Category Archives: Talk Radio

The part of radio that makes its living by talking

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

Huckabee / Cumulus Busted!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Fred Stiening

If you listened to Mike Huckabee and have a sense of how talk radio works, his “callers” were very suspicious sounding.   You know those infomercials where callers call in without the phone number to call in having been mentioned? *wink* … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 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/

Posted in Glenn Beck, Radio Biz | 5 Comments

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

Mike Wallace dead at 93

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Mike Wallace was one of the key people on 60 minutes on TV during the late 1960s and 1970s when CBS had as its goal to force Richard Nixon out of office (and accomplished their goal). Tick Tick Tick… His … Continue reading →

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Here you go – all the dots connected

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Fred Stiening

I’m busy doing research about the forces behind “Progressive Talk” radio and just found the mother lode. http://www.clearchannel.com/MediaAndEntertainment/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1778 This is a press release from Clear Channel announcing its search for the Next Great Progressive Talk show host. The Center For … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 1 Comment

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