Cumulus Radio inherited Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee when they acquired Citadel Broadcasting who had acquired ABC radio. Huckabee was brought in to fill the void left by the death of Paul Harvey.<\/p>\n
Lew Dickey, the head of Cumulus came up with a brilliant plan. Put Mike Huckabee on the air in direct competition with Rush Limbaugh, but less confrontational. Clear the decks of Cumulus stations to carry Huckabee. Begin the first day by having the head of programming call into the show telling Mike what a brilliant concept this show was (without identifying who he was)<\/p>\n
The show started in April. How is it going? Is Huckabee kicking Rush’s butt yet?<\/p>\n
While stipulating that streaming is not the same as over the air,<\/p>\n
For the past week, Rush has had 2,538 listening attempts, Huckabee had 42 – landing Huckabee at #50, lower than Alex Jones.<\/p>\n
Building on that success, Cumulus has launched Geraldo Rivera in competition. How is it going?<\/p>\n
Beck 1,773 Geraldo Rivera 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cumulus Radio inherited Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee when they acquired Citadel Broadcasting who had acquired ABC radio. Huckabee was brought in to fill the void left by the death of Paul Harvey. Lew Dickey, the head of Cumulus came … Continue reading