Andy Thomas brings the best of the lowcountry to your radio each morning from 6-10am on Charleston's best talk Real 1340. Andy interviews Charleston's most interesting  and influential people ...the newsmakers...the power brokers....and everyday folks that are striving to make Charleston all it can be.

Andy Thomas formerly broadcast on a 10 station statewide network based out of Columbia and covered South Carolina politics from his very own Statehouse Newsroom. He prides himself on bringing you the real inside story on people and topics and is not afraid to tackle tough local issues. .He brings over 28 years of radio hosting experience to mornings on Real 1340 including the first daytime talkshow in Buffalo ny 's history and Columbia Sc 's first morning  talk show.Andy also was noted by former Governor Carroll Campbell for his excellent service and coverage during Hurricane Hugo.

Called by a writer for the New York Times..."one of the best Interviewers I have ever had the pleasure of being interviewed by"  Andy Thomas takes you deeper into his subjects than most

His relaxed style lets you in on the real person...a 49 year old father of 2 ..and soon to be stepfather of 2 . Andy lives in Summerville and spends most of his free time meeting people in the news and enjoying The Charleston scene with his fiance . He is an avid audiophile and loves jazz with a passion

So join Andy Thomas  along with his producer John Dixon and Newsman Ted Byrne for a "REAL " great start of your day...here on Real 1340.

Mike Gallagher's road to being the 6th most listened-to radio talk show host in the country (Talkers Magazine) began in 1978 as a 17-year-old high school senior in Dayton, Ohio. Early in his career he was the host of the popular "Tiger Tailgate Show" on the Clemson Football Radio Network.

Talkers Magazine reports that he's the sixth most listened-to talk radio host in America with over 3.75 million weekly listeners in top ten markets as well as cities all over the country, and is the 8th most recognized talk radio personality in America. Mike has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, and Forbes. In addition to his busy broadcasting career, he's also added "author" to his resume as he recently wrote his first book, which became a New York Times Bestseller, "Surrounded by Idiots -- Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America".

In addition to being wildly popular with listeners, Mike is enormously respected by his peers in the radio industry. At the start of 2006, he was chosen by the radio and music industry trade magazine Radio and Records as one of the nominees for "Nationally Syndicated Personality of the Year" in the talk radio category. In the same year, Talkers Magazine ranked Mike the 8th most influential talk host on America, from a field of some 4,500. This is the 11th consecutive year that he has been featured on this prestigious list. Mike's syndicator, Salem Radio Network, is based in Irving, Texas (near Dallas) and his show's offices and studios are in Irving as well as the world-famous Empire State Building in New York City.