Posted on 03/17/2021 9:26:13 PM PDT by conservative98
Cumulus Media's Westwood One announced on Wednesday that Dan Bongino will be launching a new radio show during the time slot left vacant by conservative talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh.
The program, "The Dan Bongino Show," will broadcast 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET in markets nationwide on May 24, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, according to a press release.
"The Dan Bongino Show will tackle the hot political issues, debunking both liberal and Republican establishment rhetoric," the press release described. "As a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer, Bongino is uniquely positioned to provide commentary and analysis that directly questions the philosophical underpinnings of both the Left and Big Government Republicans."
Bongino, a Fox News contributor, said "I'm excited to embrace the immense power of radio to connect with my listeners live for three hours every day. This is an incredible privilege, and I pledge to honor the trailblazing work of those who came before me."
"Dan is passionate and relatable, with a natural ability to connect with his audience," said Suzanne Grimes, President, Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes said in a statement. "Dan has been on a meteoric rise since his podcast launched in 2019, and we look forward to watching his star continue to soar."
Limbaugh passed away last month at 70 years old after battling Stage IV lung cancer.
Bongino praised Limbaugh after his passing, telling Fox & Friends, "Every conservative I know, everyone has had that Rush Limbaugh moment where they were listening and heard an idea for the first time ever."
Bongino himself had a recent health scare, being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma last September. He said Limbaugh’s cancer diagnosis was a "lifetime journey," that makes you appreciate and acknowledge the impermanence of life
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Thank God.
I’ve heard the name but that’s about it. Maybe he isn’t as popular as you think he is.
LOL!
Is this the Rush Limbaugh Show hosted by Dan Bongino or is it the Dan bongino show? Will Mr. Snerdley the screening the calls?
So the Rush Limbaugh show will now end? What is Mr Snerdly doing next?
I agree, I am still shocked at this all.
Maybe so. He sounds more British to me but ...
Replacement for Rush's stations. That would be a much larger hole to fill than Prager's current network would have to fill, if Prager left Salem. It would be a huge upward move for Prager, and admittedly a risky move for Premiere. But all replacement hosts would be risky to some extent.
My prediction is a safe one...The end of the Rush Empire will be like The fall of the Roman Empire. A few large, a few small hosts carving out their larger and smaller territories in some way or another, some eventual absorption of territories from one to another... but there will never be another Roman Empire.
A revival of the show needs more than dancing around the problems making concerned noises. Dan Bongino doesn't mind the flak. Let him rock.
That’s what my sister and I have discussed. Rush and the majority of other conservative broadcasters and personalities, were/are quick to point out issues and problems. Getting them to provide solutions ... not so much. Bannon is a bit like that, but he does have guests, like Dan Schultz and his efforts to get us involved in local precincts as committeemen.
It seems that the last time Rush became an actual activist was “Operation Chaos” with Hillary.
Still, he was very good at digging deep, providing history, and doing analysis, and I appreciated that.
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