[BC] could someone explain this to me?

[Ron Castro]

Accusing the right of bigotry is the left's stock-in-trade.  I listen to 
Savage often and have never heard anything that's even close to bigotry, 
unless you consider asking the government to enforce the laws on the books 
and stop illegals from entering the country to be 'bigotry'.  Bigotry is the 
Democrats calling Condoleezza Rice "Aunt Jemima" and Clarence Thomas "Uncle 
Tom".

Savage and other conservative talk show hosts are popular because they 
represent the balance to the left-biased television and newspaper media.

Ron Castro
Chief Technical Officer
Results Radio, LLC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh at donnahalper.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:28 AM
Subject: [BC] could someone explain this to me?


> Radio Business Report notes big gains for the Michael Savage show:  "Talk 
> Radio Network's The Michael Savage Show showed strong ratings in the 
> Winter Book.... At WOR-AM NY, Savage leads the station with a 3.5 share 
> 12+ in "The Big Apple" and a 2.2 share 25/54, 3.2 share 35/64 demo's. At 
> KRLA-AM LA, Savage saw significant Winter rating increases, 60% in 25/54, 
> 38% in 35/64, and 33% in the 12+ demo. In Boston at WRKO Savage's Winter 
> 12+ demo increased 28% to a 5.5 share, the 25/54 demo was up 59% to a 4.3 
> share and the 35/64 demo was up 50% to a 6.0 share. KDWN-AM Las Vegas saw 
> Savage up 70% in 12+ to a 4.6 share, up 167% in 25/54 to a 5.6 share, and 
> up 192% in 35/64 to a 7.6 share. WHAM-AM Rochester, NY scored a very hefty 
> 19 share 35/64 and an equally impressive 15 share 25/54."
>
> My question is not so much about whether any of you agree or disagree with 
> Michael Savage.  It's more about radio programming, and airing a show that 
> features what, in my opinion, are some rather hateful rants. Savage is 
> certainly the most controversial of all the right wing talk hosts, which 
> in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing-- controversy can attract 
> listeners.  But what worries me is that he says some of the most bigoted 
> things I have ever heard.  So what is the reason why his show seems to be 
> growing in popularity, and what does that say about what the public wants?
>
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