Category Archives: Talk Radio

The part of radio that makes its living by talking

“You want real news, go to Al Jazeera”

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Art Bell is Back It couldn’t be clearer that Art Bell is out to get George Noory, who Premiere just signed to a long term contract renewal. At the tail end of the Time Magazine interview, Art talks about his … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 9 Comments

Cumulus takes the “A” out of radio

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Would you pay $5 a month to listen to the Cumulus radio stations online? Maybe a year and a half ago, Cumulus made the odd choice to make its conten available on the rival clear channel iHeartRadio – the notion … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 12 Comments

Art Bell wants to rewrite history.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Many of you probably know that Art Bell is restarting his career on Sirius/XM. In the 1990s and 2000s, he worked for Premiere and signed over the recordings of his shows, which Premiere has been playing on early Saturday evenings … Continue reading →

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Robert F Kennedy Jr: you all suck!

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Apparently, the only good person in the world is Robert F Kennedy, Jr. Apparently someone accessed his diary in which he savages Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson for being the race pimps we all know they are http://nypost.com/2013/09/09/diary-bombshell-rfks-secret-slams-against-al-sharpton-jesse-jackson-and-gov-cuomo/ They have … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 2 Comments

Don Wade has died

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Don Wade & his wife Roma were the morning talk show team on WLS-AM since before WLS flipped from Rock to Talk in 1989. He had a seizure a year ago and was diagnosed with brain cancer and he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 8 Comments

And then there were two…

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Tom Taylor knows everyone in the radio business and he’s careful – so his rumors are highly reliable. Less than two weeks ago, the people who run Dial Global gave up and agreed to be acquired by Cumulus Media. Fallout … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 56 Comments

Fox News Talk returns to Sirius/XM (kind of)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Sirius and Fox announced a 6 year deal yesterday. http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130904-907583.html The audio of the Fox News TV channel will continue on channel 114, the Fox Business Network (including Don Imus) will be added to the satellite, and Fox News Radio … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 6 Comments

Making America Laugh

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Talk Radio Network (TRN) started a Sunday show called Making America Laugh, a recorded show fros Vegas – the show has a host who basically talks to Louie for an hour. Today was the first time I actually heard the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 1 Comment

How is Andrea Tantaros doing?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Having a good face for TV doesn’t assure you’ll be a success on radio. Andrea appears on Fox News and has made a decent living a paid consultant for the Republican Party. Her show debuted in November 2012 after Laura … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 9 Comments

Limbaugh gets 3 more years on Cumulus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzsTp9vkHp8&sns=em Rush will be moving to WOR-AM in New York on January 1st, but otherwise he’ll remain on Cumulus. Perhaps they worked out a Sweetjack offer for Rush’s tea.

Posted in Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 5 Comments