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[Engineering]

The median age of known rioters in the Capitol was mid-40's. Young people were certainly involved, but the Capitol riot wasn't what most people would consider a youth movement. Talk radio might want to reach those younger people involved, but there's little to no evidence it's very successful at doing so.



When you listen to talk radio, the hosts are mostly white guys. You can find a few female and African American conservative talk hosts (Dana Loesch and Larry Elder immediately come to mind), but they are few and far between. As The Big A mentions, talk radio is mostly white men talking to white men. I suppose I don't know the hosts and can't really say whether they're angry, but some of them definitely sound that way.

Why would they be angry? The only thing most people are upset about is the rising cost of groceries and necessities, as well as the illegal aliens (rebranded “migrants”) flooding across the border with enough fentanyl to kill every living America several times over, which is counter to the current administration’s talking points that the economy is fabulous and the border is secure. These are issues that affect all Americans, regardless of age, color or creed.

 

[Engineering]

The median age of known rioters in the Capitol was mid-40's. Young people were certainly involved, but the Capitol riot wasn't what most people would consider a youth movement.

Old news. The current talking point is the Palestinian rioters, who are certainly angry but not white. Or the military-age men who are flooding across the southern border, who are also angry but not white. This should provide plenty of content for talk shows.

 

[TheBigA]

Whether a digital transition for both radio and television occurs simultaneously or not makes no difference. Digital is progress and digital is the future.

I agree, and I think the big radio owners view digital as streaming, and they've transitioned that way already.

 

[Kent]

Old news. The current talking point is the Palestinian rioters, who are certainly angry but not white. Or the military-age men who are flooding across the southern border, who are also angry but not white. This should provide plenty of content for talk shows.

You missed the point. Those may be talking points, but Palestinians and migrants coming across the border are not listening to talk radio. The questions were whether the Capitol rioters on January 6th were young and whether they were talk radio listeners. The answer to both is mostly no.

 

[TheBigA]

This should provide plenty of content for talk shows.

It does, but the talk doesn't attract non-white listeners because it involves rounding up and jailing non-whites.

 

[Kelly A]

Why would they be angry? The only thing most people are upset about is the rising cost of groceries and necessities, as well as the illegal aliens (rebranded “migrants”) flooding across the border with enough fentanyl to kill every living America several times over, which is counter to the current administration’s talking points that the economy is fabulous and the border is secure. These are issues that affect all Americans, regardless of age, color or creed.

Good Lord. Talk about a paragraph loaded with Fox News talking points. I think you hit just about all of them.

 

[lanceventa]

This thread has meandered away from broadcasting and too far into politics. Time to close it.