Matt Drudge was born in Washington, District of Columbia, as Matthew Drudge. He is a writer, known for his own show, Drudge (1998), Late Show with David Letterman (1993) and Hannity & Colmes (1996). Matt was a conservative radio talk show host for many years and then left radio to focus on his well known website, The Drudge Report.
Has been frequently described as being a "loner" when he was growing
up.
Gets over two and a half million hits a day on his Drudge Report web
page.
Was sued by Clinton presidential aide Sydney Blumenthal for 30 million
dollars in libel damages after Drudge wrote - and retracted - a report
which wrongly accused Blumenthal of spousal abuse. The case was settled
out of court, and Blumenthal agreed to pay $2500 in expenses to
Drudge.
I go to bars. I go to straight bars, I go to gay bars.
"In the end, it's just me sitting in my house with a computer and a
keyboard. I don't think about the millions of people who may be
reading. It feels like a very solitary activity." Interview with
Camille Paglia, February, 2003.