Posted on 08/01/2009 7:26:05 AM PDT by kellynla
Sarah Palin is pursuing the idea of a talk radio show, reports say, but that’s not going to happen on Clear Channel, the country’s largest radio broadcaster.
Inside Radio reported earlier this week that Palin’s representatives were approaching radio broadcasters to see if the ex-Alaska governor could host a nationally-syndicated show.
Her lawyer Robert Barnett told the publication, “Many individuals and entities have expressed strong interest in Governor Palin. To date, she has not spoken with any of them, negotiated with any of them or made deals with any of them.”
But after the Inside Radio report, Paige Albiniak wrote on Broadcastingcable.com, “My own sources say much what they said when asked about a TV show for Palin: Don’t think so.”
While it is natural to assume Palin “would be a better fit for conservative radio than the less partisan world of syndicated broadcast TV, my sources say … Clear Channel has already passed on her,” Albiniak says.
She says the deal breaker for Palin is that radio execs doubt she would be able to maintain listener interest for three hours daily.
“While some of her recent remarks may indicate a talent for improvisation, anyone who’s listened to Rush Limbaugh … knows it’s the rare personality who can blab extemporaneously for 15 hours a week,” Albiniak writes.
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She would be terrible at talk radio...
I don’t even believe this story. Her lawyer issued a statement earlier this week that all of these reports about radio, tv, etc.. are not true. I’m so sick of these speculative reports which are not based on any truth.
I don’t know that she would be terrible at radio. I do know that people would LOVE to see her.
Her best bet is a daytime television show. There is always Fox News Channel on the weekends, as well.
I agree. The message she sends in a speech is important, her character is sterling. But her voice, not so much.
This would be a bad idea. How many policians thought they could do talk radio but found out they couldn’t? It’s not as easy as it seems. Besides, she should be SEEN. She ought to visit all the red counties in America, one by one, over the next two years.
My feeling too.
I love her, but a talk radio show would sink
her as a viable candidate for the Presidency,
or even Vice Presidency.
-—assuming that’s what she is ultimately aiming for-—
I know it’s what a lot of her supporters are aiming for.
With a two or three hour daily talk radio show, her detractors would see it as a treasure chest/archive of a million potential pieces of rope with which to hang her.
I agree. Her lawyer is the one to listen to.
Her lawyer Robert Barnett told the publication, “Many individuals and entities have expressed strong interest in Governor Palin. To date, she has not spoken with any of them, negotiated with any of them or made deals with any of them.”
100% unadulterated bullshit, designed to make it look like she is trying to “cash in” with the payoff being that they don’t want her. It’s always “sources who say”, no names ever named.
Not everyone has the skill to be a successful talk show host. It takes a lot of wind to fill up the time slot- even a little bit of silence just doesn’t work on the radio.
I would hope that Palin could get a contract for a series of short minute length programs- where she could discuss various policies and issues- on a daily basis, rather than a full length talk program.
Oh, so Rush is the “standard”? My arse. That’s quite a standard and it’s hypocritical. She couldn’t possibly be worse than Hannity, Quinn, Bauer and Rose. And she could easily be just as cutting and funny as Glenn Beck - without the emo and “cuteness”.
She'd be MUCH better as a regular susbstitute host for FNC's evening line-up: Beck, Hannity, Greta.
This reminds me of coaching searches, where a coach that has been told “thanks but no thanks” back channel calls a press conference to announce he has no interest in the job.
Rush is great at talking non-stop for 3 hours. However the crown would have to go to Art Bell. Only Art could talk about total BS and made it entertaining for 4 hours.
Exactly right. A talk show would be disastrous even if she did it perfectly. Given the skill with which the state-controlled media and others of the criminal element cut and paste and snip soundbites out of context, they would make her into an evildoer.
Hey BS media, “in honor of the American soldier, quit making things up”.
This is a silly idea. I Love Sarah, but it takes a talent to do radio.....
Ya dont just sit in front of a microphone and shoot the ****
You have to be able to punctuate and leave the pregnant pause... set up a segue way..
Then there is the entire technical side of being in radio to consider.....
Its not that easy folks.... Rush is a broadcast professional.
Laura Ingrahm has the technical side down but has a voice that leaves you wincing, but Damn it she knows how to produce a show.
I listen to Fred and Jeri Thompson from time to time and I love them but they are not radio professionals despite the fact that Fred has an astounding voice, professional credentials as an entertainer and a genuineness with Jeri that shines....
Levin is one of the few that has managed to make it work despite his voice..
(hitting a CART, while I organize)
Heyup
Rush is THE standard. He is a professional
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