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Alex Jones... Bigger Ratings Than Rush?

Hosts should watch Alex Jones do his show on video one time just to learn how he engages his audience. We can all learn a lot from him on that front.
 
ProducerGuy, really?!?. Alex Jones is a bloviating paranoid fool. Has been that way from the start. As I like to say about all of these dudes (& dudettes)... There's NOTHING NEW to HEAR Here.
 
I didn't say anything about the content of his show. It's nonsense conspiracy theory crap. I'm talking about how he gets listeners involved. Purely formatic stuff, but it's something everyone could learn from.

But of course that will probably go over most heads who just hear the crazy stuff Alex Jones says and thinks they can't learn a thing from him. Meanwhile he has the most devoted listening audience since Stern at his peak.
 
radiowizard101 said:
Learn what? Mr. Jones is only known by the gullible few. Doen't even come close to Stern or even Imus. Just a paranoid sad fool.
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Yep. Right over the head. Let me make it even more simple to understand.

The people who DO listen are P1 and HIGHLY involved. The way he does the show makes them think they're involved with something. Part of this is the conspiracy mentality, but another part of it is how he conducts the show. Take off the blinders and learn something from someone you might not agree with for once. He really is a talented broadcaster.
 
Way to miss the point completely. This has nothing to do with his political bent or if you agree what what he says on the show.

And I guarantee Alex's audience is younger than most political talk.

One more time, for the record: THE CONTENT OF HIS SHOW IS RIDICULOUS CONSPIRACY STUFF. It's the way he conducts the show that makes the listeners feel like they're involved. And that's good for business. And for the record, I'd be willing to bet that not even he believes half of the crazy crap he puts out there.

I can't be the only person here who can separate politics from radio 101 and appreciate what the guy does on that level.
 
I HAVE WATCHED IT. Still have the same opinion. And ProducerGuy, everything you seem to condone has the same political slant. You need to get out more. Maybe talk to some female listeners. That would be an eye opener for you. Just sayin'
 
radiowizard101 said:
I HAVE WATCHED IT. Still have the same opinion.
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Then you know nothing about actually doing radio.

And ProducerGuy, everything you seem to condone has the same political slant. You need to get out more. Maybe talk to some female listeners. That would be an eye opener for you. Just sayin'
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You have no idea what I "condone", and it sure isn't genetically modified food conspiracies and the Illuminati. And when that fails, you resort to personal attacks. Pretty much what I expected.

Here's a little story about what I "condone". The guy who preceded me in my current gig was a Alex Jones wannabe. For the first few weeks I got calls about Agenda 21 and how the United Nations was enforcing building codes in our little town. You know what I did? Not only did I hang up on those idiots, I publicly ridiculed them. So don't tell me what I "condone".

I think Alan Colmes was a great radio host too, but I guess that doesn't fit into your neat little world where one can not agree with a host's politics and still appreciate the job he does.
 
ProducerGuy: I've never watched Jones and have only heard him a few times. Why not give some examples of what he is doing that connects with his audience in a unique way.

My belief is he says what his P1 audience wants to hear. But growth outside of P1 is probably virtually non-existent. Could be wrong.
 
ProducerGuy said:
Then you know nothing about actually doing radio.

Give the current state of radio, people actually doing radio know nothing about doing radio, and what they think they know is wrong.

Part of the problem is people repeating the industry line and thinking they are experts (and anybody who departs from the industry line knows nothing.

Besides, radio is a crap shoot. There's nothing to know (except that it's a crap shoot).

You know what I did? Not only did I hang up on those idiots, I publicly ridiculed them.
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Real class! ???
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You are quick to judgement ProducerGuy. Been involved with the biz for over 50 years and on the air since 1967. My response to this thread has been directly related to your admiration of Alex Jones. I know his act. I've seen his act. I've learned nothing except for the fact that Mr. Jones is a type AAA personality that does NOTHING that impresses me. So go on and tell me what he does that should impress the masses. What's the big secret to a ranting fool? Tell me please. DO THE RESEARCH... LOL!!
 
I have no doubt his audience is committed to him, but it's a small audience. He's way too on the fringe to ever have wide appeal. I don't dispute for a second what ProducerGuy says, but what can be extrapolated from it? Jones connects well with a segment that is distrustful of authority and some aspects of society in general. I don't see him going much further. This is his niche and he exploits it well. It probably pays the bills for him, but that's as far as it will go.
 
umfan said:
I have no doubt his audience is committed to him, but it's a small audience. He's way too on the fringe to ever have wide appeal. I don't dispute for a second what ProducerGuy says, but what can be extrapolated from it? Jones connects well with a segment that is distrustful of authority and some aspects of society in general. I don't see him going much further. This is his niche and he exploits it well. It probably pays the bills for him, but that's as far as it will go.
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That's all I've been trying to say. A small but dedicated audience isn't always a bad thing to have. Rush's audience listens because he's been in the same spot for 25 years. It's habit for them. Alex Jones's audience will defend every last thing he says because he makes them think they're part of some secret club that knows all the secrets. Like I said, part of this effect is the conspiracy theorist mindset, and the rest is how he works an audience.
 
radiowizard101 said:
You are quick to judgement ProducerGuy. Been involved with the biz for over 50 years and on the air since 1967. My response to this thread has been directly related to your admiration of Alex Jones. I know his act. I've seen his act. I've learned nothing except for the fact that Mr. Jones is a type AAA personality that does NOTHING that impresses me. So go on and tell me what he does that should impress the masses. What's the big secret to a ranting fool? Tell me please. DO THE RESEARCH... LOL!!
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If you have worked 50 years in this business and don't know how to engage an audience, then I don't know what to tell you.
 
Sorry. My mentors were Brad Crandle, Jean Shepherd, Al Jazzbeaux Collins, Bob & Ray, and even Larry King in his radio era. All relied on pure content and not a political agenda to communicate and entertain. A long lost art. Alex Jones doesn't come close.
 
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