Dan Gainor

Vice President of Business and Culture

Vice President of Business & Culture for the MRC

Dan Gainor, The Vice President of Business and Culture for the MRC, is a veteran editor with more than two decades of experience in print and online media. He has appeared a number of times on the Fox Business Network and writes for The Fox Forum. He has served as an editor at several newspapers including The Washington Times and The Baltimore News-American. Mr. Gainor also has extensive experience in online publishing – holding the position of managing editor for CQ.com, the Web site of Congressional Quarterly, and executive editor for ChangeWave, published by Phillips International. He has worked in financial publishing in his last two positions, launching new services for ChangeWave and Agora Inc. Mr. Gainor holds an MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and a master’s in publications design from the University of Baltimore. As an undergraduate, he majored in political science and history at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Mr. Gainor lives in Maryland and volunteers as a media and issues speaker with the Close-Up Foundation. 

Gainor has made hundreds of radio and TV appearances. In addition to the Fox Business Network, his appearances include: CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes” and “Fox & Friends,” as well as CNN’s “Paul Zahn Now.” He has appeared on local or national radio shows in every state including: the Jerry Doyle Show, The John Gibson Show, the Rusty Humphries Show, Phil Valentine Show, POTUS on XM Satellite Radio , the Thom Hartmann Show, Money & More, the G. Gordon Liddy Show, America at Night, Dateline Washington, the Lars Larson Show, the Jim Bohannon Show, Home Talk USA, The Weekend, Mancow, Money Dots on Main Street USA, American Family Radio, the Chuck Harder Show, Battleline with Alan Nathan, The Right Balance, Janet Parshall’s America and Entertainment USA. 

He has been published in a wide variety of publications, including: Investor’s Business Daily, The Washington Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Orange County Register, the New York Post, the Baltimore Examiner, Canada’s National Post's Financial Post & FP Investing, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Augusta Free Press, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, the Port Clinton, Ohio Beacon, Contacto Magazine, the Caribbean Voice, the Newtown Bee, the Frederick News-Post, The High Point Enterprise, the Easton Star Democrat, the Midland Daily News, the Findlay, Ohio, Courier, and the Simi Valley, Calif., Acorn.

Author Articles

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Boondoggle, Bias, Bailout & Billions

It took six years for government sponsored enterprises Fannie and Freddie to cost taxpayers billions.

CNBC Blog Credits Obama with Oil Drop

Author claims victory could knock $40 a barrel off cost, but he's a Democrat donor and other experts disagree.

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die

Forget the first three, as media keep viewers afraid of their own shadow.

ABC Web Site Compares Current Day to Fall of Rome 'If We Don't Save Our Troubled Planet'

Network's 'Earth 2100' program warns about collapse of civilization, asks 'Are we next?'

CACI's London Makes Strong Defense of 'Good Name'

Account from technology firm shows businesses can take a stand against bad reporting and flourish.

The Great Media Depression

News reports depict economy far worse now than during the 1929 stock market crash

The Great Media Depression: Executive Summary

News reports depict economy far worse now than during the 1929 stock market crash

America's Great Media Depression

Bear Stearns coverage far more negative than how journalists handled 1929 stock market crash.

CNN Pulls out 'D-Word' in Economy Speculation

Economist warns about $5 gas, 'something worse than a mild recession.'

Gore Campaigns to Win Over 'Tiny, Tiny Minority'

$300-million propaganda launch gets a complete pass from supportive media.

McCain Pushes 'Cap-And-Trade' Plan to Fight Global Warming

GOP candidate promotes working with Europe on climate change, but only wants to 'encourage' involvement of 'rest of the world.'

Man the Lifeboats - Global Warming Alarmism Is Swamping Debate

Media ignore opposition, call scientists 'flat Earthers' to sink climate change dispute.

Global Warming Censored

How the Major Networks Silence the Debate on Climate Change

Global Warming Censored: Executive Summary

How the Major Networks Silence the Debate on Climate Change

CNN Targets Gun Web Sites

Following college murders, reporter goes after company that has 'shocking' connection to two big shootings.

Post: Bush Budget Spends Too Much AND Too Little

Domestic spending 'cut' - except for that pesky $8.4 billion in increases.

The Oops and Downs of Economic Predictions

The public has to be confused as the media over-predict downturns and gas price spikes but lack accuracy.

The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2007: Executive Summary

Compiled by the Business & Media Institute

Climate Changes, but Media Remain the Same

Environmentalists, journalists head to Bali to discuss ways to spend your money.