They all have their place in radio. If we suddenly start saying that Beck doesn’t belong here and Hannity should be taken off the air, we give fuel to the fire of liberals dictating what can and cannot be put on the public airwaves all under the guise of “diversity of opinion”. If someone hates Savage for example change the damn station and stop bitching about it.
Just as an FYI . . . I remember Sean Hannity way back when he started as a local host in the NYC market -- doing an overnight show (1-5 AM, if I remember correctly) on WABC. In terms of talent and interest, I think he was a far better host back then than he is now in a nationwide syndicated role.
New York City is one of those places where local hosts can do extremely well -- and where I think they lose a lot of their appeal once they get syndicated and sold to a national audience.