[2] He spent at least a portion of his childhood and teen years in Poughkeepsie, New York where he founded his sixth grade civics club and school newspaper.
[10][11] Starting in late 1999, he began hosting an afternoon talk show called "Extreme Games" on WTKK.
[12] Severin's theme music was an edited version of "Heavy" by Collective Soul, consisting only of the intro and bridge, and it was played at the beginning of each hour.
Severin was suspended[14] until June 3, 2009, at which time he apologized by saying (in part), "My remarks were hurtful, unkind and wrong.
"[15][16] In March 2011, Severin said, "I slept with virtually every young college girl I hired to be an intern or an employee for my firm.
"[18] Severin returned to Boston-area radio on August 18, 2011 on WXKS Talk1200 AM, which had converted from a Spanish-language station to conservative talk.
[22] In February and March 2020, Severin hosted a weekend show on WBOQ, an adult contemporary music station in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
[24] On May 17, 1997, Severin remarried, to Renee Melanie Klock, in Sag Harbor, New York in the Old Whaler's First Presbyterian Church.
"[27] Within his capacity as a conservative talk show host, pundit, and while on air, Severin described Hillary Clinton as "the devil"[28] and Barack Obama as a "domestic enemy of the [U.S.] Constitution.
"[29] In July 2004, Severin was nominated for a National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award for the Major Market Personality of the Year.