No way that Beck could keep up what he was doing at Fox. Most of his shows were him as the presenter for nearly the entire hour. He would use a few panels or experts, but mostly it was him. Anyone who’s ever had to communicate, even they do use a teleprompter, knows that the prep time to come off as real, engaged, and knowledgeable is big. Beck did it day after day after day. His ability absolutely amazed me.
O’Reilly, Hannity, and their like always have their time gimmicks. O’Reilly has his multitude of “segments” whether daily or weekly, and the talking head expert that goes with that segment. The same with Hannity. Their prep involves questioning and reacting.
Beck on the other hand was the presenter.
What he put on air was herculean in my opinion. I’d be totally burned out.
Rush pretty much said the same thing about when he did his television show.
“No way that Beck could keep up what he was doing at Fox. Most of his shows were him as the presenter for nearly the entire hour. He would use a few panels or experts, but mostly it was him. “
Don’t forget the chalk board!
As much as this decision disappoints me, I agree with you. Beck’s got more stamina and focus than most college kids. I worried about his health and whether there was enough time in any given day to tend to his personal life after all he’s managed to put together for a wide audience. In the last several months, he has presented to his audience - just about all the material I have read on these subjects in 7 years. That’s quite an accomplishment. Now, its up to us to individually archive (on hard disc) each of his programs for future reference. I expect his stuff will be ‘disappeared’ if opponents have anything to say about it. I wish him well and much success with every endeavor he takes on.
Nice post! I never considered the difference in prep time for each style of presentation.