Dylan Jason Ratigan is a New York Times best-selling author and former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show. The show was the highest-rated non-prime time show on the network, aimed at critiquing what Ratigan sees as an unholy alliance between big business and government. The Dylan Ratigan Show gained in total viewership 18%, while CNN and Fox fell 15% and 7% respectively in total audience. In the 18-34 demographic, The Dylan Ratigan Show gained 17%. Competitors, CNN and Fox fell 42% and 14% respectively. On June 10, 2012, Dylan Ratigan announced, and the New York Times reported, that he was leaving at the end of his three-year MSNBC contract. He is also a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post. The former Global Managing Editor for Corporate Finance at Bloomberg L.P., Ratigan has developed and launched more than half a dozen broadcast and new media properties. They include CNBC?s Fast Money and Closing Bell, as well as DylanRatigan.com, which is home to his podcast, ?Greedy Bastards Antidote.? His first book, Greedy Bastards, was released on January 10, 2012, and spent five consecutive weeks on the New York Times Best-Sellers List. 

April 19th, 1972 in Saranac Lake, New York (Age 52)