Michael Savage Ratings and Podcast: The Right Information; Syndicated Radio Host/Raconteur Moves The Needle; Streaming King; Heard Here on 560 KSFO

Michael Savage

 WHEN YOU SCREW UP YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD AND IGNORE IT, OR MAKE AMMENDS, acknowledge it and try to be more accurate.


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.

Sussman and Green Act Irresponsible on KSFO Morning Show; Speculation on Nia Wilson Murder Case as Possible 'Gang Hit' Shows No Respect for Victim and Family (AUDIO)

Brian Sussman and Katie Green

YOU'VE ALL BY NOW HEARD about the senseless murder of an 18 year-old woman at the MacArthur  BART station Sunday night.

Nia Wilson was stabbed to death and her sister was also attacked but survived.

A suspect was apprehended days later.

On their KSFO Morning Show on Tuesday , Brian Sussman and Katie Green act irresponsible and become home-grown detectives --as if they're experts and clearly they're not.

In the show's second hour, Sussman talks about the incident and says "there's more to this" and makes light of what he calls "gang pictures" of Ms. Wilson, the young lady who essentially bled to death.

(AUDIO) At around 14: 45 of the tape, (SECOND HOUR 6AM) you can hear both Sussman and Green insinuate that maybe Green was an intended target because of her "gang signs on social media"; this despite police saying the stabbing appeared that of a random attack by some nutjob who has a lengthy rap sheet. (I'm not using his name)

Nia Wilson

The discussion; the rambling by Sussman and Green show a total disregard for Nia Wilson and her grief-stricken family, at best. At worse, the armchair analysis insinuates that perhaps because she's seen in pictures with a cell phone case that looks like a gun, maybe she (Wilson) had it coming. That's clearly inferred in the tape. Just listen and by the way, several e-mails from readers suggest the same conclusion.

I asked a lawyer about this on-air hijinks and he said if the Wilson family listens to this that they'd have a "great" case against KSFO and Cumulus. Sussman should know better. An 18 year-old stabbing victim hasn't even been buried and he conducts this crap-fest on the radio.

The '7-F' BS That Failed KGO's PD Mike Anthony; Cumulus CEO Berner To SF MM Harvill: 'Make Changes'; Lee Hammer Says 'Yes' But What Now? Bearman on Short Leash; Copeland Might Be Back; Rothmann/Thurston Probable Keepers; Franklin Iffy; 415 Media Inside Story Monday

OUT at KGO and KSFO: Mike Anthony

NO MORE "7F" BS; hallelujah --maybe there is a god.

When Mike Anthony took over KGO Radio two and a half years ago, the station was in its latest doldrums; thinking forward, Anthony did one better: his first major move was to, a ha, change the format (again) back to talk from news; not the old KGO form of news-talk, but his version which amounted to lifestyle crap that never caught on and was the forefront of KGO's latest downfall. Yes, it was already in a tailspin with marginal ratings and severe reduction in advertising revenue, only Anthony seem destined to burn the corpse.

That he did. And now, finally, he's gone.

Here comes new MM, Doug Harvill, making his first significant move but the move was really made a few weeks back when I reported Cumulus CEO, Mary Berner said changes were coming to the once-powerhouse 810 AM.

Doug Harvill

Anthony, who had little PD experience and came from a small-budget San Jose station was never able to make KGO relevant. His managerial style was to try old has-been ideas only none of them worked and the few remaining people at the station weren't excited; his revamped morning slew of talkers were essentially old, tired, retreads who never registered with listeners. Rumors of Anthony's demise began percolating; once Harville was hired and got a directive to make changes from Berner, Anthony was gone.

So now KGO again is about to undergo another iteration under Lee Hammer, the veteran programmer who ran KNBR and will now run KGO and KSFO, although KSFO is actually a profitable operation despite its impish local morning show run by clowns who cherish the ultra-right. Its temporary fixture as a Bay Area conservative outpost keeps it going so Hammer will leave it alone until he doesn't.

KGO? Cumulus, and by extension, Harville, have to decide if its middle-dial station is worth the effort in dwindling terrestrial AM radio. The Bay Area has always been a news-talk bastion and even with KGO muddled in programming abyss, there is a market, still, for news and talk. Like, say, "newstalk radio." Anthony slaughtered that idea with his foolish lifestyle brand that sounded positively ridiculous especially when major news broke and a host would be talking about his favorite breakfast cereal. Seriously now, how does a programming director get away with that...especially in these uncharted times when there's a new story almost every hour with a Trump in the White House.

The real embarrassment en fuego took place at night, where, unbelievably, Anthony ran a taped, earlier-in-the-day catastrophe called the Ethan Bearman Show --mind you if a big news event broke out, how lovely to turn on KGO and listen to a guy talking about lasagna recipes. DISASTER. Anthony was trying to score points for tight-fisted Cumulus by this moronic move (to save money) but it only hastened his demise.

Mary Berner

Thank God.

I don't know what the immediate KGO plan is; I don't think they do either but probably new and fresher voices. A weekend ensemble probably mixed with the dreaded taped financial crap but maybe something bold too. We'll have to wait and see. (I know, I'm dreaming.)

Bearman, who has zero ratings and no following is probably on a short leash. There is no way he keeps the 10-12 PM timeslot unless Hammer is completely brain dead because Hammer knows Bearman has no chance.

I'm not a Brian Copeland fan but if the rumor mill has it he might be coming back, he's better than Bearman (which is not saying much)

Chip Franklin has a contract but he could be bought out because his show is "7F" nirvana and that's not in play.

Lee Hammer

Hammer likes John Rothmann, a lot. I would love to see Rothmann have a gig, say 7-10 PM weeknights or at least his own show on the weekend. With politics and Trump in the forefront this would seem to be an easy call for Hammer.

Pat Thurston figures to be a keeper. Michael Finney's consumer show is a ratings draw and will stay aboard.

I'm sure there's a lot on the plate and changes are coming but if you read me you already know that.

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Michael Savage's Poignant, Brilliant, 'Teddy and Me'; 'Confessions of a Service Human' Bereft of Politics; Classic Summer Read; KSFO Syndicated Host Details Bond With Special Toy Poodle

 I just finished reading Michael Savage's new book and if you need any further proof that this talk-radio host can pivot from the most unpredictable area, then "Teddy and Me" is a must for your Summer reading.

It's a poignant, unusual and dramatic turn away from the usual subject matter that permeates the entire syndicated radio talk show on America's airwaves.

Savage's latest book has shocked the literary world veering far away from politics. The Bay Area's most famous and prolific author has released his most touching book yet. It's him and his 12 pound toy poodle, TEDDY, who nips at the engineer's feet as they adjust his studio equipment. 

 

"Confessions of a Service Human" describes the symbiosis but the most touching revelation in the book for the millions of devoted fans, is Savage's story of how he learned to 'Speak to Animals and Audiences.' 

 

Through his "Silent Brother" (the story of his  'disabled brother Jerome and Michael's sad mother) he learns to entertain her and to "make the tears go away." It's a touching, rare look and insight into one of the most thought-provoking radio hosts and greatest story tellers of all time.

Savage is heard locally Monday thru Friday from Noon-3 PM on KSFO.

 

To order the book and I say this is a MUST READ! go to http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/2016/04/pre-order-michael-savages-teddy-and-me/

 

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Savage to Trump on KSFO: 'Don't Go Soft, Stay Strong'; Wednesday Opener

 DONALD TRUMP's big win on Tuesday night in the New Hampshire primary was predicted by virtually all the polls; that said, Trump seemed rather muted for most of the week and that was brought forth by SF-based, national radio talker, Michael Savage, who told The Donald, directly, on his KSFO radio show "Do Go Soft, Stay Stronger."

This might have been the most unusual, and frankly, entertaining interview Savage has conducted. And yes, Savage has been unabashed in his support of Trump and has formally endorsed him.

Listen to Trump's response and how he reacts to Savage's missive--it's great radio; HERE'S THE FULL INTERVIEW.


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Michael Savage Goes Off On The American Killer Of Cecil The Lion; Takes Segment To Villify Animal Murder; KSFO/Syndicated Talker Offers Compelling Account

 Cecil the lion--one of the most famous big cats in Zimbabwe's national parks--was murdered by an American hunter. The details are gruesome enough and we normally wouldn't pour over this as a media story only its been reported all over the globe, even in Bay Area circles.


We bring up Cecil because our local angle involves America's second-most-listened to, syndicated-radio talk host, Michael Savage.


It was Savage, who on his show (heard here on KSFO) Monday, devoted a segment on the incredibly brutal assault on Cecil; to a point where it was gut-wrenching and emotionally painful to listen but listenable nonetheless and necessary --I'm glad someone here spoke out.


Savage, you may not know, is an extreme animal lover. I say extreme because he treats his 11 year-old poodle, Teddy, as a member of the family. Teddy sits in on most shows and Savage feeds his canine hero with gourmet chicken --to hell with kibbles and bits. Savage loves dogs and often links stories about them on his website.


So it is no surprise that Savage, the often flamboyant host would take the time and highlight the ghoulish fate of Cecil.


It was not unexpected and made for some compelling radio. Bravo Michael Savage.


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KSFO Morning Show Beats KNBR In The Morning Which Is Kind Of Remarkable

I begrudgingly report this: The KSFO Morning Show, so far in July, is beating KNBR from (5-9 AM) in the 25+ demo.

All the more remarkable given it's baseball season and the Giants are king. Winning too.

Oh, that Donald Trump.

Savage Did More Than To Become The King of SF Radio, Was The Only Bay Area Talk-Show Host That Made It Nationally Too; KSFO 'Savage Nation' Compelling Part Of Syndicated Radio; 'Beat All Odds'

 Who'd have believed that a quirky, educated, unconventional guy from the Bronx would end up in San Francisco as one of the most popular voices on American syndicated radio?

The King of Interesting, provocative, entertaining, talk radio with an eye for unpredictability did one better.

Michael Savage --heard live on KSFO here from 12-3 PM, has become the only talk-radio voice in the Bay Area to make it big in the syndicated radio fortress--against all odds and out of the blue. Savage began at KGO in 1994 and quickly established himself as a force in the business --how ironic that it was Savage that would emerge from the 415 area code into the heart of America and beyond --out from the same station where Ronn Owens, a once-dominant talker couldn't cut it in LA.

I bring this up not to embarrass Owens and others who, behind the scenes, are said to bemoan Savage's popularity and are still aghast at his ability to connect to a national audience--I'm merely pointing out that Savage's success both locally and nationally didn't figure in the equation early on.

He's still regarded as something of a professional outcast because he doesn't play the game practiced by others. To Savage's credit, he's built a professional pedigree that doesn't kowtow to the establishment; that doesn't cozy up to the nebeshes that act one way on the air and are precisely the opposite off. Savage had the other essentials: he earned his PhD from Cal after two Masters degrees -- he's one of the most educated talkers in the US which may explain his ability to walk with kings but never lose the common trust.

Savage's critics, (and I'm one occasionally even if many of you don't know or care) point out his drifts into extremism rants and borderline insanity--and that's what makes him so weirdly compelling, so thought-provoking genius --his own worst element is his best attribute. "Savage Nation" is more than borders, language and culture--which is important and unique discourse; don't get me wrong.


Savage Nation and its leading conductor, Savage himself, has built up this successful broadcast reservoir due to a basic human element--it's, as I've always said, different, funny, brilliant and yes, unconventional --bring on the Chinese food buffet and meatball recipes.


Get a table for one for Teddy. And THIS JUST IN.


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Michael Savage Calls Out 'Jew-Hating Selves' And Some Of Them Are In The Media

 One of the most compelling aspects of Michael Savage that I enjoy is his unpredictability --Savage is a free thinker. A true independent on the radio syndication fortress that has been dumbed down into a mind-numbing sameness for sometime now.

Fortunately, the popular San Francisco-based syndicated talker didn't get the memo.

Savage is Jewish --passionately so but is independent to the core and doesn't mind saying so. Even reckless at times--my opinion.

Don't believe me? Read this then. That doesn't preclude him, however, from flipping the switch and calling out what he refers to as "Jew-hating selves" --particularly those on the left who feel compelled to criticize Israel and its policies, no matter what; even in an era of blatant anti-Semitism that permeates the globe.

It was evident in Paris and beyond. It has tentacles elsewhere too. It has reached both the local and national media. Even those voices here that have tried hard to remain objective and not succumb to apologizing for Israel's action largess, (even when it had no choice) have been exposed by Savage's calling-out. Not everyone is convinced--they never are.

When Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu made his historic speech last week to Congress to talk about Iran's nuclear bomb ambitions, the independent Savage praised the address and chided President Obama for his remarks later. It was a far cry from the usual suspects--most of them Jewish commentators-- who have consistently ripped Israel no matter what--which would be perfectly acceptable but draws suspicion when they are so gung-ho predictable and they are.

Thankfully, Savage is anything but.

And I commend him for that even if others won't.

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Michael Savage Brings Us His Version Of Show Biz Vanity: A Day In The Life Of A Progressive Hollywood Producer (Audio)

 THOSE OF YOU who have disdain for Michael Savage, the popular syndicated talker (heard here on KSFO --Monday/Friday Noon-3 PM) will probably not like this hysterically-funny 3-minute vignette. If so, you have no sense of humor and probably put sprouts on your sandwich and actually eat tofu.

Those of you that are fairly objective and like to laugh out load every so often will think this is brilliant--It is. Just LISTEN to it and appreciate it. Give it a try, c'mon I know you too well.

And you know what? I don't even necessarily agree with the premise but knowing people in the movie business and how they play it out, Savage's hysterical repertoire with the perfect tiny-bubble music in the background pretty much nails it.

Word.

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Michael Savage Causes a Stir (Again) in North Beach; Rare Interview With American Sniper, Chris Kyle, (Audio)

 This is beginning to be a regular weekly occurrence in North Beach.

SF-based syndicated talker, Michael Savage, was surrounded by hundreds of supporters as he departed the North Beach Restaurant the other night. As a few SFPD police cars sailed through the street to see the commotion , Savage managed to make it past the sea of humanity to his car parked on the other side of Columbus Ave.

Fat Tony and Joey Redbone-Loggia were among the throng who witnessed the patrons coming out of North Beach to high-five the clearly, but happily-flustered Savage and his pet poodle, Teddy. Word spreads fast in this town.

Seems Savage was out and about celebrating his TSL ranking as the #1-rated streaming talk show. He also played a riveting interview with American sniper, Chris Kyle on his show Monday.

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SF Cumulus Source: Corporate Atlanta Considering Cutting Sales Commissions in Half

Sorry to ruin your day, Sales guys, but Cumulus Corporate is considering cutting SF Sales Commission rates in half!

The Tricky Dickeys possess such warmth.

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The KSFO Morning Show Is The Worst Garbage on Bay Area Radio

 Want disgusting, repetitious, ghoulish and bathroom humor peppered with enough racist, misogynist and vitriolic garbage to fill SF Bay?

Welcome to the KSFO Morning Show with hatemonger Brian Sussman and cringe-inducing sidekick and alleged news/traffic anchor, Katie Green.

I'm going to be civil about this uncivil mess and it really is a mess.

To be specific, a four-hour cacophony; a wasteland; an audio cesspool littered with hate, ultra-right-wing talking points that Susspool repeats ad nausea from the Drudge Report, (more on that later). It's the same old tired song every minute, every hour, daily. Sussman could be hate-mongering, vitriol-spewed and entertaining --he's neither of the above. In fact, this program is plain terrible on its own, even some conservatives have taste and constantly e-mail me that this garbage-fest is not what they listen to. That KSFO markets this crap as "hot-talk" and the only "conservative" station in the Bay Area is like describing the Nut Tree as the Taj Mahal.

Sussman used to be merely annoying and loud. When that didn't resonate in the ratings, he and some of the other geniuses at Cumulus decided if they couldn't move the right-wing meter by coordinating GOP/We hate Obama talking points, then they'd go for the gutter and begin a morning-zoo-style buffoonery and they have achieved that status only the program is terrible. Frightening, awful, hateful, (yes, I use that word again), and perfect tools suitable for some Houston tea-party breakfast show.

Sussman and his nincompoop "producer" discovered a train-whistle. And cow moos and fart noises. How insightful, how meaningful. This is what you get by listening to the dreadful KSFO morning show; "news" updates that pretend to be "live and local" delivered by a giddy, teenage-wasteland of a woman whose voice sounds like a pimple-faced cashier from a Hayward strip mall. I'm trying to be kind. At best, it's awkward--at worst, this yenta could make your head explode.

Sussman and his band of idiots like NOISE. Lots of it. Apparently incapable of hosting radio,  Sussman likes to infect his presentation with frequent train whistles, cow moos, fart noises. In between that creative verve, Suss--manning Drudge Report, takes headlines direct from the site and puts forth his take...and then repeats the same tripe twenty minutes later...and again, and again. I'm not kidding. It goes on and on and on and is, I would guess, meant for every known moron that probably thinks that American Idol is a documentary and watches Honey Boo Boo on a regular basis.


It's not that it's bad. We've all suffered through just plain bad radio shows and moved on. It's not that it's conservative-oriented. Sussman's pedigree of going for the gutter has cost him several, notable conservative voices including George Will, Mort Zuckerman, and the like...Sussman's cesspool is a breeding ground for older, white, angry, truck drivers who wouldn't know Cap and Trade from Cap Day. It's a cornucopia of mediocre ranting and raving from 5-9 AM on Susspool's extravaganza complete with a barrage of daily, anti-Obama spit, and old at that. It's not bad because he picks on Obama--hell, even I pick on Obama and I voted for him twice. You can be unique and creative, just like the late Lee Rodgers was, and pick on Obama all you like but if that's your only game, then you become like a low-grade political Groundhog Day--there's no there there. It's not only a right-wing fetish, just ask Stephanie Miller, who did the same with George W Bush and soon after, her radio show crumbled.


Sussman, who was destined to be replaced by Cumulus last year, instead took a significant pay cut and decided to stay on the air--that's the only reason why we're subjected to his shenanigans --and Cumulus will keep people, even undignified low-rent players like Suss on the air at a cheap rate. The end result, though, is a dangerous, self-serving bozo fest with enough kitty litter to please the SPCA.


The KSFO Morning Show is, hands down, the WORST radio show on Bay Area radio.


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Hey, KSFO Had A Host On The Weekend That's Never Been On The Radio

 KSFO, what used to be "The World's Greatest Radio Station" about 967 years ago, used a substitute for weekend host, Ethan Bearman, (4-7 PM)--a guy named Leigh Wolf.

Wolf is a board op who has never been on the radio.

Never.

Here's some audio buffet if you care to listen. I don't listen to KSFO anymore for health reasons.

This is all courtesy of Renee Bakos, the programmer at the station. Pure comedy gold. Bonus SweetJack coupons too!

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Savage Complains That Fox News Won't Have Him On Cable Channel in Spite Of Hot-Selling Book

 Michael Savage has a best-selling book out and has been doing a lot of promotion on both his KSFO radio show and others.

He also complained Wednesday that Fox News has blackballed him from their cable channel and wondered aloud why they haven't had him on their shows. After all, Savage is known as a leading conservative radio host and his book centers on, what Savage predicts is the coming political civil war.

I have a theory about Savage's blackball treatment at Fox News. I think, and this doesn't require brain surgery, that Sean Hannity, a Fox News host, doesn't really like the SF-based syndicated talker and that is why he doesn't appear on Roger Ailes' network.


This might explain why. And this guy is a good friend of Hannity which doesn't help.


And this doozy on Bill O'Reilly doesn't help either. Of course O'Reilly and Savage have a history of this and it all should be perfectly clear to Savage that his frequent bashing of his contemporary critics might preclude him from plugging books even if the book is on its way to the NY Times best-seller list.


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The Towering Inferno Of Bullshit That Permeates The Cumulus/KGO/KNBR/KSFO SF Cluster

EXCUSE ME BUT the bullshit has reached the crisis point.

I have never heard so many blathering idiots and buttheads, disingenuous assholes, who wouldn't know a sincere bone in their body if their life depended on it come out from under the radar.

You frauds!

All of you.

Like you.

You too, you phony POS. Ass kisser!

Let me tell you a story about compassion. I have compassion and understanding for people who know when to shut up and leave the room. They are sincere. They don't cower and hide under their bed covers.

The bullshit. STOP! Please, stop it.

You stupid, ass-kissing industry people with your false sensations and outpouring of what? Nothing, n.o.t.h.i.n.g. Got it? Let me tell you why I don't care what you say or mean. Because all of it truly lacks anything of substance.

I call you out.

Remember, don't bullshit a bull shitter.

By tomorrow, most of you will be getting hammered at Grumpys  and forget about the guy. If he was that swell where the fuck were you when he was alive? REPEAT: Stop the bullshit. Please. Seriously, all of you need to get laid or something. Go to Bakos' office and tell her how amazing she is; go over and send a golly-gee, sir, Mr. Bloomquist, you are divine e-mail so you can get an extra SweetJack coupon for Christmas.

Go hoover Karel too while you're at it--after all, The Man just loved his show. Stooges!

Look, you are on this planet for a limited time. Morbidity and mortality. You, all of YOU, will succumb some day. Death is a bitch. I lost my brother, father too. You want to be a hero? Go to Children's Hospital and see the little kids--that's something to weep for-- everything else is a hunk of bullshit.

The man passed. To his family, condolences. His daughters lost a father. Godspeed to them. Those close to him and his family, we feel for you. The ones who truly KNEW him for an extended time and didn't offer false malaise and cry over the weekend.

Oh, please...

Yeah, I said it. It needed to be said.

Stop the bullshit and get back to your desk, moron.

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Michael Savage Was Really Brilliant On The Topic Of Religion Wednesday

 MICHAEL SAVAGE, as many of you know, is a favorite of mine--today, (Wednesday), Savage offered a thoughtful, intriguing, brilliant actually, fifteen-minute opening monologue on religion as it's positioned toward politics.

Tonight at sundown Jews around the world celebrate the New Year. It's Rosh Hashanah.

Savage's wording intertwined with an audio clip of the blowing of the shofar created the type of interesting segment that is not the norm for conventional radio broadcasting and I appreciated it. He also talked about how faith and religion can often collide with one's political leanings but need not have to--if this sounds somewhat complicated it is and the fact that it came from someone who is as polarizing as Savage is is frankly pretty remarkable.

I've often lectured Michael that political radio, in my opinion, has become lazy radio. Nobody really gives a damn anymore. People are for the most part fed up with all the pols, be they left, right, Democrat, Republican, et al --even the partisans have seen their ratings tumble. People want to be entertained and informed and they've mostly tuned out political radio. They want something different, something provocative, something unpredictable. A story teller--Michael Savage comes to mind.

Wednesday's Michael Savage monologue is worth listening to--here's the podcast.

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Yeah, Melanie Morgan And Brian Sussman Shouldn't Be Invited To Dinner Together

 This is apparently a hot-button item of late so I'll say it again even though it's sort of old news but yeah, Melanie Morgan and Brian Sussman are fire and ice.

And listening to Sussman, which I do from time to time to see if he goes off the deep end, I wonder how Morgan lasted as long with him as she did.

A long time ago I liked Brian personally before he began to wander off into the mad scientist circuit. Now it's just painful and sort of weird and I'm not even delving into politics because politics is so damn tiresome these days.

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Kevin Metheny Has the KGO/KSFO Worker Bees on High Alert; 'Pig Vomit's' Secret Black Book; Operation 'SFCode911810' Nearing

Metheny's Secret Black Book

*The master plan: guillotine central including names of on-air talent you wouldn't expect. Thrasher file complete with note-by-note directive.

*Implementation of "grand master plan" coming soon. Coincides with new Cumulus SF market manager named. Pinhead alert. (We've been down this road before). New plan dubbed "SFCode911810"

*Surprise exodus of "believers" on the weekend trail.

*Karel and one other weekend worker bee fuming; possibly because they're not necessarily part of the SFCode911810 model.

*Metheney has a black book that he takes with him everywhere, including the bathroom...hey, you know he once fired someone in Chicago who was using the bathroom. Maybe there's a connection. Yeah, the ratings are in the toilet at his core facilities: KGO and KSFO.

*In that black book in the first chapter, a KEY ally and on his way to the bay: Greg Jarrett. A triple layer of theories.

*Ronn is looking over his shoulder --Sussman and the sandpaper chick on high alert.

*Paul Giamatti is in town, what a coincidence.

*Newsroom staff and even the 810 AM shill are pacing anxiously as they should be. What a bizarre world.

*Developing...

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