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rate the syndicated shows

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lighten up

Lets play rate the syndicated shows. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest. I did dumb this down because we are radio people

Rate the following shows
T
Imus
Bob and Tom
Alice Cooper
Rush
John Boy and Billy
Lex and Terry
Hannity
Glen Beck
Howie Carr
John Tesh
Delilah
Don and Mike
Coast to Coast
Mike and Mike on ESPN

Rate then add a comment but limit it to one sentence
 
Honestly, most of those shows have had their "run". Don and Mike three years ago(alright, 5) maybe gets an 8. JohnBoy and Billy, Lex and Terry, too "southern" in their appeal, are "played" out. Boring.....

John Tesh and Delilah, if you are a 35-50 year old woman, give 'em a 5...

Alice Cooper, lets be honest, the guy is on the radio because he's Alice Cooper, and he'll play some album cuts here and there, but as a jock, he's horrible. The last time he was funny was when he was on The Muppet Show. He rambles, talks about three different things at once. But he gets points for some of his rock stories, though every other one is about Jim Morrison..(Alice gets a 4)

Imus will be dead soon, he's a non-factor..(give him a 4), Mike and Mike are not that bad if you're a sports junkie, give 'em a 7....

In regards to Hannity, Beck, and Howie Carr, if you're a republican you'll listen, if you're not, they stink...

Bob and Tom, what's the deal with comedians? Talk about a show that uses comedians too much...don't get it, must be a mid-west thing, they're boring...they get a 3....
 
Re: rate the syndicated shows John London

New guy on WZAN at midnight.I listened last night,it was horrible. I 'll try again.I love 'ZAN except for Lex & Terry.Any Loveline listeners out there?
 
Hands down Don and Mike should top any list… They are simply are the best listen out there… They are among the few that can leave you sitting in your car in the supermarket parking so you can see what happens next. No one lovingly jerks listeners around like those 2.

They must have battled hard to preserve the ability to do one of the most raw, real, and funny shows in radio history. Don and Mike are true showmen - They deserve much more respect then they seem to engender. As for the rest of my list about 5 shows are tied for second. Glen Beck, Howie Carr, Imus, and The gang on Coast to Coast always make compelling, though implausible radio.

Honorable mention goes to Michael Savage and Tom Lycis both of them have raised the art of being an arrogant [EDIT] to a new level – very entertaining. And I think one of the more useful and helpful shows on air is the Clark Howard show (He is Bruce Williams squared), Clark is a low-key unassuming guy with a lot of good information.


[EDIT-profanity]
 
...of the original list, Imus has his moments but not nearly enough to justify a morning drive slot, and the only time I ever chuckled at a Mike&Mike show was during a Harry Teinowitz spot. Of the syndicated material, only Adam Corolla, Stephanie Miller, Tom Leykis and Mike Malloy are worth it right now, everything else is more often coma-inducing than not...
 
I'm not into Politics, so I don't listen to any political shows so I'm not gonna rate them. It wouldn't be fair.

The syndicated shows I listen to are (local station in paratheses):

Weekdays:
Sally Jessy - (WXCT 990)
Clark Howard (WTIC 1080)
Dr. Joy (WSNG 610)

Weekends:
MoneyPit Radio (WXCT 990)
CAR TALK (WNPR 90.5)
Kim Komando (WSBRADIO.COM)
And a syndicated music show - Daddy Yankee Show (WLAT 910)
 
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