Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee has died from lymphoma.
Some may remember that when Bill O’Reilly ended his radio show, Westwood One chose Fred Thompson as his replacement in December 2008. The show didn’t begin until March 2009 because Fred needed to build a studio in his home. The show ended in January 2011.
What’s your favorite memory of Fred Thompson ON HIS RADIO SHOW?
I could barely stand O’Reilly, so I turned it off at that time. I think I heard Fred once or twice – I remember he had his wife on with him. A nice touch I thought.
That’s the main thing I remember. She is a bit younger than him and pretty much ran the show. He was diagnosed in 2006 and was in remission at that point.
My memory of trying to listen to Fred’s radio show is that Fred was NOT cut out to be a radio host. His show was darn near unlistenable. Even Bill O’Reilly was better than him (and Bill was pretty awful on radio).
RIP Mr. Thompson.
His wife had been a lobbyist. She was basically doing nonstop Republican beltway “spin”, with Fred saying “Yes, dear”, more or less.
I was a fan of the radio show. I enjoyed Fred’s laid-back style — pretty much antithetical to today’s talk radio program directors.
Tom Taylor is floating the rumor this morning that Rush might go to SiriusXM next year.