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WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: YwNv4 ()
Date: December 02, 2016 06:11PM

Good bye Savage, hello annoying Larry O'Conner.



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WMAL Shifts Larry O’Conner To PM Drive
November 22, 2016

And that means Michael Savage is out. O’Connor will host a new three-hour weekday afternoon (3-6 p.m.) show on WMAL-AM/FM beginning January 2. He segues from his co-hosting duties on WMAL’s Mornings On The Mall with Brian Wilson. O’Connor has additionally hosted a 5 p.m. EST hour on WMAL-AM/FM since 2014.

Jake McCann, Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Media-Washington, D.C. said, “Larry is a super talent in the industry. He’s funny and thought provoking, and his one-hour afternoon show is one of the top-ranked hours in Washington, D.C. It’s a natural progression to expand his afternoon program.”

Bill Hess, WMAL Program Director and Vice President, News/Talk for Cumulus Media said, “Larry’s success, both on our morning and 5 p.m. shows, has positioned him perfectly to re-open the local afternoon daypart on WMAL. He’s smart, entertaining, and an engaging storyteller who will anchor a program built on the stories of the day, with expanded service elements for our busy D.C. commuters.”
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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: radio listener ()
Date: December 02, 2016 06:13PM

I listen Savage from 3pm to 5pm in my car and immediately change the station when Oconnor comes on. Sometimes I stream the last hour of Savage over my phone from Talk Stream Live.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Frank Hardin ()
Date: December 02, 2016 07:24PM

Too bad. Savage takes a bit of time and patience to get used to, but his yelling rants that come out of nowhere are funny. O'Conner is a local guy who focuses on local stuff. OK for an hour. Not for 3 though.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Lol, nobody cares ()
Date: December 02, 2016 07:44PM

Who even listens to the radio anymore?

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: house plante ()
Date: December 02, 2016 07:54PM

I listen to WMAL quite a bit, Chris Plante is fantastic.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Mega watt millions ()
Date: December 02, 2016 08:42PM

Plante goes nation wide in Nanuary.
Well deserved

Cha-Ching

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Buy a j ()
Date: December 02, 2016 08:44PM

Nanuary comes before January.

Groomed to replace rush when the time comes

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: KKKillary KKKlinton. ()
Date: December 02, 2016 08:50PM

Buy a j Wrote:
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> Nanuary comes before January.
>
> Groomed to replace rush when the time comes


Rush is a wind bag. Can't we cancel him and keep Savage. Savage is a brilliant person and extremely thought provoking. He interviewed Trump live on the air for goodness sakes! O'Connor is really very weak and not very knowledgeable. Jyst extremely opinionated. This sucks.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: En3x4 ()
Date: December 02, 2016 08:52PM

>Plante goes nation wide in Nanuary.
Well deserved

+1

I like Plante. He's a good guy who deserves this chance.

>O’Connor will host a new three-hour weekday afternoon (3-6 p.m.) show on WMAL-AM/FM beginning January 2.

-1

I like O'Connor, but he is no Michael Savage. I normally stream Savage from three to five, and switch off the Roanoke FOX affiliate to catch the last hour. I guess I'll just stream the Roanoke station from three to six from mow on.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Whiteknight ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:05PM

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Mark j ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:14PM

Wmal must be owned by left wing commies...savage helped get Trump elected. Gotta control the masses so this type of election never happnens again...ill be calling wmal to complain...idiots

Enjoyed Savage, his rants and his stories

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Kpkdb ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:41PM

Lol, nobody cares Wrote:
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> Who even listens to the radio anymore?

Do you commute in a car? There isn't much music on the radio now but there is C-SPAN and other talk radio.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Yes ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:43PM

Kpkdb Wrote:
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> Lol, nobody cares Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who even listens to the radio anymore?
>
> Do you commute in a car? There isn't much music
> on the radio now but there is C-SPAN and other
> talk radio.


Yes, I commute in a car, and that is why I got an aux cord at Walmart and I listen to my own shit.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Wanker Joy boys of radio ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:47PM

Larry O'Conner looks like a squeezed pimple ready to pop. Good thing he's on radio.
WMAL should hire (Dan) Savage.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Ralph Pootawn ()
Date: December 02, 2016 09:54PM

Larry O'Connor is annoying and sucks.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: truth sets you free ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:14PM

Savage's sin was that he helped Trump to win...and he was even taken off the air earlier this year for questioning Hildebeast health...

his latest sin is that he is antiwar...and not one of the uber zionist chicken hawks screaming for wars that benefit banksters and zionists but only hurt the usa in terms of patriots blood and tax payer trillions

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: JxHTY ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:20PM

If you want to hear real anti-Trump shit listen to WTOP. Every single time they talk about him its a liberal hit job. I guess they have liberal soccer moms to suck up to.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Good lord man ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:26PM

Ralph Pootawn Wrote:
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> Larry O'Connor is annoying and sucks.


Brian Wilson needs to retire. If he is not reading from a script he just cannot complete a sentence. He is a dumbass. Fuck you Brian Wilson....move back to Texas if you are so enamored with it. Asshole.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Wicker ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:31PM

Wanker Joy boys of radio Wrote:
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> Larry O'Conner looks like a squeezed pimple ready
> to pop. Good thing he's on radio.
> WMAL should hire (Dan) Savage.


Listen to Larry...he thinks himself to be a great looking guy (picture proves otherwise) and always talks about his much younger wife.

I am sorry to hear this news. I am a proud member of the Savage Nation.

This means Larry is on 7 hours a day?

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: WTF over? ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:39PM

Wicker Wrote:
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> Wanker Joy boys of radio Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Larry O'Conner looks like a squeezed pimple
> ready
> > to pop. Good thing he's on radio.
> > WMAL should hire (Dan) Savage.
>
>
> Listen to Larry...he thinks himself to be a great
> looking guy (picture proves otherwise) and always
> talks about his much younger wife.
>
> I am sorry to hear this news. I am a proud member
> of the Savage Nation.
>
> This means Larry is on 7 hours a day?

Ya really... 5 to 9 and then 3 to 5? He basically rehashes his 5-6 show during the first hour of the morning show. Really hard work there Larry. I must say though that Brian Wilson is a complete piece of shit. He cannot form a complete sentence or a logical thought. WHAT...A....DUMBASS.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: hepatitis ()
Date: December 02, 2016 10:47PM

why is the lower half of his face yellow?

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Must wear a Trump Supporter ()
Date: December 03, 2016 01:35AM

Wicker Wrote:
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> Wanker Joy boys of radio Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Larry O'Conner looks like a squeezed pimple
> ready
> > to pop. Good thing he's on radio.
> > WMAL should hire (Dan) Savage.
>
>
> Listen to Larry...he thinks himself to be a great
> looking guy (picture proves otherwise) and always
> talks about his much younger wife.
>
> I am sorry to hear this news. I am a proud member
> of the Savage Nation.
>
> This means Larry is on 7 hours a day?

Jeez, you're stupid. Try to keep up.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Conservative ()
Date: December 03, 2016 03:00AM

I guess WMAL is going for the Log Cabin Republican demographic.

Interesting that the sausage fest at WMAL are all divorced: Larry, Brian, and Plante.

And Brian loves a good hotel room.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: What's happening ()
Date: December 03, 2016 09:20AM

Hey radio talk guys. Please stop giving us guest hosts. Stein and the chick who is never happy with her headphones suck ass. Play music, anything. When I hear steins voice, I turn off the radio altogether and listen to my Borlas.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Charge it ()
Date: December 03, 2016 09:24AM


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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: TheTruth ()
Date: December 03, 2016 09:40AM

The station manager Bill Hess is one of the bigger idiots you'll see, he no doubt made this decision. Savage is interesting, O'Conner is bland as fuck. WMAL catering again to old people.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Ralph Pootawn ()
Date: December 03, 2016 01:40PM

house plante Wrote:
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> I listen to WMAL quite a bit, Chris Plante is
> fantastic.


Chris Plante is great. Larry O'Connor, not so much.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Mark E Mark ()
Date: December 03, 2016 02:21PM

I genuinely enjoy listening to Chris Plante. He baits liberals for a laugh and is pretty funny.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: 1972.Ford.Gran.Torino.Sport ()
Date: December 03, 2016 02:22PM

What's happening Wrote:
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> Hey radio talk guys. Please stop giving us guest
> hosts. Stein and the chick who is never happy with
> her headphones suck ass. Play music, anything.
> When I hear steins voice, I turn off the radio
> altogether and listen to my Borlas.

You beautiful bastard...if your car has Borlas why do you even have a stereo installed?

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: phelpsmarc ()
Date: December 03, 2016 06:45PM

Stein is very smart.

Plante sounds like a younger version of Rush.

Overall, WMAL is enjoyable - conservative and smart overall.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Doesn't Take Gaydar ()
Date: December 03, 2016 06:45PM

Wicker Wrote:
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> Listen to Larry...he thinks himself to be a great
> looking guy (picture proves otherwise) and always
> talks about his much younger wife.

Wait, he's gay isn't he? Seriously. Listen to the way he speaks, he's damn near got a lisp. I can see him prancing around the studio.

He's seriously gay.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Restonite ()
Date: December 03, 2016 07:11PM

Chris Plante is the best. I also like Brian Wilson, but I've never been a Larry O'Connor fan. Savage is just OK, Though, I'd much rather hear him then O'Connor.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Conservative ()
Date: December 03, 2016 07:32PM

Doesn't Take Gaydar Wrote:
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> Wicker Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Listen to Larry...he thinks himself to be a
> great
> > looking guy (picture proves otherwise) and
> always
> > talks about his much younger wife.
>
> Wait, he's gay isn't he? Seriously. Listen to
> the way he speaks, he's damn near got a lisp. I
> can see him prancing around the studio.
>
> He's seriously gay.


He has admitted to being gay on the air. He was talking about Justin Bieber, I think, being on Brian's Ipod, and he said "And I thought I was the gay one here!"

He has also refereed to himself as one of the ladies several times. Maybe that is wife his wife out in California divorced him, Maybe that is why he has such a distaste in women, like Shirley Sherod.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: RadioBoi ()
Date: December 04, 2016 07:50PM

Sad....Savage always made me laugh and really spoke up for the silent majority " I guess were not so silent now".

The other guy Larry O'Conner was just background talk over during PM rush traffic reports...One hour on air was more than enough for him.

The back up crew at WMAL is a joke....Mary Walters SP, the ex secret service guy and the other all suck...when they are on I just go back to Pandora.

Rush is outdated also...he was cool in 1994.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: cpLth ()
Date: December 04, 2016 10:59PM


WMAL SAYS HE'S STILL ON THE AIR



Savage Nation, Dr Savage, good show.

I listened at times used to every night when i had the radio on 24/7. He's got good opinions and someone easy to disagree with the few times he doesn't.

"He is the only member of the U.S. media ever blacklisted and banned from a Western nation. His ban from visiting Britain in June 2009 has made him the “poster child” for free speech " ?! (you can bet cnn fox msnbc kept quiet about it during obama presidency they were all kneeling to him)
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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: UhcDT ()
Date: December 04, 2016 11:04PM

without listing them, all of them on WMAL, the whole line up are good

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Foster Brooks ()
Date: December 05, 2016 12:15AM

Where's Andy Parks? I miss him
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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: radio person ()
Date: December 06, 2016 04:48PM

savage nation is still on but ends january 2nd.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: DAN BONGINO! ()
Date: December 06, 2016 04:58PM

BRING HIM BACK!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Generally Lyin Flynn ()
Date: December 06, 2016 05:14PM

Good riddance to that race-baiting, anti-Semitic, trash monger.

Comet Ping Pong Pizza is real....right, you stooooooooopid!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: what???????? ()
Date: December 06, 2016 05:21PM

Generally Lyin Flynn Wrote:
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> Good riddance to that race-baiting, anti-Semitic,
> trash monger.
>
> Comet Ping Pong Pizza is real....right, you
> stooooooooopid!


Anti-Semitic? He's Jewish!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: That sux ()
Date: December 06, 2016 10:26PM

That's terrible.

Larry OConnor is like take taking Ambien. He puts me to sleep.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Felix Grant ()
Date: December 07, 2016 02:01AM

I was the best act that ever was employed by WMAL
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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: jkVnn ()
Date: December 08, 2016 06:01PM

Please no. O'Connor is a nice guy but he is your basic Caspar Milktoast local radio host. He is a typical "feel good" radio guy but three hours of talking to local politicians about traffic cameras and talking to Moms complaining about school lunches is going to be throw-up unbearable. Who was the programming genius at WMAL that orchestrated this?

I now listen to Savage on Talk Stream Live from 5:00 to 6:00. I'll just start listening from 3:00 to 6:00 and forget WMAL. No sweat off my nose. WMAL's loss.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: OMG........... ()
Date: December 08, 2016 08:47PM

Chris Plante makes me laugh. Just hilarious.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: SEND EMAIL TO WMAL-FIND OUT WHY ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:23AM

'bill.hess@cumulus.com'

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: YB conservative ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:24AM

The only "consevative" voice that makes me cringe gets 6-7 hours per day... great job wmal. Your ratings will suffer. Luckily, we can stream savage on 560 ksfo using "Iheart radio".

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: YB conservative ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:28AM

Generally Lyin Flynn Wrote:
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> Good riddance to that race-baiting, anti-Semitic,
> trash monger.
>


Savage is a jew. Take a walk.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Coffee & Carry ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:42AM

SEND EMAIL TO WMAL-FIND OUT WHY Wrote:
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> 'bill.hess@cumulus.com'


Thanks for the email address!

Bill,

I've been listening to Michael Savage since 2006 and tune in daily to his show on WMAL. I can barely get through a segment of Brian & Larry in the morning. They rely on guests and callers to fill their shows and I honestly feel stupid after listening to them.

I'll be turning off my iHeartRadio at 3pm.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: I need to call Sirius ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:45AM

I listen to Larry & Brian in the morning, but I tend to switch between them and music and traffic. For some reason, even though he's been married before and he's married now, Larry uses overtones and inflections that make me wonder if he's a closeted homofaggot.

I also listen to Dr. Savage on my drive home. I'm typically in the car from 3-5, but sometimes it takes longer to get home. I've heard Larry's show start up at 5 and, probably only because I hear him in the morning, I just leave him on until I get home. It's also easy to be lazy and leave the radio on that station.

Larry is just ok. He's not the same as Savage. I like variety, not the same thing morning, day & night.

I could never do what any of these people do, but I guess that's why I'm not in the business that they're in.

I guess it's time to start looking to see what kind of deals Sirius has. I used to have it. My wife got it for me right before Howard Stern went there. I kept it for several years, but then I got tired of his show too.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: On another note ()
Date: December 09, 2016 09:52AM

If he's on the air at 5:07 AM what time does he have to be at the station. Also, if he's going to be on until 5, what time does he get home. How does he have any family time? He has children from his first marriage. Does he ever spend time with them? He sounds like an absentee father. Hopefully the children either stay with their maternal mother or maybe the step-mother has outstanding qualities to pick up the slack....

This area amazes me with how people will drop their family for a little money!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Coffee & Carry ()
Date: December 09, 2016 10:23AM

Coffee & Carry Wrote:
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> SEND EMAIL TO WMAL-FIND OUT WHY Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 'bill.hess@cumulus.com'
>
>
> Thanks for the email address!
>
> Bill,
>
> I've been listening to Michael Savage since 2006
> and tune in daily to his show on WMAL. I can
> barely get through a segment of Brian & Larry in
> the morning. They rely on guests and callers to
> fill their shows and I honestly feel stupid after
> listening to them.
>
> I'll be turning off my iHeartRadio at 3pm.


His quick canned response..

Thanks for the note and for listening to WMAL as you have been. We are well aware that we can’t make everyone happy with all of our decisions and we never take these decisions lightly.

The fact is that the 3pm-5pm slot is the least-listened-to daytime slot on WMAL and we have the responsibility to grow our audience. We lose more than a third of the Rush Limbaugh audience after 3pm, and then the numbers grow again in the 5pm hour. So we’re going to expand that 5pm hour into 3pm-6pm and we’re confident our listenership will increase. Larry is leaving the morning show to focus on afternoons.

We hope you’ll come along with us, but we do understand not everyone will be happy with our decision. I do appreciate you sharing your opinion and giving me the opportunity to, at least, explain our decision.


Thanks!


-Bill

Bill Hess
Vice President / NewsTalk
Cumulus Media, Inc.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Cookies & Cream ()
Date: December 09, 2016 12:59PM

Coffee & Carry Wrote:
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> Coffee & Carry Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > SEND EMAIL TO WMAL-FIND OUT WHY Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > 'bill.hess@cumulus.com'
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the email address!
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I've been listening to Michael Savage since
> 2006
> > and tune in daily to his show on WMAL. I can
> > barely get through a segment of Brian & Larry
> in
> > the morning. They rely on guests and callers to
> > fill their shows and I honestly feel stupid
> after
> > listening to them.
> >
> > I'll be turning off my iHeartRadio at 3pm.
>
>
> His quick canned response..
>
> Thanks for the note and for listening to WMAL as
> you have been. We are well aware that we can’t
> make everyone happy with all of our decisions and
> we never take these decisions lightly.
>
> The fact is that the 3pm-5pm slot is the
> least-listened-to daytime slot on WMAL and we have
> the responsibility to grow our audience. We lose
> more than a third of the Rush Limbaugh audience
> after 3pm, and then the numbers grow again in the
> 5pm hour. So we’re going to expand that 5pm
> hour into 3pm-6pm and we’re confident our
> listenership will increase. Larry is leaving the
> morning show to focus on afternoons.
>
> We hope you’ll come along with us, but we do
> understand not everyone will be happy with our
> decision. I do appreciate you sharing your
> opinion and giving me the opportunity to, at
> least, explain our decision.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -Bill
>
> Bill Hess
> Vice President / NewsTalk
> Cumulus Media, Inc.


Not canned at all. Might not be what you wanted to hear/read but he was very specific about your complaint and his reasoning for the decision.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Talk about trump now ()
Date: December 09, 2016 01:32PM

WMAL still bitching about Hillary
Time to move on

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: mGGGj ()
Date: December 27, 2016 07:34PM

Last week of Savage Nation on WMAL. I have a feeling the show will be back though.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: T-Rex ()
Date: December 27, 2016 07:44PM

They had best of Chris Plante on this afternoon during the 4:00 - 5:00 time slot. Repeats of Chris Plante are better than 99% of whatever else is one.

A bit of FFU trivia: A rant against Chris Plante is what Mark Webster was posting about when he outed himself using his radiophile name. Still the best outing on FFU.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: They are all wrong ()
Date: December 27, 2016 09:15PM

Savage and OConnor are narcissistic blowhards but OConnor at least has interesting guests. Brian Wilson comes off as a total perv with his talk about women in yoga pants and his hobby of droning which is nothing more than being a Peeping Tom at 50 feet. Chris Plante is really the only thing good at WMAL. He deserves a national show. Rush has been on an endless loop for 10 years - the long term effects of viagra no doubt.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: metalhead ()
Date: December 27, 2016 11:31PM

KKKillary KKKlinton. Wrote:
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> Buy a j Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Nanuary comes before January.
> >
> > Groomed to replace rush when the time comes
>
>
> Rush is a wind bag. Can't we cancel him and keep
> Savage. Savage is a brilliant person and extremely
> thought provoking. He interviewed Trump live on
> the air for goodness sakes! O'Connor is really
> very weak and not very knowledgeable. Jyst
> extremely opinionated. This sucks.
This does sucks alot. I've been a huge savage fan for ten years. He's an amazing personality who is highly educated, unlike loudmouth college dropout rush

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: George H ()
Date: December 28, 2016 07:17AM

I am sure O'Conner is cheaper than Savage... I listen to Savage every day on the 2 hour commute home.. and change the station at 5 when Larry comes on.. he is not as entertaining as Savage, and frankly I am not happy about the change. I'll stream Savage through Pandora or my phone to my car instead

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: ag ()
Date: December 28, 2016 08:30AM

Based on the email from Bill Hess above, Savage loses a massive amount of Rush's lead-in audience and then ratings pick up again at 5:00 when Savage goes off and O'Conner comes back on. It seems a lot of listeners complaining were already tuning out at 5:00 and they just don't add up to enough people to affect ratings.

This is just business and Savage wasn't that good for WMAL's business.

I liked Savage and don't like O'Conner btw. I'll probably just stay on WTOP on the drive home now and listen to traffic and weather on the 8's

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: qwerty1 ()
Date: December 28, 2016 03:21PM

its 3:18pm and theyre playing reruns of chris plante. looks like theyve turned off savage for good.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Jeffro ()
Date: December 28, 2016 04:04PM

Savage is great!!!!!
Larry is annoying, you lost a loyal listener WMAL.
If it's business, pay Savage, he is arguably a major force in Trump's election.
Larry, very bad idea, yuck.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: The Real Fairfax Conservative ()
Date: December 28, 2016 06:22PM

I never liked Michael Savage. He was so full of hatred that I believe deep down that he's a Democrat. I've never heard a Conservative speak like that.

I've heard Democrats speak with hatred, and a few Republican Boobs.

But, you will never hear a Conservative speak with hatred.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: maddogg ()
Date: December 28, 2016 07:12PM

The excuse given is a total lie. Savage knew it was coming and was talking about it on his show yesterday. His rating were good and he had the proof. Half hr in they cut him off. I'm done with wmal and the fake conservatives.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Pangborn76 ()
Date: December 29, 2016 01:49AM

Living west of Fairfax, my access to conservative talk radio is limited to WMAL, as I can't get WCBM out of Baltimore or WWDC AM 1260 "the Answer" reliably.

Chris Plante is the man. Congratulations on his new national show starting next week. He may be the most entertaining talker on WMAL, even above and beyond "The Great One".

I've listened to Savage since he was a local host on KSFO in San Francisco in the 90s. His bashing of the Clintons was fantastic. Today, I think he is sort of bipolar; one day, he'll do a great show; and the next day, he'll criticize all the people he praised the day before. I think he was genuinely deflated by the fact that Trump won't go on his show anymore (I suspect that Trump was advised by his team once he won the election not to do talk radio with anyone). Savage strikes me as so inconsistent from day to day that he would be a program director's nightmare.

I have several problems with Larry O'Connor. First, I despise the University of Michigan with every fiber of my being; O'Connor is a "Michigan man", even though he did not attend the school and probably buys his Michigan t-shirts at Walmart. Second, with Michigan's anti-Catholic heritage dating back to the turn of the 20th century with Fielding "Hurry Up" Yost, I can't understand why any believing Catholic could ever root for the "Loserines". O'Connor claims to be a believing Catholic. Third, he has a very effeminate way of speaking. In fairness to him, he seems to be quite hardworking, having employment at other conservative organizations in DC. By moving to afternoons, we won't have to listen to these forced "devil's advocate" segments that he and Brian Wilson did in the mornings.

With respect to Brian Wilson, I like his radio voice; however, he is a so-so local host. WMAL ought to try to lure Sean Casey from WCBM (Sean grey up in Montgomery County), or even someone like Jim Quinn who used to be on the air in Pittsburgh. The best part of the WMAL morning show is when they interview Joe DiGenova and Larry Kudlow--I really like and admire both of them.

The absolute worst part of WMAL are their newscasts and traffic reports. Bill Thompson has a silky smooth radio voice, but his scripts are liberal pablum; also, reporting sports results by mentioning only one team drives me nuts. Jamee Whitten, the traffic reporter, does not have a good radio voice. Also, WMAL's traffic reports are incomplete; listening to them tonight, I was stuck in a 3 mile backup behind an accident which closed both lanes of route 28 north of the Bull Run bridge, and this accident was never mentioned--likewise, a police incident on southbound 395 which caused a snarl was never mentioned--the evening traffic guy reports incidents that happened 2-3 hours prior and never revises his script.

On this subject, Maria Leaf drives me nuts. Between her testosterone laden voice and tripping over every fourth word or so as she attempts to hype her voice, her attempts to be the female David Haines (remember him from the 1980s) fall flat. Also, she barely hides her liberal tendencies. She would be so much more palatable if she gave her reports in a normal conversational voice. As she is, she is awful.

Mark Levin is the "Great One". However, he is getting close to Sean Vanity in the way he pimps CRTV and his various books. One has to subscribe to CRTV to get what Levin brought to the radio table five years ago.

Red Eye Radio is actually pretty good radio if you can get past Gerry McNamara's shouting into the microphone (his partner Eric Harley is much more soft spoken).

This brings us to John Batchelor. I don't know why they have this guy on for four hours every night; why can't they give Savage 9-11 pm and Batchelor 11 pm-1 am.
Batchelor may be Princeton educated (he lets you know this all the time) and have some good guests (like Larry Kudlow), he has the same guests on on the same weeknights every week. Also, he's got a really lispy voice which is frankly unpleasant to listen to.

People may not like Rush as much today as they did in, say, 1993, but he still has the greatest voice in talk radio, and the quality of your voice counts for so much in commercial radio. He has the same problem as Savage--his shows are of inconsistent quality--one day, he is dazzling; another day, I switch over to Andrew Wilkow on Sirius XM.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: oh lourdes ()
Date: December 29, 2016 01:59AM

YwNv4 Wrote:
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> Good bye Savage, hello annoying Larry O'Conner.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------
> WMAL Shifts Larry O’Conner To PM Drive
> November 22, 2016
>
> And that means Michael Savage is out. O’Connor
> will host a new three-hour weekday afternoon (3-6
> p.m.) show on WMAL-AM/FM beginning January 2. He
> segues from his co-hosting duties on WMAL’s
> Mornings On The Mall with Brian Wilson. O’Connor
> has additionally hosted a 5 p.m. EST hour on
> WMAL-AM/FM since 2014.
>
> Jake McCann, Vice President/Market Manager for
> Cumulus Media-Washington, D.C. said, “Larry is a
> super talent in the industry. He’s funny and
> thought provoking, and his one-hour afternoon show
> is one of the top-ranked hours in Washington, D.C.
> It’s a natural progression to expand his
> afternoon program.”
>
> Bill Hess, WMAL Program Director and Vice
> President, News/Talk for Cumulus Media said,
> “Larry’s success, both on our morning and 5
> p.m. shows, has positioned him perfectly to
> re-open the local afternoon daypart on WMAL.
> He’s smart, entertaining, and an engaging
> storyteller who will anchor a program built on the
> stories of the day, with expanded service elements
> for our busy D.C. commuters.”



Anonymous Mark Webster post

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: ggwr92b ()
Date: December 29, 2016 03:17AM

Pangborn76 Wrote:
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> Chris Plante is the man. Congratulations on his
> new national show starting next week. He may be
> the most entertaining talker on WMAL, even above
> and beyond "The Great One".

Are you fucking kidding me? Plante is not only a dumbass, but a total shame to the supposedly learned talk radio cons of the greater DC area. His show is an abomination. Growing up in the Midwest, the regional talkers could dance circles around this clown.

I can only hope he goes the way of Laura Ingraham, into obscurity funded by T. Boone Pickens.

Seriously, fuck Chris Plante. Not thoughtful. Not smart, and a douche to boot. I want to stab my ear drums every time I hear his swarmy prick voice feigning outrage.

Sadly, I am sure it will do well out in the Midwest and pass for being informative. Which it absolutely isn't.

PS -- If you want to listen to "The Answer" or other stations easily, use TuneIn, or IHeartRadio... Both of which are free. And if you drop $50 on the Amazon Echo Dot, all you need to do is ask... Which is what I do to avoid Plante.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: lourdey ()
Date: December 29, 2016 08:24AM

ggwr92b Wrote:
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> Pangborn76 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Chris Plante is the man. Congratulations on
> his
> > new national show starting next week. He may
> be
> > the most entertaining talker on WMAL, even
> above
> > and beyond "The Great One".
>
> Are you fucking kidding me? Plante is not only a
> dumbass, but a total shame to the supposedly
> learned talk radio cons of the greater DC area.
> His show is an abomination. Growing up in the
> Midwest, the regional talkers could dance circles
> around this clown.
>
> I can only hope he goes the way of Laura Ingraham,
> into obscurity funded by T. Boone Pickens.
>
> Seriously, fuck Chris Plante. Not thoughtful. Not
> smart, and a douche to boot. I want to stab my ear
> drums every time I hear his swarmy prick voice
> feigning outrage.
>
> Sadly, I am sure it will do well out in the
> Midwest and pass for being informative. Which it
> absolutely isn't.
>
> PS -- If you want to listen to "The Answer" or
> other stations easily, use TuneIn, or
> IHeartRadio... Both of which are free. And if you
> drop $50 on the Amazon Echo Dot, all you need to
> do is ask... Which is what I do to avoid Plante.


Anonymous Mark Webster post

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Mark2 ()
Date: December 29, 2016 10:11AM

Too bad. I enjoyed listening to Savage. Won't be listening to O'Conner. It was hard enough listening in the morning for 4hrs.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: LetsRock ()
Date: December 29, 2016 02:48PM

Mark E Mark Wrote:
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> I genuinely enjoy listening to Chris Plante. He
> baits liberals for a laugh and is pretty funny.


I stream daily at work:

Chris Plante from 9am - 12pm. on iHeartRadio
Andrew Wilkow from 12pm - 3pm. on XM

That is enough radio for one day.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Dennis Mc. ()
Date: December 29, 2016 03:15PM

I was glad to see Savage come on at 3:00 when Sean Hannity left (years ago), but sadden to find out he was only on for two hours. Now O'Connor is on for 3 hours. Bill Hess (VP) thinks this is good. It is not. Whether it's the least listened to time frame or not, Larry O'Connor does not even compare to Savage. Savage is the man. Savage better than Rush and different from Chris Plante with Chris being top notch. Savage will be missed on WMAL.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: What a weiner ()
Date: December 29, 2016 03:19PM

Michael Weiner is a huge weiner.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Eric Lauch ()
Date: December 29, 2016 04:23PM

Ill be. Streaming dr savage for now on. Thank goodness for my I phone

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: hUhy4 ()
Date: December 29, 2016 04:40PM


WMAL SAYS HE'S STILL ON THE AIR

TROLL MUST BE GERYYMANDER FALSE NEWS PRO-HILLARY BULLSHIT - HATES REPUBLICAN RADIO ANNOUNCERS


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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Starman ()
Date: December 29, 2016 06:13PM

Larroid won't last in that slot until the summer. I listened to Savage from 3 to 5 and promptly went to music at 5. Being a Sirius customer, I find the Breitbart show on channel 125 Patriot to far more informative than the brokeback mtn Moaning on the mall offering. Who in THE HELL writes the scripts for the WMAL newsbreaks? If I didn't know better I'd think it was MSNBC radio......AWFUL!!! GO Green!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Nimulak ()
Date: December 30, 2016 08:59AM

I like Larry ok, but don't need 3 hours of him. I'll have to stream Michael Savage now over my phone.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Contradict much? ()
Date: December 30, 2016 09:25AM

ggwr92b Wrote:
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> Growing up in the Midwest, the regional talkers could dance circles
> around this clown.
>
> Sadly, I am sure it will do well out in the
> Midwest and pass for being informative.

Which one is it, faggot?

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Jeff H ()
Date: December 30, 2016 09:52AM

O’Connor SUXS.. PLEASE don't give him ANOTHER slot. Get SAVAGE BACK. I'm betting your ratings will plummet.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Idahoser ()
Date: December 30, 2016 04:43PM

"Rush is a windbag"
you know who says that? somebody who doesn't listen to Rush. What you know about Rush comes from somebody else, you're taking their word for something you don't understand.
I really like Chris Plante but he's no Rush Limbaugh. He gets pretty repetitive. Like Hannity.

Savage is a total clown.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: frank g ()
Date: December 30, 2016 08:18PM

At 3:00 I go to I-Heart Radio and flip to the Rick Roberts Show on WBAP 820-Dallas. Great conservative who is thought provoking and has a gift for being very direct, well read and passionate in his beliefs. He occasionally fills in on Red Eye Radio and I've heard him substitute for Rush in the past. He should have a national show. Beats O'Connor at drive time.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Jabbo ()
Date: December 30, 2016 08:57PM

Pangborn76 Wrote:
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> Living west of Fairfax, my access to conservative
> talk radio is limited to WMAL, as I can't get WCBM
> out of Baltimore or WWDC AM 1260 "the Answer"
> reliably.
>
> Chris Plante is the man. Congratulations on his
> new national show starting next week. He may be
> the most entertaining talker on WMAL, even above
> and beyond "The Great One".
>
> I've listened to Savage since he was a local host
> on KSFO in San Francisco in the 90s. His bashing
> of the Clintons was fantastic. Today, I think he
> is sort of bipolar; one day, he'll do a great
> show; and the next day, he'll criticize all the
> people he praised the day before. I think he was
> genuinely deflated by the fact that Trump won't go
> on his show anymore (I suspect that Trump was
> advised by his team once he won the election not
> to do talk radio with anyone). Savage strikes me
> as so inconsistent from day to day that he would
> be a program director's nightmare.
>
> I have several problems with Larry O'Connor.
> First, I despise the University of Michigan with
> every fiber of my being; O'Connor is a "Michigan
> man", even though he did not attend the school and
> probably buys his Michigan t-shirts at Walmart.
> Second, with Michigan's anti-Catholic heritage
> dating back to the turn of the 20th century with
> Fielding "Hurry Up" Yost, I can't understand why
> any believing Catholic could ever root for the
> "Loserines". O'Connor claims to be a believing
> Catholic. Third, he has a very effeminate way of
> speaking. In fairness to him, he seems to be
> quite hardworking, having employment at other
> conservative organizations in DC. By moving to
> afternoons, we won't have to listen to these
> forced "devil's advocate" segments that he and
> Brian Wilson did in the mornings.
>
> With respect to Brian Wilson, I like his radio
> voice; however, he is a so-so local host. WMAL
> ought to try to lure Sean Casey from WCBM (Sean
> grey up in Montgomery County), or even someone
> like Jim Quinn who used to be on the air in
> Pittsburgh. The best part of the WMAL morning
> show is when they interview Joe DiGenova and Larry
> Kudlow--I really like and admire both of them.
>
> The absolute worst part of WMAL are their
> newscasts and traffic reports. Bill Thompson has
> a silky smooth radio voice, but his scripts are
> liberal pablum; also, reporting sports results by
> mentioning only one team drives me nuts. Jamee
> Whitten, the traffic reporter, does not have a
> good radio voice. Also, WMAL's traffic reports
> are incomplete; listening to them tonight, I was
> stuck in a 3 mile backup behind an accident which
> closed both lanes of route 28 north of the Bull
> Run bridge, and this accident was never
> mentioned--likewise, a police incident on
> southbound 395 which caused a snarl was never
> mentioned--the evening traffic guy reports
> incidents that happened 2-3 hours prior and never
> revises his script.
>
> On this subject, Maria Leaf drives me nuts.
> Between her testosterone laden voice and tripping
> over every fourth word or so as she attempts to
> hype her voice, her attempts to be the female
> David Haines (remember him from the 1980s) fall
> flat. Also, she barely hides her liberal
> tendencies. She would be so much more palatable
> if she gave her reports in a normal conversational
> voice. As she is, she is awful.
>
> Mark Levin is the "Great One". However, he is
> getting close to Sean Vanity in the way he pimps
> CRTV and his various books. One has to subscribe
> to CRTV to get what Levin brought to the radio
> table five years ago.
>
> Red Eye Radio is actually pretty good radio if you
> can get past Gerry McNamara's shouting into the
> microphone (his partner Eric Harley is much more
> soft spoken).
>
> This brings us to John Batchelor. I don't know
> why they have this guy on for four hours every
> night; why can't they give Savage 9-11 pm and
> Batchelor 11 pm-1 am.
> Batchelor may be Princeton educated (he lets you
> know this all the time) and have some good guests
> (like Larry Kudlow), he has the same guests on on
> the same weeknights every week. Also, he's got a
> really lispy voice which is frankly unpleasant to
> listen to.
>
> People may not like Rush as much today as they did
> in, say, 1993, but he still has the greatest voice
> in talk radio, and the quality of your voice
> counts for so much in commercial radio. He has
> the same problem as Savage--his shows are of
> inconsistent quality--one day, he is dazzling;
> another day, I switch over to Andrew Wilkow on
> Sirius XM.

Spot on critique. They should make you program director.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: wmal ()
Date: December 30, 2016 09:37PM

Never been a fan of O'connor to be honest. Always got a weird guest host vibe from him, Savage if nothing else was 100% comfortable saying whatever the hell he wanted, the poster above me who several people have said is spot on, is pretty much spot on. Batchelor, to me and no disrespect intended here, is a bit of a bore. Dan Bongino on the other hand I really enjoy listening to, wish they'd throw him on more as a guest host.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Rodger Beardsley ()
Date: January 01, 2017 11:18AM

Well, you said it, and I've have that sense every time I hear his voice; he must be a tail-gunner. Good delivery, but is too syllabically prounouncing for emphasis when doing commercials to the point of over-acting with his voice.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Rodger Beardsley ()
Date: January 01, 2017 11:33AM

Yes, Rush is the greatest primarily because he RESPECTS THE LISTENERS/CALLERS. Both Hannity and Levin drive me nuts the way they often push off callers by saying "We're running out of time so get to your point"; don't generally hear this rudeness from Rush. Plus it seems that Hannity and Levin jam in too many commericials over what Rush does, but maybe this is not the case, however Rush's pleasant demeanor doesn't give me that impression. Rush is the best, and Levin is actually "The Grate One" listening to his voice grates on you at times with his snarky dissing quips at listeners. (Whoops, Hannity is not on WMAL. Oh well.....)

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Terry47 ()
Date: January 01, 2017 03:15PM

It was waaaay past time to have gotten rid of Savage!
Savage was RUDE, IMPATIENT, A BRAGGART,and most of the time there was no cohesion in his ramblings! He would say "I am not going to talk about......, then he talks about.....! Good RIDDANCE to SAVAGE!

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Art Bell ()
Date: January 01, 2017 08:07PM

Say what you will about the faggot O'Conner, nothing is worse than Brian Wilson. Who in their right mind would want to cohost a show with that douche-bag? I go from Red Eye Radio to silence the moment I hear his voice.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: LW764 ()
Date: January 01, 2017 09:18PM

Rodger Beardsley Wrote:
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> Yes, Rush is the greatest primarily because he
> RESPECTS THE LISTENERS/CALLERS. Both Hannity and
> Levin drive me nuts the way they often push off
> callers by saying "We're running out of time so
> get to your point"; don't generally hear this
> rudeness from Rush. Plus it seems that Hannity
> and Levin jam in too many commericials over what
> Rush does, but maybe this is not the case, however
> Rush's pleasant demeanor doesn't give me that
> impression. Rush is the best, and Levin is
> actually "The Grate One" listening to his voice
> grates on you at times with his snarky dissing
> quips at listeners. (Whoops, Hannity is not on
> WMAL. Oh well.....)


"Take yer time, but hurry up."

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: KarenC ()
Date: January 02, 2017 03:19PM

I'm THRILLED Savage is gone. What an anti-Catholic, egotistical boor.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Valerie Matei ()
Date: January 02, 2017 03:47PM

Very disappointed that you chose to remove Michael Savage. I looked forward to his show every day and even listened to him while in France. It's a mistake as I am sure you will find out. We donot have many conservative broadcasters and he was to the point even when screaming...that was his frustration of the current administration. He is a brilliant man. I remembered that you once fired Chris Plante...that too was a mistake as you found out. I called and told you so. Look what you would have missed, by not hiring him back...the same goes for Dr. Savage.
You must get him back
I cannot help thinking that the Obama Administration had something to do with this..

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Up in smoke ()
Date: January 02, 2017 04:53PM

Larry is okay for the morning. But come on, we need someone with a spine to get us through the afternoon. Keep him in them morning and toss out Brian Wilson. I will also agree with many of the others in saying Larry is no conservative. It is a shame that the PC media just kicked Savage to the curb. He is brilliant and thought provoking.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: The Real Fairfax Conservative ()
Date: January 02, 2017 05:00PM

Remember, Michael Savage once told a listener to "just die."

This was 15 or so years ago.

Michael Savage can go back to those island in the Polynesia that he claims expertise.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Pete ()
Date: January 02, 2017 06:16PM

In a way, I can't blame WMAL. Savage is pretty intense and I usually could only listen to one hour at most. Not that I didn't enjoy that hour, but an hour was enough and I would switch to music. O'Conner is weak and annoying; I won't be listening to MAL when Rush goes off. When I get a chance to listen, I hang on every word that Chris Plante says, he is witty, insightful, and entertaining. I would love to hear him on afternoon drive.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Little Cheese ()
Date: January 02, 2017 06:18PM

OK, I never thought savage would last as long as he did on the air let alone DC. I used to think he was a narcissist, arrogant, self-promoting bag of hot air. Now I KNOW he is all those. Good for a laugh but geez, hard on the ears. Larry, great but not for 3 hours. Chris Plante deserves prime time drive more than Larry. He is hilarious.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Zuzu's petals ()
Date: January 02, 2017 11:31PM

I like Chris Plante, Rush, and Levin the best. Savage's show was unpredictable, much like his moods. Savage is interesting; he's educated, cosmopolitan and wise, but his stream of consciousness style, curmudgeon-i-ness and penchant for conspiracy theories were a turn off at times (literally).
I can't deal with the "Mornings on the Mall" show at all.The chemistry between Wilson and O'connor is all wrong--well, quite frankly, there is no chemistry. They sound like my two dull neighbors droning on whilst sitting on my deck, that is, until they have a few beers then they're much more fun to listen to.
I'm sure Larry O'Connor is a great guy, but he's too bland for my taste. I like Sean Hannity on TV; his radio show is nothing but commercials and an ad for his FOX tv show. Dan Bongino is a fantastic, vibrant host. Would like to hear more of him.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: XYc7t ()
Date: January 03, 2017 02:40AM

Batchelor is the best thing on radio.

(I realize I'm probably in the minority here on FFU...)

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Allen ()
Date: January 03, 2017 01:55PM

I will miss Dr. Savage in the afternoon. I really enjoyed his rants; nobody could do it better. I agree with some he takes some getting used to because of his style, but he also has substance and a no nonsense dialog about the problems in our nation. I will miss his frank style of speaking. None of the others come close. Of local talent, I like Chris Plante the best with his snarky humor.

Sadly I will not be listening to WMAL after 3PM or after Rush Limbaugh!

One reason he was PROBABLY taken off the air was the fact he was not a PC person. Larry does his best not to offend anyone by playing Mr. PC. Yes...he is spineless.

Larry would NEVER bring up borders, language and culture. He thinks adding all the new Muslims is a good thing. I don't! I also think the "knock out game" shows the racism of blacks in its ugliest form. Dr. Savage covered those issues along with us being INVADED by illegal Mexicans. Yep...I guess the truth hurts the ones in charge of WMAL. Oh well...goodbye WMAL after Rush Limbaugh goes off. He and Chris Plante are all they have left worth listening to.


I would listen to Mary Walter because I like her chipper voice.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Allen ()
Date: January 03, 2017 02:13PM

In reply to Karen saying Savage was anti-Catholic: that is NOT true. He is open minded to ALL religions sans Islam. However, he has issues with the current Pope who seems to think US borders are not porous enough, or that maybe we are not bringing in enough Muslims. I agree with Savage on that one, and so do MANY Catholics. Face it, Pope Francis is a socialistic ideologue pushing a leftist agenda. Savage pushes back on his nonsense!

Savage was the only one on WMAL with balls.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Alan W. ()
Date: January 03, 2017 04:16PM

Listen to Savage from 3-6pm on WSBA (AM-910) from out of York, PA or stream it.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: Ellen ()
Date: January 03, 2017 04:46PM

You have to be kidding. Although Dr. Savage's personality could grate on your nerves sometimes, he is the most knowledgeable about what is going on in politics. He was the first to support Trump and stuck with him until he won. He never is boring. Moves fast.His books were all right on target. You will regret this decision, which I think may be related to news censorship. I won't be listening to WMAL any more for conservative acceptable news,which is "fake" news. Shame on you WMAL.

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Re: WMAL dumps "Savage Nation"
Posted by: kickeson66 ()
Date: January 03, 2017 04:52PM

Love me some Chris Plante. He offers smart, entertaining insights into political shenanigans. I will definitely miss Michael Savage. He could talk about a broad spectrum of topics, and his rants were hilarious.

Larry is ok. His 5 to 6 p.m. show was always background noise to me. I liked him teamed with Brian Wilson. They played well off each other's personalities. If he's going to carry the other afternoon hours, he'll need to take notes from Chris Plante.

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