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Phil Valentine

Radio Host Phil Valentine Dead From COVID-19 At Age 61

Tony Gonzalez

August 21, 2021

Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine has died after battling COVID-19, according to his radio station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN. The 61-year-old was hospitalized more than five weeks.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Phil Valentine

Vaccine-Skeptical Radio Host Receives Backlash After Being Hospitalized With COVID

Juliana Kim

July 26, 2021

Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine has been silent since he was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19. Meanwhile, his social media has been exploding with debate between his supporters and critics since, throughout the last year, the Supertalk 99.7 WTN host has been a staunch and vocal skeptic of the COVID vaccine.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: conservatives, Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, COVID, COVID-19, Phil Valentine, vaccine hesitancy, Vaccines

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