Wittman pinch hits for John Fredericks on his April 21 radio show

Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) was the guest host of The John Fredericks Morning Radio Show for the second time this morning, Monday, April 21, from 6 to 10 a.m. Wittman last commanded the microphone as a guest host for Fredericks in April 2013.

The John Fredericks Morning Show is heard on WHKT AM 1650 in Hampton Roads and WILC AM 900 in Washington, D.C. The show streams digitally on http://tunein.com/radio/WHKT-1650-s29343

Fredericks, in his third year of broadcasting in Virginia, calls his show “Common Sense for The Commonwealth” and features top-tier interviews with statewide and national political officials on a daily basis. A conservative, Fredericks is popular with listeners across the ideological spectrum.

“John is unique in his ability as a radio talk show host to attract the nation’s top political movers and shakers on both sides of the aisle, and has gained a national reputation for broadcast fairness, insightful analysis and hard-hitting reporting,” said Henry Hoot, Regional Vice President for Chesapeake Broadcasting Company.

U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman was first elected to Congress in December, 2007.

He was re-elected for his third full term in November 2012.

Wittman won his first campaign for public office in 1986 when he was elected to the Montross Town Council, where he served for 10 years, four of them as Mayor. In 1995, he was elected to the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors and became its Chairman in 2003.

In 2005 Wittman won a seat to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served until he won his 2007 Congressional race.

Wittman serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Natural Resources, where he’s earned a reputation as a defense expert and a champion of the Chesapeake Bay.

Guests scheduled to appear on the show with Rep. Wittman were U.S. Rep. Rob Rigell, (R-VA), U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-James City), Del. Richard Andersen (R-Prince William) and Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manasas).

“Each opportunity to talk with John Fredericks is a thoughtful discussion on the issues that matter. He’s raised the bar for conservative radio and I’m excited to talk with his audience on the issues facing our nation,” Wittman was quoted as saying.