Talk radio is being dragged down by the radio industry itself into its current near-death status. And there was clearly no one to replace him.
as someone who has easily listened to 50,000 hours of radio in his life, I can state with confidence that the two best hosts, Limbaugh and Dennis Prager, have been taken from us. The latter, likely taken for good.
I thought Buck Sexton had that quality. And I was right in some respects--he did take over Rush's show in some markets.
I actually stopped listening to talk radio for almost couple of years now, and now listen to the local comedy FM radio show on my phone, and youtube videos afterwards.
Glenn Beck has gotten really compelling and much better as a host. Charlie Kirk is very good as well. I thought Steve Deace had huge brains and skills, and humility (after admitting he was wrong about Trump) but he gave up radio for I don't know what he does now.
Local philadelphia host Rich Zeoli is a standout, and market competitor Chris Stigall is good too., And of course stalwart Dom Giordano is good.