Category Archives: Talk Radio

The part of radio that makes its living by talking

Who hired Craig Livingstone?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Fred Stiening

People who listened to Rush in the 1990s should not be shocked that the Obama White House would lie to Congress and Hillary would be nearby. Shortly after the Clintons took over the White House, Craig Livingstone was hired as … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Talk Radio | 3 Comments

American Spectator: Cumulus committing suicide?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://spectator.org/archives/2013/05/14/cumulus-media-suicide-of-a-com HPaws passed along this link – the author is trying to figure out Lew Dickey’s motives in sparring with Rush Limbaugh in public. Borrowing from a quote attributed to Napoleon Boneparte “Never ascribe to malice that which is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 5 Comments

Dr Bill Wattenburg’s truck stopping device

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Dr Wattenburg’s used to host a show on KGO-AM in San Francisco. He is a rather unique person on talk radio. He’s a scientist and a tinkerer – he currently is one of the voices pushing for conversion of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Talk Radio | 3 Comments

Phil Hendrie says “no more”

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Maybe a decade ago, Phil Hendrie and his cast of characters left late night radio when he was syndicated by Premiere from 7-10 PM Pacific time. The premise of his show was he would have on guests that would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio News, Talk Radio | 28 Comments

“Christian” “Science” Monitor freaks out over Glenn Beck’s NRA speech

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Glenn Beck plays CSM “correspondent” Husna Haq like the fool she is. In the first sentence, Glenn is called a Republican. You can’t listen to Beck an hour and not realize he isn’t a Republican and has completely given up … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Glenn Beck | 12 Comments

Huckabee thinking about quitting radio?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fred Stiening

After Paul Harvey died, ABC Radio turned over the “Good Day!” Franchise to Mike Huckabee, although they did away with the 15 minute show at 11:45 AM ET. Instead Huckabee fed a 5 minute news show that stations could run … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Michael "Savage" Weiner, Radio Biz, Radio News, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 18 Comments

Who is Cumulus?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Old thread The anonymous “source” for the Politico story is someone “close to Rush”, but appears connected with WABC and Cumulus. Rush doesn’t work for Cumulus and hasn’t worked from the WABC studio in probably 8 years. Rush owns his … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 3 Comments

Glenn Beck: the most dangerous man in America

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Fred Stiening

NRA speech It’s close to two hours, but worth every minute. He ties together lots of dots. It’s every bit as powerful as the I Have a Dream Speech. Can it wake up at least a portion of the 47%?

Posted in Collapse of America, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 28 Comments

Cablevision catches The Blaze

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The main cable TV company serving the NYC metro area will be carrying Glenn Beck’s The Blaze in a few weeks. According to the story, nobody seems to know who made the decision, and it is highly improbable it had … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 4 Comments

Another “progressive” talk station falls to Jesus

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fred Stiening

KRXA-AM is 10,000 watt daytime, 500 watts at night AM station in Carmel Valley California, South of Santa Cruz mountains near the Bay Area. The station is being bought by a Spanish Religious broadcaster. The station bills itself as being … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Radio Biz, Station Sales / Transfers, Talk Radio | 7 Comments