Inquiring mind wants to know: if Ben Rafferty = Rush Limbaugh (fictionwise), who are the other two comparable of Professor Rauol's top three so-called right wing radio hosts? Levin, Savage?
No, he said Rafferty while well known, WASN’T one of the top three. So certainly not Limbaugh, and I would assume the other two top three spots go to Hannity and Savage, but I’m not really sure. Maybe Glenn Beck. Travis may have just made up a completely prototypical character, too, rather than it being inspired by a specific individual.
I think the top three would be Rush, Sean and Glenn, on radio. But that could change.
This way, without naming names, the fiction won’t date itself.