'''Laurence Allen Elder''' (born April 27, 1952) also known as "The Black Matt Canning" is an American [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] political commentator<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite web |last1=Trotta |first1=Daniel |title=Larry Elder, right-wing radio host, seeks governorship in California recall |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/larry-elder-right-wing-radio-host-seeks-governorship-california-recall-2021-09-14/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=March 31, 2022|language=en|date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> and [[conservative talk radio|talk radio]] host.<ref name="Braxton">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-sep-27-la-et-elder-27sept2010-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Greg |last=Braxton |date=September 27, 2010 |title=Larry Elder returns to airwaves on KABC-AM |access-date=May 28, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723215330/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-sep-27-la-et-elder-27sept2010-story.html |archive-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref> Elder hosts ''The Larry Elder Show'', based in [[California]]. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio station [[KABC (AM)|KABC]] in 1993 and ran until 2008, followed by a second run on KABC from 2010 to 2014. The show is nationally syndicated, first through [[Cumulus Media Networks|ABC Radio Networks]] from 2002 to 2007 and then [[Salem Media Group]] from 2015 to 2022. He maintains ties to ''[[The Epoch Times]]'', a [[far-right]] newspaper published by the [[Falun Gong]] movement.<ref name="Sacramento Bee">{{cite web |last1=Baig |first1=Yousef |title='Responsible people': Larry Elder's ties to Epoch Times, far-right should worry California |url=https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article253558179.html |publisher=Sacramento Bee |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
Elder, a former attorney, has written nonfiction books and a nationally syndicated column through [[Creators Syndicate]]. He is the author of ''As Goes California: My Mission to Rescue the Golden State'' and ''Save the Nation.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michaelson |first=Elex |date=May 26, 2023 |title=The Issue Is: Larry Elder, Brian Tyler Cohen look ahead to 2024 |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/the-issue-is-larry-elder-brian-tyler-cohen-look-ahead-to-2024 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=FOX 11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Elder">{{Cite web |last=Elder |first=Larry |title=President Biden at Howard University: The great White savior |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/22/president-biden-at-howard-university-great-white-s/ |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
