section_path: Media career
section_name: Media career
paragraph_text: Media career
  
  Bongino has been a radio host and commentator on both local and national programs. He has guest-hosted The Sean Hannity Show and The Mark Levin Show and has filled in on WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C., and WBAL in Baltimore. He was a paid contributor to NRATV until December 2018. He also guest-hosted Hannity on Fox News in December 2018.
  
  In December 2019, Bongino launched the Bongino Report as an alternative to the Drudge Report. He criticized the Drudge Report's founder, Matt Drudge, for allegedly shifting away from supporting Donald Trump.
  
  In October 2020 Politico reported that Bongino's posts on Facebook were routinely among the most shared on the platform.
  
  Following the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Bongino's Twitter account was temporarily suspended on January 7 for violating the platform's Civic Integrity policy. On his podcast, he argued that political violence had been normalized by leftist movements and accused liberal media outlets of hypocrisy in their coverage of protests.
  
  In March 2021, Cumulus Media signed Bongino to replace The Rush Limbaugh Show on its talk radio stations while continuing to carry his one-hour podcast. In May of that year, Fox News announced he would host Unfiltered with Dan Bongino, which premiered on June 5. Between July and August 2021, he hosted Canceled in the USA, a five-part Fox Nation series on cancel culture. Talkers Magazine estimated his radio show had 8.5 million listeners as of October 2021, ranking second among programs competing to succeed Limbaugh.
  
  In January 2022, YouTube permanently banned Bongino for attempting to circumvent a temporary suspension related to a video questioning the efficacy of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the ban, he had already moved his podcast to Rumble.
  
  On December 11, 2022, Bongino announced plans to end his Cumulus radio show at the conclusion of his contract. Cumulus began phasing his show out of its stations' lineups in June 2023. However, in December 2023, he reversed course, securing a multi-year contract extension with Westwood One. Upon Bongino's acceptance of his FBI position in 2025, Westwood One replaced Bongino with Vince Coglianese, a personality based at WMAL-FM.
  
  On April 20, 2023, Bongino announced his departure from Fox News, citing failed contract negotiations.
  
  Bongino has been a radio host and commentator on both local and national programs. He has guest-hosted The Sean Hannity Show and The Mark Levin Show and has filled in on WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C., and WBAL in Baltimore. He was a paid contributor to NRATV until December 2018. He also guest-hosted Hannity on Fox News in December 2018.
  
  In December 2019, Bongino launched the Bongino Report as an alternative to the Drudge Report. He criticized the Drudge Report's founder, Matt Drudge, for allegedly shifting away from supporting Donald Trump.
  
  In October 2020 Politico reported that Bongino's posts on Facebook were routinely among the most shared on the platform.
  
  Following the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Bongino's Twitter account was temporarily suspended on January 7 for violating the platform's Civic Integrity policy. On his podcast, he argued that political violence had been normalized by leftist movements and accused liberal media outlets of hypocrisy in their coverage of protests.
  
  In March 2021, Cumulus Media signed Bongino to replace The Rush Limbaugh Show on its talk radio stations while continuing to carry his one-hour podcast. In May of that year, Fox News announced he would host Unfiltered with Dan Bongino, which premiered on June 5. Between July and August 2021, he hosted Canceled in the USA, a five-part Fox Nation series on cancel culture. Talkers Magazine estimated his radio show had 8.5 million listeners as of October 2021, ranking second among programs competing to succeed Limbaugh.
  
  In January 2022, YouTube permanently banned Bongino for attempting to circumvent a temporary suspension related to a video questioning the efficacy of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the ban, he had already moved his podcast to Rumble.
  
  On December 11, 2022, Bongino announced plans to end his Cumulus radio show at the conclusion of his contract. Cumulus began phasing his show out of its stations' lineups in June 2023. However, in December 2023, he reversed course, securing a multi-year contract extension with Westwood One. Upon Bongino's acceptance of his FBI position in 2025, Westwood One replaced Bongino with Vince Coglianese, a personality based at WMAL-FM.
  
  On April 20, 2023, Bongino announced his departure from Fox News, citing failed contract negotiations.