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Torrey Snow Talk show host

Torrey Snow once imagined saving souls as a Christian missionary. As a WBAL Radio talk show host, he’s still in the persuasion business.

“I’m a social justice evangelical to the conservatives,” Snow says with a laugh.

As a Black conservative, Snow feels he can bridge the divides of race and politics, although his lifelong idealism has been tested by today’s fractious climate. Snow, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican in 2018 for the Anne Arundel County Council, left the party about 1 1/2 years ago — in protest, he says, of former President Donald Trump’s continuing influence.

A married father of four who lives in Odenton, Snow said he believes Black people should be “active participants” in the U.S.

“American history is Black history,” he said.

“Torrey and Dan,” co-hosted with Dan Joseph, airs weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. While he’ll take on the occasional “red meat, go after the wokies” topic, he says he prefers more thoughtful fare.

“My goal,” Snow said, “is to bring people together.”

— Jean Marbella