Top Talkers
From NewsMax.com:
Who are America’s “Top 25″ most influential talk-radio hosts?
I know one right off the top of my head, maybe two.
NewsMax looked at the more than 4,500 radio hosts – and we identify the 25 who are most influential in shaping the political and social landscape. NewsMax compiled its rankings based on several factors, including radio audience size and, importantly, the host’s global media reach outside of radio, including cable TV news, syndicated columns, books, and the like.
Topping the list of these mega hosts is Rush Limbaugh, the man who saved AM radio from extinction.
I’ve been listening to Rush since he was on television!
Close behind is America’s No. 2 most influential talker, Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly’s radio show is relatively new and growing — heard on more than 400 stations. But O’Reilly’s clout is backed up by a wide array of media guns, including his No. 1-rated Fox News Channel show; his syndicated column; his Web site, billoreilly.com; and his numerous best-selling books, including his latest, Culture Warrior.
Also filling out the leadership positions in talk radio as the No. 3 most influential is Don Imus, whose 2-million-plus listenership is augmented by his MSNBC cable-TV simulcast — a must-watch for America’s movers and shakers.
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1Sean P. Aune
wrote on 3 October 2006 at 13:02
It’s amazing how much people over look Imus, but without him, I don’t think talk radio would be where it is today if it hadn’t been for some of his pioneering. Yes, he was a coke head, you’ll never hear me defending that, but you can’t deny his influence.
2Joe B. Samson
wrote on 10 April 2007 at 8:21
How do you like your Imus now? — he’s shown his true colors — he wears a white sheet.
3Jo
wrote on 10 April 2007 at 9:16
I don’t like Imus .. but then Joe if you had the good sense that god gave a goose, you’d know that by reading the Specials for 4/10 … and last time I looked, he was wearing slacks and a shirt .. where is the sheet? Oh, and btw, when you guy start cleaning up your “C”Rap language, you can stand up and shout about what Imus does. Hypocrite.