Michael Reagan
Michael Edward Reagan (born John Flaugher; March 18, 1945 – January 4, 2026) was an American radio show host. He was the adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman.[3] He hosted the radio show The Michael Reagan Talk Show.
Michael Reagan | |
|---|---|
 Reagan in 2017 | |
| Born | John Charles Flaugher March 18, 1945 |
| Died | January 4, 2026 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Radio talk show host, writer |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Gail Putnam
(m. 1970; div. 1972)Colleen Sterns
(m. 1975) |
| Children | 2[1][2] |
| Parent(s) | Ronald Reagan Jane Wyman |
Early life and career
He was born at Queen of Angels - Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California to Irene Flaugher.[4]
He studied at Loyola High School and Judson School, and Arizona State University and Los Angeles Valley College. He had small roles in movies and television shows, including Falcon Crest which starred his mother, Jane Wyman.[5]
In 1971 Reagan married Pamela Gail Putnam (born 1952). She is the daughter of Duane Putnam, who was then the Atlanta Falcons football line coach.[6] The couple divorced in 1972.[7]
In 1975, Reagan remarried to Colleen Sterns. They had two children.
Reagan died in Los Angeles from cancer on January 4, 2026 at the age of 80.[8]
Michael Reagan Media
The Reagans building snowmen at the White House in 1985
References
- ↑ Mehta, Seema (January 7, 2010). "Reagan grandson arrested in Van Nuys". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/former-president-ronald-reagan-grandson-cameron-reagan-arrested.html. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Edwards, Anne The Reagans: Portrait of a Marriage, St. Martin's Griffin (2004); ISBN 0312331177.
- ↑ Reagan, Michael. Twice Adopted: An Important Social Commentator Speaks to the Cultural Ailments Threatening America Today, B&H Books (2005); ISBN 0805431446.
- ↑ Genealogy of Campbell Rice (includes Irene Flaugher); accessed July 4, 2009.
- ↑ Michael ReaganIMDb. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Michael Reagan, Governor's Son, to Marry Miss Pamela Putnam". New York Times. September 22, 1970. https://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9806E4D71038EE34BC4A51DFBF66838B669EDE. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ↑ Boyle, Louise (December 31, 2012). "'You'll never get in trouble if you say I love you once a day': Ronald Reagan's touching letter to son on eve of his wedding". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255470/Ronald-Reagans-letter-son-Michael-eve-wedding-1971.html. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ Deliso, Meredith (January 6, 2026). Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, has died, family says. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-reagan-son-former-president-ronald-reagan-died/story?id=128962680. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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