Top Talk Radio Shows by Audience Size and Ideology

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[Asphalt]

1. Rush Limbaugh (Conservative)

14.50

2. Sean Hannity (Conservative)

11.75

3. Dr. Laura Schlessinger (Conservative)

8.50

Howard Stern (Non-ideological)

8.50

5. Michael Savage(Conservative)

7.00

6. Jim Bohannon (Moderate)

4.00

Dr. Joy Browne(Non-political)

4.00

Don Imus (Non-ideological)

4.00

George Noory (Non-political)

4.00

10. Neal Boortz (Libertarian)

2.50

Mike Gallagher(Conservative)

2.50

Clark Howard (Non-political)

2.50

13. Glenn Beck(Conservative)

2.00

Ken and Daria Dolan (Non-political)

2.00

G. Gordon Liddy(Conservative)

2.00

Doug Stephan and Nancy Skinner (Non-ideological)

2.00

17. Kim Komando(Non-political)

1.75

Bill O'Reilly (Conservative)

1.75

Jim Rome (Non-political)

1.75

20. Bob Brinker (Non-political)

1.50

Rusty Humphries(Conservative)

1.50

Michael Medved(Conservative)

1.50

Dave Ramsey (Non-political)

1.50

24. Dr. Dean Edell (Non-political)

1.25

Phil Hendrie (Non-ideological)

1.25

Laura Ingraham(Conservative)

1.25

Tom Leykis (Non-ideological)

1.25

Bruce Williams (Non-political)

1.25

[kellynla]

"Dr.?" Laura...
another clown
she passes herself off as some kind of "expert" in counseling...what did she get her doctorate in? physical fitness?? LOL

she refused to go see her own mother on her death bed and can't keep her own marriage together? yea, I want to take advice from this clown!

P.T. Barnum was sure right...(even though he was credited for saying it but didn't really LOL)

[attiladhun2]

I agree. Doc Edell ia a total leftie. Also full of himself.

[Asphalt]

I believe she has a PhD in psychology

[doc30]

What, no Al Franken or Randi Rhodes? It's a right wing media conspiracy! The corporate powers are facists and are disenfranchising the women and minority listeners. Laws are needed to level the playing field so the Truth can get out. These numbers must be faked! < /sarcasm>

[kellynla]

"I believe she has a PhD in psychology"
WRONG!

Her doctorate is in Physiology.

[sean327]

Dr. Dean Edell is a liberal jackass. My radio day starts with Russ Clark(a local guy)at 7:00, Rush at 9:00, Hannity at 12:00, then I turn it off untill 4:00 when Jim Rome comes on. After all the political talk Romey brings my blood pressure down, and the show is funnier than hell!
I glad to see Rome made it into the top 20. I am a closet clone.

[Asphalt]

my mistake, i was thinking of someone else.

[Asphalt]

my mistake, i was thinking of someone else. but man, you were awefully quick to point that out

[trubluolyguy]

Very disappointed to see two of my favorites way down on the list....Michael Medved and Laura Ingraham.

[WhiteGuy]

Howard Stern (Non-ideological) 8.50

KOAM

[trubluolyguy]

"Savage is a liability to conservatism"

No, he is a liability to the Republican party. Not conservatism.

[international american]

. Dr. Dean Edell, and Tom Leykis are lefties.

[kellynla]

well Ms. Laura has been passing herself off to millions for tooooo long as some kind of educated behavioral science authority...and SHE IS NOT! PERIOD

[marblehead17]

ping

[Lady Heron]

A clear-thinking liberal Democrat has the opportunity here. The trouble is that there are few of them.

I have never met one......The real question you need to ask yourself is there any possibility that you can really be a liberal democrat and be clear thinking at the same time....I think not.

[Protagoras]

Stern considered running for governor on the Libertarian ticket and would have won the line because enough of his fans would've registered Libertarian to support him. I believe he balked at releasing his tax returns or discussing his finances.

He didn't balk, they told him to go away. He's not a libertarian, he's a libertine.

[southparkNationalist]

We need to "freak" out more, and type less. :)

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

One has to chuckle at many of those classified as non-political. Many of these lean awfully far to the left--e.g., Stern, Imus, Noory, Edell, and Leykis. And sometimes O'Reilly (the Traditionalist).

[restornu]

Those figures are off Rush has about 20 million a week and Hannity about 14 million and George Norey about 5 million so I am confused I bet these figures are not on the up and up that this findarticles claim....

Neither is O'Reilly a conservative...

If Rush or Hannity fudged on their figures it would be FRONT PAGE NEWS!

[George Smiley]

Leykis is also liberal. Franken is noticably absent.

They didn't have an "idiot" category.