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Larry Elder Net Worth: How Rich is the Conservative Radio Host?

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3 years ago

August 27, 2021

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Larry Elder is a well-known American conservative, radio show host, and attorney. He is best known as a host of “The Larry Elder Show”. Larry is currently a candidate for the governor of California, and he would be running as a Republican to replace the current governor, Gavin Newsom in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election. As of 2022, Larry Elder net worth is estimated to be around $16 million.

Full Name	Laurence Allen Elder
Birth Date	April 27, 1952
Birth Place	Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Profession	Conservative, Radio show host
Relationship Status	Single
Net Worth	$16 million

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Early life

Larry Elder was born on the 27th of April, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He spent his childhood days growing up in Pico-Union and South Central areas. Elder’s father, Randolph has served as a sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. His family shifted their place to California during the second Great Migration.

Larry lost his father in 2011, and then he was primarily raised by his mother, Viola along with two brothers. His mother has served as a clerk for the U. S. Department of War during World War II.

For his study, he joined Crenshaw High School from where he graduated in 1970. Then, he attended Brown University. He came out holding a Bachelor’s degree from the University in 1974. In 1977, he received J. D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Larry Elder Net Worth & Career

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Elder started working at the Cleveland law firm, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey after completing graduation. Then, he founded the legal executive search firm, Laurence A. Elder and Associates in 1980. He worked in the firm till 1987. Although he stepped down from the firm, he continued to own it until 1995.

Larry started co-hosting the topic-oriented TV show, Fabric in 1988. The TV show aired on PBS member station, WVIZ. Then, he worked as a host of the PBS program called National Desk in 1997. Between 2000 and 2001, he worked for the KCAL-TV News special show “Making Waves- LAUSD”. He received a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award in 2000 for his exceptional work in KCAL-TV.

Elder became popular after he started hosting the syndicated talk show called “The Larry Elder Show” in 2004. The talk show was distributed by Warner Bros. Larry also received wide popularity for hosting several other radio shows. He has hosted the weekday evening talk show on the talk radio station, KABC in 1994.

He left the radio station on December 12, 2008. However, he came back to the station on September 27, 2010. After serving for four years, he was eventually fired from KABC on December 2, 2014. Elder announced in July 2021, that he would be running against the current governor of California, Gavin Newsom in the upcoming California gubernatorial recall election.

Larry Elder Personal Life

Larry Elder’s present relationship is assumed to be single. Most recently, he has been accused of domestic violence case by his ex-fiance, Alexandra Datig. According to her, Larry brandished a weapon while they were having conservation during their breakup. She said Larry checked to see if his gun was loaded before brandishing a gun toward her.

After the accusation, the Los Angeles Police Department is conducting an investigation against Larry Elder. Though, he has clearly denied the allegations. Larry wrote in his recent statement “I have never brandished a gun at anyone.”.