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| Michael Savage |
Earlier this month I wrote that Michael Savage's ratings had flatlined and his much-hyped podcast wasn't moving the needle.
I was dead wrong.
I relied on information provided to me by a normally reliable contact who frankly was fed wrong information. It wasn't the person's fault --the info and data was simply not sourced and I didn't bother to check it out myself; my bad and inexcusable. I do my best to give you the right info and I errored.
Stupid me.
In Fact, Savage's ratings are off the chart. He is one of Cumulus's top syndicated radio forces (heard on KSFO here from Noon-2 PM) and offers one of the few conservative voices that is devoid of several of the usual GOP talking points that are repeated daily by the ultra-right-wing-radio echo machine. I've said repeatedly that Savage is not your normal politics-only radio broadcaster, he's much more than that. He is an audio tour-de-force entertaining personality who can mix and match wits on virtually any subject matter, including pop culture, daily news topics, Indian food and Chinese food deli. It's an always entertaining three hours and most amazingly, Savage can handle a quick detour and provide some of the most fascinating, exuberant content be it himself, or engaged with a caller. Either way, it's solid and refreshing, especially in this day and age of boiler-room radio piled high with stale steaks. Savage is prime rib, center-cut, with fresh baked potato on the side.
His podcast is excellent and just measured a record-high 4 Million downloads making him the King of Streaming audio and Cumulus' #-1-rated podcast with a different take, opinion, rehash daily on his website. It helps that Savage is allowed to create fresh content and often times, has luxurious freedom and independent thought on all things important and pertinent to daily life.
Oh, and he's pretty tight with this guy too and isn't afraid to criticize and engage when the situation merits. If you don't believe me, take some time out and give a listen. You might just have a whale of a time.
I do.
Yes I listen to him all the time.
ReplyDeleteI like Mike!!
ReplyDeleteRich, your a stand up guy. Two apologies this week. One for Tamayo and the other for Savage. That is old school, not many people apologize for anything anymore. Love your blog keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI listen to him daily. Sometimes for not that long, he can turn a lazy early afternoon into a, why in the hell did I tune him in. Other times, he offers a lot of food for thought. And if any of you non native Californians have a problem with that, please move back to the shitty state you came from before polluting my home state for the last four generations.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time I don't care for Savage, don't agree with his politics, don't care for his personality. When he rants and raves about liberal calling liberalism a mental disorder I turn the dial. Having said that when his subject is more neutral or one I can agree with Savage on, I think he is very good.
ReplyDeleteHe certainly is very bright, he was a strong supporter of Trump, but can also be critical of him (unlike Hannity or Rush). His show after the dentist shot the lion, was a good example of what I'm speaking of. He also is no fan of Bolton, and lays out a very good case why not, on those rare instances he is definitely worth listening to, even if you are mostly liberal, like I am.
Yea ... but what about Natasha Z ??
ReplyDeleteOne of the most talented people on radio anywhere. A throwback to the earliest days of talk radio in NY,SF, and LA, smart guys who couldn't be easily categorized, and -- has a sense of humor. And, as noted above, not one of the usual talking-head Trump and Republican shills.
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