Posted on 12/22/2008 7:05:48 AM PST by Dutchgirl
The Fred Thompson Show, hosted by the former U.S. Senator will replace The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly on radio stations nationwide -
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westwood One is pleased to announce the debut of The Fred Thompson Show on March 2, 2009. The show will replace The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly when the program ends its successful six-year run on February 27, 2009. Former U.S. senator and 2008 presidential candidate, Fred Thompson will share his views on politics, topical issues, pop culture and water cooler stories, as well as welcome guest interviews and take listener calls. The Fred Thompson Show will be a two-hour daily talk show and will air live Noon-2pm, Monday - Friday from the Westwood One studios in Washington DC.
"There is no prerequisite for a great talk show host, but if I were going to make one up, senator, presidential candidate, federal prosecutor, radio commentator, film and TV star would be a pretty good start," said Bart Tessler, EVP Westwood One News & Talk Programming.
"When folks listen to a radio show, they make an appointment with it. It is the ideal way for me to continue my dialog with America about the issues we all face each day," said Thompson.
"Senator Thompson is a perfect fit for radio," said Gary Schonfeld, President of Westwood One Networks. "His unique set of qualifications will make him a huge hit with both listeners and advertisers."
and now I know you don’t have Vista either.
/smug Mac user...
Bummer.
Things going OK for you?
Good we’ll have FDT to listen to.
I think his strong point is that Fred is able to move outside of the political box whenever he feels he has to, to interject a little flavor into the program. This is something Rush does very well, but none of the other heavyweights.
Ever hear Sean talk sports. It’s almost like me talking about splitting an atom, something I know nothing about. Fred can move into other areas easily.
I’ll listen to Rush in one ear and FDT in the other.
Doing OK without NASCAR???
I wish FRed was on opposite Sean.
Forget the coal. How about a little global warming?
A lot of us have been turned off by Sean lately and if FDT could be on in his time slot, it would provide good competition.
At least the NFL is providing plenty of fun closing out the regular season. With the Bears just winning, more games are impotant on Sunday.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Bill O’Reilly is no spring chicken anymore. My guess is he doesn’t want the responsibility of both a radio show and his TV show everyday. I bet he chose to not renew his contract. And now Fred gets to strut his stuff. I think he’ll probably be good at this. Just a gut feeling.
Actually, that matters little. While Rush is aired live in the vast majority of his stations, others — such as O’Reilly (before he left), Levin, Laura, etc, are aired at a different time of day than their actual show.
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