Mary Walter

Mary Walter is an American radio show host, political commentator, and voiceover artist.

Early

Mary Walter was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated from Villanova University with a degree in communications.

Career Walter got her start in radio after winning a contest. She was listening to WKXW (NJ 101.5) out of Trenton, New Jersey when she heard they were holding a contest to determine who would "take over" the relationship show, "The Passion Phones". She called in "on a whim" and a week later had the job. She was there five years before being "summarily fired", three weeks after being congratulated on her ratings and being presented a performance bonus. John Gibson. to redux her relationship show, this time rebranded as “Life! with Mary Walter”, which she hosted until June 2015. After guest hosting at WHAS for seven years, she applied for a full-time opening. They hired her as host of the “Mary Walter Show” on iHeartMedia’s 840AM WHAS out of Louisville, Kentucky. Kelly Carls, Director of AM Programming, iHeartMedia Louisville, commented: “We’ve had the pleasure of working with Mary as a fill-in host. She’s always prepared, keeps her finger on the pulse of the news, and does a great job connecting with our listeners. We’re delighted she’ll be offering her unique perspectives every day.”

WMAL-FM named Walter as the new co-host of its “Mornings on the Mall” in February 2017. She joined incumbent host Brian Wilson after Larry O'Connor moved from mornings to afternoons at the beginning of the year. Walter said of the move:

Walter and co-host Vince Coglianese are known for their interviews with prominent figures in the news. Walter's favorites have been Carson Kressley and John Edward "on the entertainment side". "The audience LOVED them both," she remembers. "I was shocked to find out that Carson is crazy smart — I'm talking Mensa smart! And John is just the nicest, most down to earth guy." Political favorites "would have to be either Dr. Ben Carson or Vice President Pence. Both men were just so kind and sincere; I could have spoken to both of those men for hours," she says. She now says that former President Donald Trump is her favorite political interview.

Walter was "a little surprised" at the negative reaction the show received for having a regular woman co-host at first — after having guest-hosted on WMAL for years and always having got "a positive response from the audience". "Red Eye" and other shows on the Fox News Channel from 2008 - 2014.

Walter had "a brief stint" on NewsMax TV in 2014 and is now back on the Channel as a regular commentator on the Chris Salcedo Show, the Wendy Bell Show and the Sean Spicer Show.

She also provides voice over services for a variety of clients.

Awards, honors, and distinctions Walter was a 2018, 2020 & 2022 Gracie Award Honoree for Breaking News Coverage Large/Major Market, Co-host (Talk/Personality) Large/Major – Morning [Radio – Local] and Interview Feature in a Large/Major Market. Gracies are awarded by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation to recognize and inspire women across the media industry.

In 2019 Walter helped WMAL-FM earn the honor of placing a trio of its show hosts in the Top 100 TALKERS Magazine "Heavy Hundred" awards along with Vince Coglianese, Larry O’Connor, and Chris Plante. Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese were ranked 54th in The Talkers Magazine 2020 Heavy Hundred as a team broadcasting from WMAL-FM.