That's the answer in a nutshell. The stations are there to make money, advertising provides that money, affluent frequent radio listeners attract the advertisers, and for better or worse, conservative talk show hosts appeal to those listeners, in large numbers.
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Why do so many conservative whackos have their own radio talk show?
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Originally posted by Timexwatch
Would anyone call Mario Cuomo ... [an] engaging host[].....anyone? I didn't think so.
But to answer the question posted in the thread:
The reason so many conservative wackos have their own radio talk shows is because megacorporations have been buying up the American media, and these megacorporation have a vested interest in pushing the ultra-conservative agenda-- You know tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and deregulation of corporations. So they recruit these conservative wackos to go on the air and complain of liberal bias.
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There are liberal radio people too. But for some reason it's Hannity and Limbaugh who get all the attention.
On TV, the bias is very slightly liberal. I'd say that ABC and CBS are liberal, Fox is conservative, and NBC is moderate. However, the biases of the TV networks are miniscule compared to the radio people. Dunno why that is."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Sava
I can't even name any liberal radio personalities. And I'm about as left as you can get."THE" plus "IRS" makes "THEIRS". Coincidence? I think not.
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if you want liberal radio.
My guess would be the reason they have conservative talk show hosts is because there is an audience for it."I'm moving to the Left" - Lancer
"I imagine the neighbors on your right are estatic." - Slowwhand
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The reason so many conservative wackos have their own radio talk shows is because megacorporations have been buying up the American media, and these megacorporation have a vested interest in pushing the ultra-conservative agenda-- You know tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and deregulation of corporations. So they recruit these conservative wackos to go on the air and complain of liberal bias.
No, seriously, the real reason is because they are ENTERTAINING! Conversial comments makes for very entertaining radio. Hell, I know socialists that listen to Hannity and Limbaugh because they find it entertaining.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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Well, around here you have Ron Kuby (one half of "Curtis and Kuby" on WABC in New York), Lynn Samuels, and Richard Bey (one half of "Marlsburg and Bey, plus his own show, on WABC in New York). Richard Bey had the "Richard Bey Show" and "9 Broadcast Plaza" on WWOR - TV back in the early nineties.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.
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The liberal wachos had already takening all the TV spots so the conservative wackos were stuck with radio.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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oerdin, explain msnbc, foxnews, and all the rest of the cable TV news outlets."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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Straight answer: there are no liberal wackos.
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