I think that he gets such high ratings that his syndicator gives Savage so much leeway.
LOL, how can he get such high ratings when he's never there....and secondly, when his listeners depend on him to be there to discuss something BIG, he doesn't show up,,,,I've all but given up on listening to him....and...as others have pointed out...when he does show up when something big is happening he wants to talk about food, or the bible or himself....I remember when he worked 5 days a week and 5 days a week he'd be on fire...now...he never works a 5 day week and is rarely on fire.....