Alex Emerick "Alex" Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American radio host, author, and documentary filmmaker.[1] His syndicated news/talk show The Alex Jones Show, based in Austin, Texas, airs via the Genesis Communication Network on over 70 AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations across the United States[2] and on the Internet. His websites include Infowars.com and PrisonPlanet.com.[3][4] As of January 2012, his YouTube channel, InfoWars, garnered over 250 million views.
Jones has been the center of many controversies, such as the one surrounding his statements about gun control in the wake of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[5] He has accused the US government of being involved in the Oklahoma City bombing,[6] the September 11 attacks,[7] and the filming of fake Moon landings to hide NASA's secret technology[8] and killing of "thousands of astronauts".[9] Rolling Stone covers his belief that government and big business have colluded to create a New World Order through "manufactured economic crises, sophisticated surveillance tech and — above all — inside-job terror attacks that fuel exploitable hysteria."[10]
The Alex Jones Show syndicated radio program is broadcast nationally by Genesis Communications Network to more than 70 AM and FM radio stations in the United States, and to WWCR Radio shortwave. Live-broadcast times are weekdays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST and Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. CST. The Sunday broadcast is also broadcast by Emmis Communications' KLBJ Radio.
As of 2010, he was estimated to have an audience of over 2 million listeners, with a demographic heavier in younger viewers than other conservative pundits.[22] In 2011, he had a larger on-line audience than Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh combined.[39] Author Will Bunch says that Jones was in part a model for Glenn Beck who "synthesized" some of the paranoia of Jones' commentaries into his persona.[22]
Jones is also the operator of several web sites centered on news and information about civil liberties issues, global government, and a wide variety of current events topics. Several of these sites are www.infowars.com, www.prisonplanet.tv, www.prisonplanet.com, and www.jonesreport.com.
He has been able to mobilize his followers to create "Google bomb" actions that bring particular terms to the top of search engine listing, a tactic which has then inspired other online media, such as The Drudge Report to cover the story.[43]
Born Alexander Emerick Jones
February 11, 1974 (age 39)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Occupation Radio host, film producer
Known for Various conspiracy theories such as 9/11 Truth and New World Order theories;
Website
InfoWars.com, PrisonPlanet.TV