> >
> > WGN is no doubt huge. But some core differences between
> WABC
> > and WGN is that they are completely different stations.
> WABC
> > is syndicated from 11:45a to 6PM and from 8P-10PM. WGN is
> Rush is able to get away with being political by being
> self-deprecating and by remaining civil with callers. Rush
> spent close to two decades as a jock (including morning
> drive) and he learned the lesson (which the stand-up
> comedians, lawyers and Guardian Angels have not): The
> audience has to LIKE you. Political agreement is not enough.
I know several people, all liberals, who listen to Rush and definitely do not "like" him. They yell back at the radio and explain why they listen to somebody they "hate" by saying that they want to know what the "other side" is saying. I suspect that they would listen to liberal talkers if they could, but there are no such animals available on our local airwaves. Which raises a question that I've long wondered about: Wouldn't liberals be somewhat likely not to list conservative talkers in their Arbitron books and conservatives not to list libs in theirs -- in order to not give comfort to "the enemy?"
>
> > WGN is no doubt huge. But some core differences between
> WABC
> > and WGN is that they are completely different stations.
> WABC
> > is syndicated from 11:45a to 6PM and from 8P-10PM. WGN is
> Rush is able to get away with being political by being
> self-deprecating and by remaining civil with callers. Rush
> spent close to two decades as a jock (including morning
> drive) and he learned the lesson (which the stand-up
> comedians, lawyers and Guardian Angels have not): The
> audience has to LIKE you. Political agreement is not enough.
I know several people, all liberals, who listen to Rush and definitely do not "like" him. They yell back at the radio and explain why they listen to somebody they "hate" by saying that they want to know what the "other side" is saying. I suspect that they would listen to liberal talkers if they could, but there are no such animals available on our local airwaves. Which raises a question that I've long wondered about: Wouldn't liberals be somewhat likely not to list conservative talkers in their Arbitron books and conservatives not to list libs in theirs -- in order to not give comfort to "the enemy?"
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