Executive Producer Heather Hunter has managed WMAL’s popular morning-drive show on 105.9 FM since joining the station in 2010, bringing more than 15 years of leadership to the program.

Heather is a veteran radio, television, and film producer with 30 years of experience in media. She began her career as a radio host in her hometown, first working as an alternative rock DJ before transitioning into news, talk radio, and production.

In her role as Executive Producer, Heather leads the show’s editorial vision and oversees coverage of both local and national news, translating each stage of the news cycle into a clear, engaging, and digestible radio format. She is responsible for booking top-tier political, local, and national guests, helping establish the program as one of Washington, D.C.’s most influential and trusted morning-drive shows.  She has also been instrumental in identifying and developing on-air talent, helping introduce voices—many of whom now host syndicated radio shows and popular podcasts—during their early radio careers on WMAL’s morning program.

She is a two-time Gracie Award winner for broadcast talk radio production. Her radio career includes producing a top-rated morning-drive talk radio program in Orlando, multiple programs for XM Satellite Radio, and three nationally syndicated, top-ten radio shows, including The G. Gordon Liddy Show, The Laura Ingraham Show, and most recently, The Lars Larson Show.

In television, Heather worked as a producer and booker for Fox News Channel, producing Fox News Live and Weekend Live with Tony Snow.

In addition to her broadcast work, Heather has produced six documentary films, including projects with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. One documentary she produced later became the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case. While in college, she studied film under one of the co-founders of the Sundance Film Festival and interned with a production company that produced documentary films and television programming for PBS and the Travel Channel prior to joining Fox News.

In 2022, the Independent Women’s Forum honored Heather by naming her to its list of “Champion Women” profiles. Her profile can be viewed by clicking here:
https://www.independentwomen.com/people/heather-hunter/

In addition to producing, Heather writes for The Washington Examiner and has previously written for The Daily Caller, LifeZette, and the Independent Women’s Network, where as a senior fellow, she also hosted a podcast focused on homeschool education.

She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband, radio host Derek Hunter, and their children.