James Buckman Sexton (born December 28, 1981), known professionally as Buck Sexton, is an American radio and television talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show he presents with Clay Travis, and the host of Hold the Line, a weeknight program on The First TV.
Early life
Sexton was born in
Manhattan, New York, on December 28, 1981, to Jane Buckman Hickey and Mason Speed Sexton,
a Wall Street financier. Buck attended Saint David's School and graduated from Regis High School, before earning a bachelor's degree in political science from
Amherst College.
Career
Sexton is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, first joining as an analyst in 2005. His assignments included the Al Qaeda-focused Counterterrorism Center (CTC) and the Office of Iraqi Analysis.
In 2011, he joined Blaze Media as a national security editor and later worked as a contributor. He eventually became a permanent anchor there.
In 2012, his book, Occupy: American Spring – The Making of a Revolution, regarding the Occupy Wall Street movement, was published under .
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
On June 21, 2021, Sexton began co-hosting the syndicated conservative talk radio program
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show alongside sports journalist
Clay Travis, with Sexton moving from an evening show he hosted for Premiere Networks. The program is billed as a successor to
The Rush Limbaugh Show, replacing
Rush Limbaugh's time slot after his death earlier in the year.
