Sandy Rios

American talk radio host

Sandy Rios
Born	Carmi, Illinois, U.S.
Office	American Family Association governmental affairs director
Political party	Republican

Sandy Rios is an American Family Association member, governmental affairs director, a Fox News Channel contributor,^[1] and a talk radio host.

She is chairman of the North Korean Freedom Coalition, a coalition that advocates for the citizens of North Korea.^[2]

In July 2013, Rios was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes.^[3]

In January 2007, she returned as WYLL afternoon host through July 2010.^[4]

Rios was given the 2005 Henry Hyde Leadership Award, a Pro-Life Action League's "Protector Award", Eagle Forum's Excellence Award and Family PAC's 1999 "Conservative of the Year".^[5]

In 2015, she publicly claimed the sexual orientation of an AMTRAK engineer on duty during the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment was a possible factor in the crash.^[6]

References

^ "Debate Over Whether Obama Administration Is Making Unmarried Women Dependent on Government". Fox News. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
^ "Moody Radio".
^ "PHOTOS: Meet Groundswell's Major Players". Mother Jones.
^ WYLL Sandy Rios Retrieved October 24, 2007 Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ MBN Commentary Retrieved October 24, 2007
^ Arana, Gabriel (14 May 2015). "Conservative Host Sandy Rios Thinks Amtrak Engineer's Sexuality Is 'A Factor' In Crash". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.