[Pelham]

"He (Bob Grant) pretty much invented conservative talk radio, didn't he? "

Joe Pyne. George Putnam. Barry Farber. All were very early.

[The Westerner]

Joe Pyne was the grandaddy of talk radio. Also the Wolf Man contributed, I think? Putnam, my fav. was on tv first than transitioned to talk radio along with Ray Briem. Loved them and also Gordon Liddy, et. al. Larry King was fabulous as a late night talk show host, one of the best. By the end of the night he'd go into the most creative, stream of conscious rants—not political, just funny! Art Bell was wonderful before the Clinton's must have paid him off somehow—off the scandals and onto silly stuff. Savage is the only current host who has the imagination of the old-timers. Levin is a grouchy, angry man in the image of Bob Grant without Bob's humor.

[Windflier]

I’m origins.my from SoCal. I remember George Putnam well from television and radio. That was back during my apolitical youth, but I do remember the libs hated him.

[Windflier]

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