They can't, I predict the 600+ radio stations will begin to change their schedules and slowly drop the show. It is hard to listen to only recordings of him, knowing it will never be the same again, don't know how many will hang around, for how long. I heard one producer say they will continue the show as long as fans want to listen.
I was traveling across the state today and at noon automatically tuned in to Rush, but I was out of my home station’s range, starting searching for a local station carrying the EIB network and had a similar thought, that it won’t be long before radio stations start dropping the show.
I remember when I started going to concerts in the 1980s, lamenting that I would NEVER see Hendrix, The Who with Moonie, Led Zeppelin with Bonzo, Skynyrd, and so on. "It's all downhill from here."
I thought that as I saw classic Van Halen, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Live Aid, The Police, Queen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gregg Allman, The Four Tops, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and other performers.
In many ways, it got BETTER.
Yes, grieve. But the next guy or gal we hear behind the mic - perhaps someone known like Wilkow or Steyn or someone unknown - will likely be the source of awesome memories and wisdom still to come.
That's what I fear will happen...
:-(