Category Archives: Radio

Listening In: Radio And The American Imagination

Here are some highlights from this 1999 book: * Ask anyone born before World War II about the role of radio in his or her life, and in the life of the country, and you will see that person begin … Continue reading

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A Conservative NPR?

A friend says: Conservatives will never have a chance to penetrate into the elites without something like NPR with calm music, soft spoken interviews. I love NPR but that its taxpayer funded is shocking. After an hour of listening, I … Continue reading

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Talk: A Novel

CNN host Michael A. Smerconish writes in his 2014 novel: * “Fire, tits, and sharks are TV gold. But on radio you need to make ‘em hot the harder way. Through the ears.” * 3 Cs: “ Conservative, consistent, and … Continue reading

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On Air

Australian media personality Mike Carlton writes in his 2018 autobiography about his six decade career: * One Monday morning we discovered another new body in the reporters’ room, a scrawny man in his mid-twenties sitting silently at a desk and … Continue reading

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Rush Limbaugh’s Sacramento rise

On a 1 to 10, how would you rate your favorite radio hosts? I have not listened to the radio in about five years. I mainly tuned in to KGO radio during the years I worked in landscaping (1986-1988) and … Continue reading

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