What is Barry Farber?
{{Infobox person |name = Barry Farber |image = Barry Farber.jpg |image_size = 149x213 |caption = Barry Farber |birth_name = Barry M. Farber |birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|5|5}} |birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|6|1930|5|5}} |death_place =[[New York City]], U.S. |occupation = [[Radio presenter|Radio talk show host]], [[pundit (expert)|commentator]], [[author]], [[enthusiast]] |spouse = |children = 2 |web_site = }} '''Barry M. Farber''' (May 5, 1930 &ndash; May 6, 2020) was an American [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] radio talk show host, politician. author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication ''[[Talkers magazine]]'' ranked him the 9th greatest radio talk show host of all time.<ref>[http://www.talkers.com/greatest/ The 25 Greatest Radio Talk Show Hosts of All Time], ''Talkers Magazine Online''. Retrieved November 9. 2006.</ref> He has also written articles appearing in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Reader's Digest]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and the ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]''. He unsuccessfully ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] and [[Mayor of New York City]] in the 1970s. He was the father of journalist [[Celia Farber]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa%3DArticles.showArticle%26art_aid%3D91573 |title=MediaPost Publications The Future Of Media: Radio 09/29/2008 |access-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916173514/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=91573 |archive-date=2011-09-16 }}</ref> and singer-songwriter Bibi Farber.<ref>[http://www.bibifarber.com/ Bibi Farber - Halloween Music, Music, Nursing Home Music]</ref> Farber died at his home in [[New York City]], one day after his 90th birthday on May 6, 2020.<ref>[https://radioink.com/2020/05/07/radio-legend-barry-farber-dead/ Radio Legend Barry Farber Dead]<