Barack Obama
“Barry From DC” Makes the Radio Rounds
Barack Obama continues to solidify his administrations reputation as the most media savvy and accessible in Presidential history. His call in yesterday to the nationally syndicated radio Tom Joyner Morning Show to address safety concerns regarding the H1N1 vaccine was also used as an opportunity to speak directly to the African American community about Health [...]
Mr. Smerconish Goes to the White House
*UPDATE* (The president appeared on Michael Smerconish’s Dial Global syndicated radio show on Thursday and spoke to Democratic supporters, focusing primarily on his health reform effort.) Dial Global and CBS Radio syndicated radio host Michael Smerconish has been invited by President Obama to broadcast his nationally-syndicated radio show from the White House Thursday afternoon [...]
Radio’s Gift To Gibbs
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs put his foot in his mouth the other day when discussing with reporters the Obama- Rush Limbaugh flap when he said that, “He doesn’t even own a radio” and “Maybe I should hook up my I-Pod”. Gibbs has yet to explain if he was being facetious or not given [...]
Ed Schultz Front and Center at Prez News Conference
Progressive talk host Ed Schultz got some pretty good exposure last night because of his front row seat at President Barack Obama’s news conference last night. He’s being attacked from the right because of his prime location but as he saying on his show today, it’s a long way from a seat at a press [...]
Rush Responds To Presidential Diss
After the New York Post reported that President Obama told Congressional Republicans, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” Limbaugh said on his show Monday that Obama is “more frightened of me” than of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) or Rep. John Boehner. Limbaugh went on to say that Obama “wants to make the argument [...]
Obama Radio Nation Inauguration Celebration
The media ’s embrace of Barack Obama continues to astound. On Sunday January 18th a panel of nationally syndicated progressive talk hosts will gather at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium for a three-hour live national radio broadcast to celebrate the inauguration of Mr. Obama as the nations 44th President.
Has Talk Radio Become Irrelevant?
A recent Boston Globe op-ed piece on the irrelevancy of talk radio during the 2008 Presidential election is causing much head scratching in talk radio circles. The piece points to the falling percentage of listener calls during a typical show, the overall decline in the use of the medium, as well as the lack of [...]
Election 08-The Finale
This history making, never before seen presidential election is finally upon us, and the contest that has completely captivated the masses and sent interest and participation in the political process through the roof, will of course continue to receive incredible coverage. Interest in talkradio has also reached unprecedented heights. Here’s a look at some of [...]
Michelle Makes Joyner First Stop
In preparation for her huge opening night speech at the Democratic National convention tonight in Denver, Michelle Obama made her first stop of the day on Reach Media’s Tom Joyner Show. Tom, never the one to waste time beating around the bush, hit Mrs. Obama hard saying a lot of his listeners are disappointed [...]
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- "Wheel" back on top"Wheel of Fortune" has battled back and reclaimed the top spot in syndicated television. The weekly chart comes from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), […]
- New John King show launches Monday on CNNCNN launches “John King, USA” Monday at 7:00 pm ET as its new weeknight show that is billed as featuring “informative, hard-hitting and, even, fun […]
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- Two noncomms settle with the FCCNoncommercial licensees are just as subject to fines as commercial ones if they violate FCC rules. So, two noncomm FMs are going to be writing […]
- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ sympathy for parents and shockerAlex’s brother pay an unexpected visit, and things long kept secret about Alex’s past are revealed to friends and fellow doctors. “Sympathy for the Parents” – […]
