Savage's dirty promotion tactics?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I'd love a political 'shootout' between Hannity and Savage. Hannity ought to challenge him. =]

[BradyLS]

I've heard callers say " Hello Dr. Savage! How are you today! " and Savage looses it. " Look....dont call this program asking how my day is - just get to your point!". On other occasions someone politely states about the same greeting and its not an issue at all.

I listen to Savage pretty regularly now. (None of the other local drive-time hosts are worth listening to, IMO.) I've heard him treat a few callers in the way you describe and it's his weakest trait. But he repeats it constantly: Get on with your call! Talk about what you want to talk about!

On so many shows, sitting in traffic (or at home, even) I feel the same way: "Quit fawning over the host! Stop repeating your set-up! Get off your tangent! Ask the host the stupid question!" It makes a host's job real easy when even the critical callers can't get to the point. Savage always wants to cut to the chase and tackle question and his calls, most of the time, are very satisfying to listen to. Although brusque, he knows that every caller has something important to ask or say and just wants to get to what it is.

Now a REALLY mean hostess is Dr. Laura. She basks in the adulation of a caller and lets the set up go for a long time before she finally gets snippy and says, "So what's your question?" But before the call is over-- and this happens 95+% of the time-- she'll find some whisp of a reason to trash the caller. Or the spouse that's been brought to the phone to speak with Laura. And typically after advice like, "You need to cut off all relations with that part of the family. You need to give up the job and stay at home. You need to law down the law and tell hubby not sleep in till 9 on Saturdays. You need some 'you' time. Your spouse needs some 'you' time."

Savage is Santa Claus comared to Dr. Laura!