NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Katie Thornton, the host of "The Divided Dial." STEVE INSKEEP, HOST . And the radio is completely homogenized. Clear Channel also had probably at that time 400 or 500 right-wing stations. Despite the commitment to meet due impartiality standards, the talk-sector is overwhelmingly white, male, and rightwing. Oh, Marriott. But you wouldnt sayI mean, I assume you wouldnt say because you do it-that theres anything inherent about talk radio that means it has to be right-wing or that its inevitable that conservatives are going to succeed. Anytime you decide to put somebody other than Rush Limbaugh on the air, and Limbaugh, of course, is no longer with usany time you decide to experiment, you are putting your career on the line. There was another critical mistake that Air America made which I had nothing to do with, which was that their management was just terrible. Hey, have you heard that crazy Rush Limbaugh whos getting all the headlines?. When I have listened to some of these conservative shows, Im always amazed. I like Julia Hartley Brewer but she speaks so fast and her questions are ridiculously long, dont know if I can stand her for much longer. It was that it was a unique environment. However when they are off, which is a lot. And nobody has ever properly funded a progressive network in the United States. Why did they start here? Im not that good of a storyteller. A big part of your book is about the importance of competition and the lack of incentives that monopolies have to try anything because when you just are completely dominant, you can dictate terms to the consumer. Offensive content can be broadcast as long as the broadcaster provides sufficient context, said Baxter. I mean, youve done a piece of it yourself. And let me just back up a little bit. Much as I enjoyed talk as of 3 years ago, it's not what it was. Its likely people will complain to us who are not the target audience and disagree with the editorial proposition. I've always wanted to ask you why talk radio is so right-wing, why the right has managed to dominate this particular medium. I did that for three years and then did news for seven years. All of which poses questions for the left, and the Labour leadership. BOOM. What do you think are the key things, how do we actually then build a real effective counterweight to the right-wing noise machine? Radio Podcasts Top Charts. And, theres not a lot of good high-paying jobs left in radio anymore. They were able to get enormous publicity. . Amidst all this, centre-left legacy outlets are failing to adapt, with the liberal Observer and Labour-supporting Daily Mirror conspicuously inert. Country: United Kingdom You know, when Air America [progressive talk radio network from 2004-2010] rolled out, I wrote the original business plan for Air America and when Air America rolled out, we leased stations, we leased time onI think54 Clear Channel stations around the country. Listen to more than 3000 free internet radio stations from the UK streaming live online right now. But broadly, yeah. But Fatal Attraction didn't need a remake, London nightlife is dying - Printworks is the latest casualty, Jerry Springer apologised for ruining the culture. Missed the last half of the show and will no longer tune in. Yet this structural issue, where fewer resources in broadcast journalism serve to make it more dependent on print, is also joined by something else: an increasingly overt takeover of the BBC from the right. He ought to be given the 4pm slot to replace awful Vanessa who is beyond fake.Anytime any callers mention vaccine injuries its like NO NO NO we can't have THAT!! So we passed a law against this in 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act. The first six months I was on the air in Lansing were just God-awful. I think that Michael Savage is a talented storyteller. We are subjected to inarticulate, ill informed, shouting and waffling eejits like Cristo, Andre Walker and Claudia Liza. WITL, where I spent most of my years, was owned by three guysa salesman, an old radio guy, and an engineer who got together to mortgage their houses and build a radio station. On the left, they have James OBrien, who describes himself as a champagne socialist.. Wow, it was like, this is a master class, you know? Yeah. They had gotten in tight with the Chamber of Commerce. Theres news-driven talk radio, which is where everything focuses on the issues of the day, and the issues are really front and center. Yet if Labour want to take notes from across the Atlantic, the efforts of Stacey Abrams and others in driving up voter registration would be the best place to start. The conservatism of talk radio only partly overlaps with institutional conservatism, that of right-wing Washington think tanks, magazines and the Republican Party itself. But its not talk radio. I mean, you know, if he was still alive. 1. Subscribe: A generation before the rise of talk radio and hosts like Rush Limbaugh, there was another wave of right- wing radio. And I put together a one-day seminar for sales staff in radio stations and took it on the road and traveled all around the country visiting all these radio stations that we run, saying heres how you sell progressive talk radio. First of all, you have to have one person on your sales staff who is completely devoted to it, and who understands the politics of it. The approach to due impartiality may vary according to the nature of the subject, the type of programme and channel, the likely expectation of the audience as to content, and the extent to which the content and approach is signalled to the audience. He was a DJ, too. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. A paperback copy of the book "Echoland," which envisions a socialist future transformed by artificial intelligence. Well, before I get to monopolies, I do want to ask you one more question about how you create really good programming. Theres a mentoring system, there are people coming up through it on the right. Just Right is a weekly radio show broadcasting worldwide on shortwave. Unfortunately, this isnt true. Kevin O'Sullivan is worth watching thats it. There are literally colleges for this. The KrisAnne Hall Show Suggested companies are based on peoples browsing tendencies. Factual Reporting: MIXED Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE All right. So To Speak w/ Jared Howe Yeah, you mean like, steps? But then, in the early 30s, it became obvious that monopoly would be a bad thing as well. They had gotten to know the movers and shakers in the local Republican Party. Based in London and owned by Wireless Group, a subsidiary of News Corp ., it is the sister station of national stations Talksport (itself originally known as Talk Radio UK ), Talksport 2, Virgin Radio UK and Times Radio. 270pp, full color. Could you discuss what exactly has happened? The new channel has raised 60m in investment from the likes of the Dubai-based investment company Legatum, which also funds the rightwing think tank The Legatum Institute, and Sir Paul Marshall, a hedge fund manager who previously donated to the Vote Leave campaign and the media start-up Unherd, then under the management of former Tory advisor Tim Montgomerie. You can find Thom Hartmann at Thomhartmann.com. You turn it on, and it sounds very natural, you understand it. Things werent always this way and dont have to be this way. There now follows an important message for viewers outraged by bombastic breakfast TV presenters and talk radio ranters. Have been listening for around 4 years. But the reason why few remember them is that they were the target of a hugely successful government censorship campaign implemented by President John F. Kennedy using IRS audits and the FCC's "Fairness Doctrine.". And then the second block is a second topic that you know and you do the same thing with and try to lay it all out. If you have billionaire owners and they own all the stations and they just wont put left-wing views on, thats a really good answer to the question of why people dont hear left-wing views. Yeah. Mike Graham, Ian Collins, Kevin O 'Sullivan, David Bull, Vanessa Feltz, Jeremy Kyle are all the best informed, articulate and provocative presenters around. Updated: Apr 27, 2023 / 11:39 AM CDT. And of course, local newspapers are disappearing. But then theres also the question of the craft of talk radio and why conservatives seem to have perfected this craft. And he simply said straight up, he said, Im never gonna put somebody on the air whos gonna argue for raising my taxes. This is a guy who owned 900 radio stations. Youve got a lot of obstacles that the right-wing shows dont face. . You will lose some, typically the large corporate ones. And we have been there for 38 years since then. AM and FM talk stations are dominated by uber-right wing media voices hosting local and syndicated shows. Its very easy when I have an interesting person that Im speaking with, and I have this engaging dialogue. I think that was probably one of the critical mistakes. An excellent way to demonstrate to passersby that you are an individual of unusually well-cultivated taste. Ignoring that, while trying to keep up with a media which moves constantly right, will only mean defeat or, at best, the wholesale adoption of a conservative program. Talk radio is like painting, or writing. What is happening at LBC? And what political radio there is, is entirely right-wing. Now every single one of the stations in Lansing, Michigan is owned by a big national chain. Why is this addictive? What is that? However, alternative viewpoints must be adequately represented either in the programme, or in a series of programmes taken as a whole. What do we need to do? Another programme in the channels schedule could give prominence to a pro-immigration argument. I can tell those stories firsthand, which is kind of nice. Boredom is your enemy. In 2015, its outlets were instructed not to cover a story on HSBC and tax avoidance for editorial reasons. I had one guest for eight minutes. It would have been ruined anyway, Joel Dommett: 'Sienna Miller led me through our sex scene. We underestimatethis is the problem. "There's 80 million of them coming of age. There are some people who are good actors, there are some people who are good singers, there are some people who are good talk hosts, its just that if you do it really well, it sounds effortless. The only problem is JHB Im sure she is a lovely lady but please will somebody pluck up the courage to tell her presenting is all about listening, ms Julia seems to think asking questions that just go on and on and on is helpful, its not. The very first, you know, he was a con man. Its like acting. Last October, newspapers owned by Viscount Rothermere a close friend of David Cameron and a tax-avoiding non-dom accounted for 35% of all circulation, with a further 25% owned by Rupert Murdochs News UK. Not only does he sit on the board of the Thatcherite think tank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), but he has personally donated more than 400k to the Conservative party. He really studied the craft of making entertaining radio. And Im sure that the failure of Air America had a lot to do with the fact that companies just dont want to [put on views that threaten corporate America.] Its going to cause them to be more interested in listening to you and calling up and interacting. Im sure you are, Nathan. And we grew that way until the Industrial Revolution, around the time of the railroad, the 1860s to the 1890s. Those already connected with the venture include Piers Morgan and Nigel Farage. And the consequences in the media are really quite frightening. And, by the 1880s, and 1890s, we figured out that these monopolies were actually destructive to our economy as a whole. LBC also has a website that reports news using Sky News as a source. You can literally see behind the canvas. But the typical formula that I use is, you take these four blocks in a show. The next-most complained about programme of the past year was the pro-Black Lives Matter dance routine on Britains Got Talent performed by Diversity, which provoked 24,500 objections Ofcom said there was no case for ITV to answer. Its a talent. And Ill do a deep dive as much as I can to inform people about that topic, you know, with history and background and whatnot. Thats a real skill set to it. Love TalkRadio /TV. A delightful spring issue! Current Affairss all-new Single Issue page is coming soon. The people listening are Spanish speakers. Suddenly it was a hot thing. Ad-Free Sign up And so thats another key to it. If you get a dreadfully boring guest, your show dies. Of specific programmes, the early morning Today on BBC Radio 4 has around 7 million listeners per week. But you had to learn it by doing it. And he was assassinated by a couple of skinheads in the parking lot of the radio station. We list and link to the most popular Conservative talk radio shows that include: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity . Filtered Search It has several right-wing presenters, such as Iain Dale, a conservative for parliament, and Nick Ferrari. Then the last half hour, I just take calls on those two topics. You bet. And there are two parts to this: So there's the "political economy" part about the companies that own radio stations around the country and that relates to your monopolies book. Fair Use Policy You call it a hidden history. He transformed American politics. Yeah. And whats happening right now is even more alarming. It's a mix of programsincluding thoughtful discussion shows, lame pop culture quiz shows, music, a food show, a pharmacuetical questions call-in show and local, state, national and global news. When it comes to the best conservative comedians, Dennis Miller is often near the top. Dare u to go there.Gb news way better as they discuss EVERYTHING. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and theyll be displayed as long as an account is active. And out of that grew this right-wing ecosystem of radio and radio advertisers, people who wanted to be associated with Limbaugh because he was cool and cutting edge at the time. And thats what I was trying to do with that Nation article, provoke that conversation. Today, Clear Channel either owns or programs most of the nation's 58 strongest, 50,000-watt AM radio stations, liberally stocking them with right-wing talk shows. Radio; England; talkRADIO live; 8607 2411 View more. Colorful satirical ads and essays exposing the erasure of human labor by corporations, medical quacks, the truth about lotteries, board games, how to think about clothes styling in a time of climate crisis, and more! And he understood the same thing Limbaugh understood, which is that when you open the microphone, for talk radio, youre not talking to an audience, youre not talking to 1000 people or 100 people or 10 people or, you know, according to talk magazine, I talk to 7 million people, I think thats probably inflated, but youre talking to one person. Hosts, Bob Metz and Robert Vaughan analyze issues from a viewpoint of individual rights, freedom, and capitalism. JHB and Mike Burke are superb. And so I would do my show for my momI didnt tell anybody thatbut I was talking to one person, and you learn how to have this very Im talking to you here, we are together kind of presence. Presenters are permitted to air strong personal opinions under the code, as GMB viewers are only too well aware. LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that Britain and Italy are "very aligned" in values as he welcomed far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday for talks focused on migration, defense and the war in Ukraine. But theres no place that you can go to learn how to do talk radio, outside of being thrown into the water in a small local market and making your mistakes for the first year. The number one show in America before he was assassinated was left-wing. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources, Ad-Free Login Among them: Los Angeles' KFI, New York's WABC, Detroit's WJR, Denver's KOA, Portland's KEX, and Chicago's WLS. Im on probably a dozen of them around the country right now. Newton Dunn, formerly political editor at The Sun for 11 years, is . If were going to succeed in this very hostile territory, were going to have to be really, really good at what we do. Other people like Sean Hannity would take calls throughout the show. And then these monopolies started emergingrailroad monopolies, steel monopolies, oil monopolies, oil with Rockefeller, steel with Carnegie, the railroads with Jay Gould and his buddies. But the fact is that without innovation, neither may exist a few years from now. We balance that against the nature of the content. And I think it helps give some of the stories credibility. They even hired people out of that universe. On the left we all do podcasts. You get a bunch of, Oh, Im 90-years-old and, oh, Ive been talking about, you know. And so we got FCC rules that included local ownership caps. You mentioned that you speak to one person. Im sure youve seen some of those clips where they show the monologues from local news in different places where the local news station is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting and literally you have a different person whos supposedly a local anchor reading the same right-wing monologue in every city around the country. Weve been adding a couple of stations, four or five, six, or eight stations a year, every year steadily for four years. Its a huge number and shows a lot of people are offended by what he said, admits Baxter, who adds that the volume of complaints is only one factor to be considered. Im nowhere near as good as he is. Limbaugh has had a very serious effect on United States politics. And, in fact, here in Portland, our affiliate is low-power FM. Play01:15. The UK is fortunate that we have a broader amount of speech radio content either provided by the BBC or the commercial sector, where echo chamber radio is only really represented by a single DAB+ station, while the other is a tv simulcast of a failing channel. Only Clive Ball, James Obrien, Andrew Marr, Ben Kentish and Shelia Fogarty are balanced or at least entertaining or interesting. The complaint against Piers Morgan will be assessed under harm and offence rules, which take into account the likely expectation of the audience watching. We have two missions: to produce the world's first readable political publication and to make life joyful again. Talk radio, has been described as indulging in "edgier" content than network TV conservative political programs on Fox News, etc., which have a broader audience that includes non-right-wing viewers. When Limbaugh started, there was some substantial money behind him. And for some reason, going all the way back to the 60s or 70s, on the left, people tend to think that talk radio means interviewing people, and it doesnt. The best TV, radio station in GB mike Graham is a legend he is on the point every single day, ian collins and julia also plus Jeremy and piers smash it. Also, I call Britain now TALK BRITAIN because clearly it is a talk the talk place to live, and not a walk the walk place, so talk radio fits in perfect to Britain and the "comfort talk". I did not know him. Support MBFC Donations Sure. Our regular supporters fuel everything we do. Theyre preaching a message of tax cuts and deregulation. He is most famous for his comedy-influenced talk shows, hosted on HBO, CNBC and RT, as well as his role on Saturday Night Live in the 1990's. Prior to 9/11, Miller was just like most other comedians: liberal. [] And so I mean, theres a lot of that kind of just good old-fashioned radio one-on-one stuff. There are also close links to the Conservative party; both Times Radio. Its not like were wired differently in really major substantial ways. And its just gutting small businesses in America and small town America. Cundy is beyond vain. America started out with small businesses all over. So before we get to the question of the economic structure of the radio industry, I do want to start with talk radio as a medium and why it is that all these people such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Michael Medved, Glenn Beck, why have they all managed to conquer this particular form of communication? When you talk about these little businesses of the past that all disappeared through consolidation, theres this psychological phenomenon, shifting baseline syndrome, where people who come of age in this generation havent seen what it was like before. The Ofcom broadcasting code states Impartiality itself means not favouring one side over another. For Ad-Free Subscriptions go here: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/membership-account/membership-levels/, Terms and Conditions Talk radio is a breath of fresh air in comparison to LBC and BBC. Absolutely. 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And my mom used to listen to my show. And so, of course, the very, very wealthy and very powerful are going to be pouring money down their throats. I really enjoy TalkTV no nonsense presentation. Cristo on again in 2 minutes in place of Ian Collins again About to switch off. Theres nothing magic about Limbaugh. Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Last October, newspapers owned by Viscount Rothermere - a close friend of David Cameron and a tax-avoiding 'non-dom' - accounted for 35% of all circulation, with a further 25% owned by Rupert Murdoch's News UK. So you learn those skills. Unlike those right-wing or left-liberal extremist shows, Free Talk Live is libertarian talk radio that ANYONE can take control of. Talk radio has been around for a long, long time. For the rest of us, whether in social movements, labour organising, or simply those who want a better world, the task is a grim but seemingly inevitable one: to overcome a British media which, by 2024, will be further to the right than ever before. Last year, the Corporation announced Tim Davie would replace Tony Hall as its director-general an appointment that raised eyebrows given Davie was deputy chairman of the Hammersmith & Fulham Conservative party in the 1990s. If you enjoyed this article, please consider subscribing to our magnificent print edition or making a donation. And what happens is that because theres 1,500 conservative radio stations across the country, theres a huge farm team. Its just these structural obstacles. [1] As of December 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 608,000 listeners according to RAJAR. Dennis Miller. All rights reserved. Theyre able to bring things out of their guests that probably the guests didnt even know were there. You lay out so well in the book what the actual effects of corporate concentration are on peoples lives and what that actually means. First I go, I cant believe that anyone would listen to this guy just ranting for hours. And then I find myself going, But I dont want to shut it off. Theres something charismatic and compelling. Thinking like that, the same is true of talk radio. I mean, we were doing just fine in Portland, for example, because the local management in Portland hired a separate guy to sell KPOJ who built his own networks and played golf with the local liberals and got in tight with the Democratic Party. Thom wrote an article for the Nation last year called Talk Radio: Democrats Cant Win If They Dont Play. The interview has been condensed and lightly edited for grammar and clarity. News, as opposed to the kind of panel discussion shows likely to dominate GB News, must be presented with due accuracy. So in the first block, Ill introduce a topic and Ill raise a question. The same year that I started in music radio, so did Limbaugh, in Missouri. The likely expectation of viewers is taken into account. If a channel gave credence to anti-vaccination theories it could be in trouble. Yeah, Im always amazed by that, because its one of those things where the skills that are required are not necessarily obvious, right? Hes a very talented guy, and he paid his dues, and he worked his way up. All plans give access to our growing exclusive content! Media Type: Radio Station In review, LBC radio primarily broadcasts talk and phone-in type shows. Its just a matter of figuring out how to make it work and run with it. Trickle Down Economics does not work. Venessa Feltz, no thanks, someone else who is a legend in her own mind.Quite glad when the beeb got rid. It varies, the formula, for lack of a better word. Theres a lot in the book we dont have time to discuss. See all Right-Center sources. Blog Widgets Broadcasters A complete breath of fresh air. And you know, if you live in Wyoming, I mean, you might drive an hour to work, what are you gonna do, youre gonna listen to the radio. Rather than deep organising the foundation of this weeks stunning results for the Democrats in Georgia Keir Starmers bet is to appeal to the media in a way Corbyn never could. I'd only done it once in real life', On TV tonight, BBC Two uncovers Chanel's mystery man Karl Lagerfeld, Interior Design Masters is the only good talent contest left on TV, The best part of Interior Design Masters is the baffled tradies, Helen Flanagan could win I'm a Celebrity South Africa if there was a public vote - too bad, The best new books in May 2023, from Tom Hanks' debut novel to Emma Cline's The Guest, Frank Lampard says Chelsea should copy Arsenals successful model and ditch current approach, Do not sell or share my personal information. So we were suddenly on 50 radio stations across the country. Every other week our editorial team brings you a mixture of discussion, analysis, and whimsy. He is acting and playing up to the audience. The number one talk radio show in America, in fact, prior to Limbaugh, was Alan Berg out of Denver. What is the meaning. What was magic was that for the first time he opened his microphone on over 50 stations in 50 of the largest markets in America. I watched a couple interviews with you on this subject in preparation for this and I hadnt realized how dependent talk radio is on the listener call-in stuff, that the audience is part of the show, which I assume is part of all of these shows, listener call-in? In its self-proclaimed mission to be an insurgent force and alternative to mainstream media, the channel continues to blunder into image-tarnishing controversies in the way its presenters and. Those hot button topics are likely to be debated daily on GB News and the Murdoch venture, so Baxter is sure to be busy. I worked for 12 years as a customer service assisstant at M&S. Crosstalk America from VCY America Reporting news and analyzing issues affecting the world, the Church, and your family from a Biblical perspective. GB News could frame a debate in which the presenter and two guests vent strongly anti-immigration views. It worked before Limbaugh; its worked since Limbaugh. For more information read our Privacy Policy, Andrew Neil at an event (Financial Times/Flickr), You Thought Britains Media Was Rightwing? With guest-driven talk radio, the weakness is, youre only as good as your guest. Commentators have called on Ofcom to ensure that the opinionated channels do not lead to the Foxification of British TV News, giving a megaphone to divisive voices and baseless claims. Generally pleased to listen and watch all of the presenters apart from James Max who is often rude and arrogant which causes me to switch off. This radio station is going down hill,I only switch on for Mike Graham, and Julia Hartley brewer i switch off because she is so annoying she talks to fast( That's when she is on air because she is always off on holiday) This used to be a excellent station but its getting very repetitive One last thing, how can Trisha Goddard have a view on this country when she lives in conneticut USA?

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