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 Care reform,  jobs and the wars in Iraq and Afganistan. The Presidents use of radio wasn’t relegated to syndicated radio …

*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 (8/20), a first for radio during the Obama administration. Smerconish tweeted a tease to his listeners regarding the invitation this …

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 the fact that the President took advantage of the medium often and effectively in winning the election and continues to …

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 conference to seats at a meeting inside the oval office that some conservative talkers enjoyed during the previous administration. Asked …

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 about me. He wants to marginalize me. He wants to me to be thought of as such an extremist that …

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.

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 civility by the hosts as reasons for talk radios declining impact during this past election. Who and what are these …

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 the radio election coverage courtesy of Al Petersen’s NTS Aircheck:
At ABC News Radio‘ network coverage begins at 7pm (ET) and …

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 in her husbands choice of Senator Joe Biden as his running mate over Hillary Clinton. Although she said she …