Category Archives: Conservative Talk

All Hannity, All the Time

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Randy Michaels didn’t become head of Clear Channel 14 years ago by being a wall flower.   A lot of people in radio hate his guts, but a lot of people would follow him anywhere and do anything for him. Merlin … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 10 Comments

Glenn Beck appears with James Robison

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Mike Huckabee worked for TV Evangelist James Robison in his 20s – I remember watching Robison in my youth.   Wondering if has still around, I searched out for a web site, and found the web site is featuring a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Radio Biz | 2 Comments

More Conversation, Less Confrontation

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Fred Stiening

That’s the imaging chosen for the Mike Huckabee show by the Cumulus Media consultants to describe the new civility that Lew Dickey wants to bring to Talk Radio. This message though is about Mark Levin – no person in syndicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Mark Levin, Talk Radio | 3 Comments

Glenn Beck’s Oval Office

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Well, this should cause fireworks… Glenn Beck has built an exact replica of the Oval Office down in Texas http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-builds-his-own-oval-office-and-heres-why/

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Mike Huckabee’s Big Adventure

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Today at Noon (ET), former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee takes to the radio airwaves of Cumulus Media.  While the Obama “fellow travelers” (Think Progress, Media Matters, Huffington Post, Daily Kos) are trying to set up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 9 Comments

DHS buying 450 million bullets, oh my!

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Michael Savage isn’t the only one repeating this “news”. The story originated from Press TV, the Iranian national TV network. http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/233834.html Note the above URL is for a web site in Iran. Their source? End of the American Dream, http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-does-the-department-of-homeland-security-need-450-million-hollow-point-bullets … Continue reading →

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A week until the launch of Huckabee

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Monday April 9th is the launch date for the Cumulus Media Network’s direct competition with Rush Limbaugh. Cumulus has announced that in New York City, the Huckabee program will be carried on non-Cumulus station WOR-AM on broadcast delay in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 4 Comments

Bob Pittman: “Rush is Rush”

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Fred Stiening

After a month, Clear Channel Radio CEO Bob Pittman made his public statement about the Rush Limbaugh and the White House coordinated advertiser boycott to force Rush off the air.   Not shockingly, it was not “The Speech Bob Pittman … Continue reading →

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The Speech Bob Pittman is not going to give

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Here is my fantasy of what I would like Bob Pittman, Clear Channel’s CEO to say at a news conference. “Hello, My name is Robert Pittman.   I’m President and CEO of Clear Channel media, the parent company that owns Clear … Continue reading →

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Layer on layer of irony… or something

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Well, now that we know that Michael Savage is officially on Premiere Radio’s list of unacceptable shows for a large swath of American businesses and Premiere has pulled all of its ads for two weeks on all stations (did maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Michael "Savage" Weiner, Radio Biz | 2 Comments