Michael Reagan — the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, a conservative commentator and a stalwart supporter of his father’s foundation, library and museum — has died. He was 80.
Reagan lived for years in Southern California, having attended Los Angeles Valley College and getting his start in talk radio in the L.A. area. His popular politics-steeped talk radio show broadcast from various studios over the years, including KIEV in Glendale and stations in the San Diego area.
Michael Reagan’s second and decades-long marriage was to his wife Colleen, with whom he had two children. They resided for many years in Sherman Oaks. His married his first wife, Pamela Gail Putnam, in 1971, but the marriage lasted only a year.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, located in Simi Valley where the former president’s library and museum are based, announced his death in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, calling him “a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.”
For decades, Michael maintained a close relationship with the Reagan Library, and faithfully attended the Feb. 6 birthday party honoring his father as well as other foundation events.
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