wife Jenny live in Texas with their five daughters, one of whom was adopted from China.

In May 2011, Pagliarulo underwent surgery for testicular cancer and has since reported a complete recovery.

On September 2, 2016, Pagliarulo reported that his daughter had been missing since August 31. His request for help was spread across news and social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, and she was found the next day in Mexico accompanied by a 29-year-old male who was arrested on multiple charges. Pagliarulo promised on-air to assist with other missing and exploited persons, and has since given missing person reports and alerts with the assistance of various missing person agencies as part of his talk show.