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My guess is that a majority of listeners lack college degrees also. Savage sometimes catches himself saying that about Hannity and quickly tries to exempt listeners from his "snobbery."
When Savage started first as fill in on KSFO sister station KGO then full time 4PM - 7PM on KSFO he caught hell from the liberals on KGO. He fought back but nowhere near the obsession he has vis-a-vis conservative competitors nationally. As a local host he didn't really compete against KSFO fellow hosts claiming instead that he alone was responsible for KSFO's success. Was he serious?
I literally never missed a minute throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.
I no longer participate on his thread realizing the majority of my posts were reactions to things I did not like; mainly I despised his dumping the snark on conservative talkers and authors.
I still congratulate him for being more forceful than most speaking out against enemies foreign and domestic.
I am a fan of all talk radio. I have no "home team." I want all of them to remain in business.
I fear though that in Savage's own words he intends to become less partisan and more "diverse."
I recall remarks from the Dickey brothers that that suits them fine. IMO however it means Savage is being nudged into a self-imposed Fairness Doctrine. But some parts of his shows are like the "old Savage." Great IOW -- and we should be prepared to defend him against government persecution.
But when he starts dumping the snark on his competitors I turn the dial to Hannity; then to Tom Sullivan -- lastly switch on bluegrass to hear classics like Take Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth I Am Just Here To Kiss You Goodbye and Her End Justifies The Jeans.
My recollection is Savage started the feud mainly against Rush and Hannity; Levin handled the initial retaliation and started catching hell from Savage.
I swore completely off Hannity after the election when he parroted the RINO talking points of "making nice with immigration 'reform,' be friendlier to 'women's Issues,'" etc.
Savage is another subject. When he first hit our airways at night, I tried listening as he focused on some conservative points with which I agreed - then, he launched into some of the most childish name calling I had ever heard a grow up use! He had cheap, petty nicknames for more talk show hosts than I had ever known of.
Now, Savage has taken over Hannity's time and station spot but I'll merely forgoe listening to talk radio at all during those hours, for our local talking heads include a so-called conservative, yet one who despises the TEA party, and his wacko female side kick!
Hannity vs. Savage: “Conservatism for Beginners” vs. “Conservatism for the Unhinged.”
Hannity is all-in for our troops. He may not be be the hardcore conservative we all love, but given those two choices on my radio dial it’s not a difficult choice.
Caller: “Hi, Michael, how are you?”
Savage: “Don’t ask me how I am. Just get to your point....”
Caller: “Sorry. I, uh..., I’m a long time listener, but I think your belief that George Zimmerman should have been convicted of murdering Trayvon Martin is wrong....”
Savage: “That’s because you’re a moron who can’t think logically. Don’t ever call my show again. Call that other guy, Harvey Wallbanger, who’s as ignorant as you are....”
The market to watch is Chicago. Savage has taken Hannity’s old time slot 6-9 on WLS am 890 followed by Levin who when not bumped by Notre Dame games is delayedcast 9-midnight.
While Hannity has moved over to WIND am560 in his live time slot 3-6pm followed by a local host ex- congressman Joe Walsh. I know Joe is beating the pants off of Savage there.
The only two things I agree with the big weenie head is his positions on Maryjaweena and Liberalism is a mental disorder. Which remain consistant. He took off on Zimmerman and defended what was happening to him as deserved; prior, during, and after the trial claiming conspiracy. Cam’t stand him. He’s a phoney working the system.
Savage is too angry for my taste. Hannity doesn’t let people talk when he asks them questions and I turn him off. I like Levin and Ingraham.
There is no competition for me between Sean and Mike. Michael Savage RULES!
You get little or no perceptive, thought provoking analysis from Sean Hannity. You do get yelling contests instead of rational and ordered discussion from Sean's "guests." I do listen to him on occasion, but I get bored with Hannity and, I might add, Rush.
The analysis of Savage is often unique, penetrating, and unsparing and unheard on Hannity and Rush. Savage tells you what he thinks and why. His range of discourse is wide and engaging. There is no real contest on the longer run.
They both suck, but in different ways.
I can’t listen to either one. At 3:00 I pull in Howie Carr from WRKO on line.
My take:
Savage is brilliant but loathsome.
Hannity is a nice fellow but not nearly as sharp as he needs to be for the radio talk show medium.
I will listen to either of them when the Tom Petty channel isn’t working on the satellite radio.
On east coast time, Rush from 12-3, Howie Carr from 3-7, Tom Petty channel after that.
Now that I’m retired and have more time to listen to talk radio, I have a hard time listening to any of them. I’d like all of them to talk about America’s problems with communism and how the communists have taken over the Democrat Party.
If you read the Drudge Report, Free Republic, Weasel Zippers and other news sites, you will know what they will talk about.
I stated this in another thread but Savage is the only person that makes me miss Hannity’s radio show. His new show is intolerable and it was a mistake to put him on as many stations in his new format as they did.
We already have a very crowded marketplace and Savage does not work before 9pm, IMO. I’d listen to Laura, Dr Laura, Glenn, Dan Bongino, Tammy Bruce, Mark Davis, Mark Belling, Bill Bennett, Bauer and Rose, Mike Church, Wilcow and even reruns of Car Talk before I’d waste time on Savage.
They made a JC Penney type of miscalculation, IMO. Too small an audience and too many options to accommodate the ad revenues required in such a large marketplace.
I gave up on Hannity a long time ago. He is a fake conservative. He pretends on radio and then wimps out on TV with his liberal and RINO guests.
With Savage, I will agree with him half the time, but on the things that he gets right, he will articulate that position better than anyone on the air. I’ll take that over someone telling me what he thinks I want to hear, which is what Hannity does.