Talkers Magazine has released it’s annual list of Talk Radio’s “Heavy Hundred” and Premiere Radio Network and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck (#5 in 2008) has leaped over Michael Savage as the 3rd most influential talker in America, behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The list “heavily” weighted toward conservative talk hosts,  is part of Talkers Magazine’s yearly “Talkers 250“, and also features some  lower rated non-conservative or progressive talkers like Thom Hartmann (#10) Ed Schultz, Joe Madison, Alan Colmes and Stephanie Miller listed in the top 25.
Talkers publisher Michael …

File this under  “you can’t pay for this kind of promotion.” Clear Channel radio kicked off two new FM talkers in North Carolina today, both dubbed “Rush Radio” with the Premiere Radio Networks syndicated radio host anchoring the lineup at both Raleigh’s WRDU-FM and Greensboro’s WGBT-FM. The Raleigh lineup also includes Premiere Radio Networks’ Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Jason Lewis and Coast-To-Coast AM with George Noory, as well as Compass Media Networks’ Todd Schnitt. The Greensboro lineup is basically the same with the exception of …

The special NAB Radio Show issue of Al Peterson’s industry e-mag NTS (News/Talk/Sports) Media Online, has revealed the results of it’s “Talk Radio 25 Big Ones ” readers poll. The survey lists the 25 syndicated radio talkers who the newsletters readers felt best “moved the meter” and stood above the crowd. The survey lists the usual suspects in the top slots including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck, but it also includes some surprises. Premiere Radio Network’s George Noory, Salem Radio Networks Mike Gallagher and Good Day Radio syndicated …

The Atlantic Wire, a new online news site whose main focus is to aggregate and distill the political pundit clutter launched Tuesday. Among the highlights of the new site is the The Atlantic 50, defined as “The all star team of the most influential commentators in the nation.” Premiere Radio Networks host Rush Limbaugh is ranked #2 on Atlantic’s list, while Premiere Radio Networks personality Glenn Beck (#7) is the only other radio talker to make the Top 10. Others from the ranks of syndicated …

Premiere Radio Networks’ Sean Hannity, Jason Peters and Glen Beck are set to be a part of the lineup when CBS Radio flips Charlotte Sports/Talk WFNZ 1160 to WBCN. Those legendary calls, long associated with the Boston rocker, will become the home of  “America’s Talk.”and will compete with heritage news talker WBT. Speaking of Glen Beck-the advertiser fall out on the television side continues over remarks about President Obama. According to Target Market News; eleven new companies have pulled their ads from Beck’s Fox show including Capital …

RadioTime Inc., a developer of technology for finding and listening to radio online, has released the first RadioTime.com Top 19 Programs, a list of the most listened-to programs on RadioTime.com for the month of June 2009. The inaugural list is dominated by well known syndicated radio talkers but also shows how RadioTime enables listeners to discover lesser-known shows airing around the world.The five most popular programs are “Rush Limbaugh,” “Steve Harvey,” “The Savage Nation,” “Glenn Beck” and “Laura Ingraham.” Dan Halyburton President of RadioTime said; “Listeners use RadioTime to find their …

Talkers Magazines 2009 “Talkers 250″ list is top heavy with conservative talkers, Rush Limbaugh is followed by Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Glen Beck, Laura Ingraham, finance guru Dave Ramsey, Lou Dobbs,  Mancow (this is a surprise), and the only progressive talk host in the top ten Thom Hartmann. Even with all the recent buzz surrounding Randi Rhodes she’s way down at #46. For a look at the rest of the Heavy 100 and the 250 most important talkers in America, as well as the criteria publisher Mike …

Alan Colmes the voice of reason on the FOX News Channel’s Hannity and Colmes show, said yesterday he will leave the program sometime in January after 12 years of co-hosting the show.  Colmes will continue to host his nightly FOX News Radio show and will also develop a new weekend program for FNC. No word yet on whether or not a new partner will be named to replace Colmes opposite Hannity. Al Sharpton, FOX is calling…