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{{short description|Attorney and talk radio host}}
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'''Norman Maurice Goldman''' (born March 17, 1959)<ref name="WCPT bio">{{cite web|title=Norman Goldman|url=http://wcpt820.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=10&section_id=2|publisher=WCPT|accessdate=October 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name="10 questions">{{cite web|title=10 Questions with ... Norman Goldman|url=http://www.allaccess.com/news-talk-sports/10-questions/archive/7685-10-questions-with-norman-goldman|publisher=All Access Music Group|accessdate=October 28, 2011|date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> is an American [[Lawyer|attorney]] and a political [[talk radio]] host.
'''Norman Maurice Goldman''' (born March 17, 1959)<ref name="WCPT bio">{{cite web|title=Norman Goldman|url=http://wcpt820.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=10&section_id=2|publisher=WCPT|accessdate=October 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911095524/http://wcpt820.com/includes/news_items/2/news_items_more.php?id=10&section_id=2|archive-date=September 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="10 questions">{{cite web|title=10 Questions with ... Norman Goldman|url=http://www.allaccess.com/news-talk-sports/10-questions/archive/7685-10-questions-with-norman-goldman|publisher=All Access Music Group|accessdate=October 28, 2011|date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> is an American [[Lawyer|attorney]] and a former political [[talk radio]] host.<ref name="normangoldman.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.normangoldman.com/|title=The Norman Goldman Show|website=normangoldman.com}}</ref>


Goldman first broadcast nationally as a fill-in host for ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]'' in 2006,<ref>[http://www.thenormaninvasion.com/norm_ess9.html Thenormaninvasion.com]</ref> as well as creating colorful segments as the show's ''Senior Legal Analyst'', —responsibilities that he continues to this day. He began hosting his own radio show in 2009, syndicated by [[Compass Media Networks]].<ref>[http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2009/10/28/compass-media-launches-norman-goldman-show/ Radiosyndicationtalk.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.compassmedianetworks.com/common/presslanding.jsp?pressID=-387367563878518986 Compassmedianetworks.com]</ref>
Goldman first broadcast nationally as a fill-in host for ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]'' in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenormaninvasion.com/norm_ess9.html |title=Thenormaninvasion.com |access-date=2009-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174353/http://www.thenormaninvasion.com/norm_ess9.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as creating colorful segments as the show's ''Senior Legal Analyst''. He began hosting his own radio show in 2009, syndicated by [[Compass Media Networks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2009 |title=Compass Media Launches Norman Goldman Show |url=http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2009/10/28/compass-media-launches-norman-goldman-show/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226030311/http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2009/10/28/compass-media-launches-norman-goldman-show/ |archive-date=December 26, 2010 |publisher=Radio Syndication Talk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.compassmedianetworks.com/common/presslanding.jsp?pressID=-387367563878518986|title=The Norman Goldman Show Debuts on Compass Media Networks|publisher=Compass Media Networks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723055405/http://www.compassmedianetworks.com/common/presslanding.jsp?pressID=-387367563878518986|archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> Goldman ended the show in 2019.<ref name="normangoldman.com"/>

==Early years==
Born in New York City, Goldman was orphaned at age eleven, and he spent the rest of his childhood in New York orphanages. He graduated from high school in 1976 at age seventeen.


==Higher education==
==Higher education==
Goldman graduated from [[Hunter College]] of [[The City University of New York]] with a B.A. degree in [[political science]]. He then attended and graduated from law school on a full scholarship at [[Loyola Law School]] of Los Angeles. He passed the California Bar Exam at age 26.<ref name="normangoldman.com">[http://www.normangoldman.com/ Normangoldman.com]</ref>
Goldman graduated from [[Hunter College]] of [[City University of New York|CUNY]] with a B.A. degree in [[political science]]. He then attended and graduated from law school on a full scholarship at [[Loyola Law School]] of Los Angeles. He passed the California Bar Exam at age 26.<ref name="normangoldman.com"/>


==Legal career==
==Legal career==
Goldman was the [[plaintiff| plaintiff's]] attorney in ''Krumme vs. Mercury'', a 2002 lawsuit in California. Both the trial court and the California Court of Appeal found for the plaintiffs that the insurance companies were mislabelling agents as independent brokers. The court upheld damages and attorney's fees.<ref>Robert Krumme,
Goldman was the [[plaintiff| plaintiff's]] attorney in ''Krumme vs. Mercury'', a 2002 lawsuit in California. Both the trial court and the California Court of Appeal found for the plaintiffs that the insurance companies were mislabelling agents as independent brokers. The court upheld damages and attorney's fees.<ref>Robert Krumme,
v. Mercury Insurance Company et al.[http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/A103046.DOC Findlaw.com], p. 25, California Court of Appeal, 2004</ref> An insurance industry journal has described the case as "infamous".<ref>[http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2007/10/01/83925.htm Insurancejournal.com]</ref> Goldman also represented plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in [[San Francisco Superior Court]] against [[Auto Insurance Specialists]] accusing the company of paying sales money to an insurer in exchange for commissions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lifsher|first=Marc|title=Lawsuit Targets Top Auto Policy Broker|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/31/business/fi-insure31|accessdate=March 4, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 31, 2005}}</ref>
v. Mercury Insurance Company et al.[https://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/A103046.DOC Findlaw.com], p. 25, California Court of Appeal, 2004</ref> An insurance industry journal has described the case as "infamous".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2007/10/01/83925.htm|title=Agents Alliance Speaker Goldman Proposes End of Broker Fees|date=September 30, 2007|website=Insurance Journal}}</ref> Goldman also represented plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in [[San Francisco Superior Court]] against [[Auto Insurance Specialists]] accusing the company of paying sales money to an insurer in exchange for commissions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lifsher|first=Marc|title=Lawsuit Targets Top Auto Policy Broker|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/31/business/fi-insure31|accessdate=March 4, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 31, 2005}}</ref>


==''The Norman Goldman Show''==
==''The Norman Goldman Show''==
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He hosted his own Saturday morning talk show, ''The Norman Invasion'', on [[KAMP-FM|KLSX]] (97.1) in Los Angeles in 2004. That show ran from July 17 to October 30, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Archived audio files|url=http://thenormaninvasion.com/norm_archives.html|work=The Norman Invasion|accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> Goldman then became a legal commentator on ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]''. In the late summer of 2009, Goldman began broadcasting his own weekday program via internet broadcasting and [[podcast]]. ''The Norman Goldman Show'' is live from 3-6 PM Pacific time.<ref name="normangoldman.com"/> Goldman picked up several stations after [[Air America (radio network)|Air America]]'s 2010 demise, as [[Ron Reagan]] opted not to continue his 3-6PM PT show after the network's closing. Based in Los Angeles, Goldman's national radio program is distributed by [[Compass Media Networks]].
He hosted his own Saturday morning talk show, ''The Norman Invasion'', on [[KNX-FM|KLSX]] (97.1) in Los Angeles in 2004. That show ran from July 17 to October 30, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Archived audio files|url=http://thenormaninvasion.com/norm_archives.html|work=The Norman Invasion|accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> Goldman then became a legal commentator on ''[[The Ed Schultz Show]]''. In the late summer of 2009, Goldman began broadcasting his own weekday program via internet broadcasting and [[podcast]]. ''The Norman Goldman Show'' broadcast live from 3-6 p.m. Pacific time.<ref name="normangoldman.com"/> Goldman picked up several stations after [[Air America (radio network)|Air America]]'s 2010 demise, as [[Ron Reagan]] opted not to continue his 3-6 p.m. PT show after the network's closing. Based in Los Angeles, Goldman's national radio program was distributed by [[Compass Media Networks]].

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The program's motto was "Where justice is served", but on-air Norman also used the motto "The place where fierce independence is the norm", a pun on his first name. The show used the opening riff to Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s "[[The Spirit of Radio]]" as its intro.


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Goldman created the "four point plan to save America", after chastising politicians such as President [[Barack Obama]] for betraying their campaign promises. It includes power-transparency; "a WikiLeaks for radio", and a grassroots quarterback for the coordinating/funding of the progressive message and viewpoint.
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The program's motto is "Where justice is served", but on-air Norman also uses the motto "The place where fierce independence is the norm", a pun on his first name. The show uses the opening riff to Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s "[[The Spirit of Radio]]" as its intro.


On February 5, 2019, Goldman announced his show was ending in a few weeks, claiming he "went broke". He admitted to spending $2 million of his own money over 9 years propping up the show. The last live show was February 22, 2019.
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Recently Goldman created the "four point plan to save America", after chastising politicians such as President [[Barack Obama]] for betraying their campaign promises. It includes power-transparency; "a WikiLeaks for radio", and a grassroots quarterback for the coordinating/funding of the progressive message and viewpoint.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/119763 California Bar profile of Goldman]
*[http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/119763 California Bar profile of Goldman]
*[https://www.facebook.com/normangoldman The Norman Goldman Show Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/normangoldman The Norman Goldman Show Facebook page]
* articles by Norman Goldman in the Huffington Post [http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/norman_goldman]
*[http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/norman_goldman Articles by Norman Goldman in the ''Huffington Post'']


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Norman Goldman
Goldman speaking in 2011
Born
Norman Maurice Goldman

(1959-03-17) March 17, 1959 (age 65)
United States
Occupation(s)Attorney, radio show host

Norman Maurice Goldman (born March 17, 1959)[1][2] is an American attorney and a former political talk radio host.[3]

Goldman first broadcast nationally as a fill-in host for The Ed Schultz Show in 2006,[4] as well as creating colorful segments as the show's Senior Legal Analyst. He began hosting his own radio show in 2009, syndicated by Compass Media Networks.[5][6] Goldman ended the show in 2019.[3]

Higher education

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Goldman graduated from Hunter College of CUNY with a B.A. degree in political science. He then attended and graduated from law school on a full scholarship at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. He passed the California Bar Exam at age 26.[3]

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Goldman was the plaintiff's attorney in Krumme vs. Mercury, a 2002 lawsuit in California. Both the trial court and the California Court of Appeal found for the plaintiffs that the insurance companies were mislabelling agents as independent brokers. The court upheld damages and attorney's fees.[7] An insurance industry journal has described the case as "infamous".[8] Goldman also represented plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court against Auto Insurance Specialists accusing the company of paying sales money to an insurer in exchange for commissions.[9]

The Norman Goldman Show

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The Norman Goldman Show
GenreTalk radio, law
Running time3 hours (3–6 p.m. Pacific)
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesCompass Media Networks
Hosted byNorman Goldman
Original releaseSeptember 8, 2009 –
February 22, 2019
Opening theme"The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
Websitenormangoldman.com

He hosted his own Saturday morning talk show, The Norman Invasion, on KLSX (97.1) in Los Angeles in 2004. That show ran from July 17 to October 30, 2004.[10] Goldman then became a legal commentator on The Ed Schultz Show. In the late summer of 2009, Goldman began broadcasting his own weekday program via internet broadcasting and podcast. The Norman Goldman Show broadcast live from 3-6 p.m. Pacific time.[3] Goldman picked up several stations after Air America's 2010 demise, as Ron Reagan opted not to continue his 3-6 p.m. PT show after the network's closing. Based in Los Angeles, Goldman's national radio program was distributed by Compass Media Networks.

The program's motto was "Where justice is served", but on-air Norman also used the motto "The place where fierce independence is the norm", a pun on his first name. The show used the opening riff to Canadian rock band Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" as its intro.

Goldman created the "four point plan to save America", after chastising politicians such as President Barack Obama for betraying their campaign promises. It includes power-transparency; "a WikiLeaks for radio", and a grassroots quarterback for the coordinating/funding of the progressive message and viewpoint.

On February 5, 2019, Goldman announced his show was ending in a few weeks, claiming he "went broke". He admitted to spending $2 million of his own money over 9 years propping up the show. The last live show was February 22, 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Norman Goldman". WCPT. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "10 Questions with ... Norman Goldman". All Access Music Group. August 24, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Norman Goldman Show". normangoldman.com.
  4. ^ "Thenormaninvasion.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  5. ^ "Compass Media Launches Norman Goldman Show". Radio Syndication Talk. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "The Norman Goldman Show Debuts on Compass Media Networks" (Press release). Compass Media Networks. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
  7. ^ Robert Krumme, v. Mercury Insurance Company et al.Findlaw.com, p. 25, California Court of Appeal, 2004
  8. ^ "Agents Alliance Speaker Goldman Proposes End of Broker Fees". Insurance Journal. September 30, 2007.
  9. ^ Lifsher, Marc (January 31, 2005). "Lawsuit Targets Top Auto Policy Broker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  10. ^ "Archived audio files". The Norman Invasion. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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