Now with Laura Ingraham out of the picture, at least temporarily, and Neal Boortz essentially retired, what do things look like in talk radio? Are people switching to new hosts or tuning out? <\/p>\n
First, I’ll stipulate December is atypical – hosts are on vacation, listeners are distracted, sports are very active, radio stations are gearing up the holiday music….<\/p>\n
Dennis Miller is solidly in #3 position now – it seems likely that Laura Ingraham listeners would be more attracted to Miller than to Glenn Beck.<\/p>\n
Of the top 25 shows for the past week, 6 are late night shows and 4 are weekend shows.<\/p>\n
The times they are a changin’…<\/p>\n
“The line it is drawn
\nThe curse it is cast
\nThe slow one now
\nWill later be fast
\nAs the present now
\nWill later be past
\nThe order is
\nRapidly fadin’
\nAnd the first one now
\nWill later be last
\nFor the times they are a-changin’.”<\/p>\n
Bob Dylan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Now with Laura Ingraham out of the picture, at least temporarily, and Neal Boortz essentially retired, what do things look like in talk radio? Are people switching to new hosts or tuning out? First, I’ll stipulate December is atypical – … Continue reading