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In March 2011 he was relieved of his on-air hosting duties at DC radio station WMAL for broadcasting what were termed extremist views on Sharia law and Islam.

On 5/7/2004 he suffered heart attack. He was expected to make a full recovery.

In 2003, in Washington, DC. , Fred became the host of the talk radio show "The WMAL Morning News" (WMAL-AM Radio).

In 1995, he became both President and CEO for "Goodwill Industries", a position he held until 2000. Fred even became a political commentator on National Public Radio. He has also, as a guest, taught at the "University of Maryland" (School of Public Affairs) about non-profit organizations.

In 1994, he went ahead and entered the Governor's race but lost to his opponent, Terry Branstad.

A Republican, he was elected to four terms as a US Representative from Iowa (1987-95).

In 1986, he decided to run for Congressman as a Republican for the state of Iowa, and won. He received 3,000 votes.

He served 4 consecutive terms (1986-1995). While in Congress, he was very much involved with Agriculture, Education, Workforce, Standards of Official Conduct, House Ways and Means.

Before he joined the cast of The Love Boat (1977), Fred did guest shots on many shows, including Love, American Style (1969), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), Phyllis (1975) (with Cloris Leachman) & Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) (with John Travolta).

Then, came other guest spots on TV shows and a couple of movies, while still on The Love Boat (1977). Fred Grandy was destined to become more than just an actor.

Fred is lovingly known as Gopher by his millions of fans around the world who watched him became for 9 years in the 1970s hit series The Love Boat (1977). But, before Fred became well known as an actor, he went to "Phillips Exeter Academy" with David Eisenhower. Later, he became David's best man when he married Julie Nixon.

Then, Fred entered "Harvard University" at Cambridge, Massachusetts and graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor's Degree in English. Fred is a well-educated man and can speak fluently in both French and Arabic.

Best man at David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower's wedding in 1968.