MSNBC SIGNS CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO PHENOMENON MICHAEL SAVAGE TO HOST ‘THE SAVAGE NATION’...

NBC Media Village ^ | 2/12/03 | NBC PR

[ElephantMan]

>>>Last year MSNBC hired Alan Keyes to bring conservative audience to the network but they succumbed to the pressure of Muslims, liberals and nuts like Dave S here (who seems to be poised to bring down Keyes' successor too) and replaced Keyes with this liberal lunatic Donahue claiming low rating.

>>>As a result, while the rating roughly remained the same, about 400,000 viewers, the Donahue audience is the same they have regardless; while the Keyes audience, who scored very high on the likely consumer rating, left MSNBC completely. By hiring Savage MSNBC is trying to bring them back.

Sorry for the late reply, missed this originally.

The reason Keyes show was yanked, is the same reason they're bouncing Donahue: ratings!

I love Alan Keyes. I've read his books, seen him speak live on several occasions and generally think he's a brilliant man and a great orator. But, truthfully, that show was difficult to watch...and I hardly ever did. (And the ratings indicate that I wasn't alone.)

[ElephantMan]

>>>are you implying that Savage is a PhD? If so, Im shocked.

Be shocked. He has two Master's Degrees as well as a PhD (from Berkeley).

>>>Only people on amphetamines are crazy enough to find his abrasive exterior appealing.

I stand by what I originally wrote, look again:

"People who let Savage's abrasive exterior scare them away miss out on the wisdom he has to impart."

If you actually read what I wrote, I never said anything about finding Savage's abrasive exterior appealing. I'm sure some of Savage's listeners like the grit; but his mainstream appeal and national ratings success cannot be dismissed as schtick.

Savage listeners are like the first guy to crack open a pineapple--everyone before him missed out because the ugly exterior scared them off.

Look past the exterior. Y'know...don't judge a book by it's cover.

[ohioman]

Dave S. sounds like a hollywood idiot. I doubt he will tone down his head-in-the-sand comments.

[Dave S]

Last year MSNBC hired Alan Keyes to bring conservative audience to the network but they succumbed to the pressure of Muslims, liberals and nuts like Dave S here

Not so, the responded to what all networks respond to, poor ratings or more correctly the desire for stronger ratings. MSNBC assumed that Donahue was going to improve their ratings. Little did they know their former matinee idol was going to drive the ratings into the ground. I predict that Savage is going to get about the same audience. Its just going to be composed of conservative losers rather than liberal losers. Both Savage and Donahue, and Keyes before them were too strident for TV. None of them are capable of drawing an audience of other than their zealots.

[Dave S]

But, truthfully, that show was difficult to watch...and I hardly ever did. (And the ratings indicate that I wasn't alone.)

And I predict that Savage will be just as difficult to watch unless he tones it down for the tube.

I wonder what kind of audience he needs to pull in the non prime time spot they gave him?

[Dave S]

Dave S. sounds like a hollywood idiot. I doubt he will tone down his head-in-the-sand comments.

I predicted that Keyes wouldnt last. Predicted same thing for Donahue. Dont expect any better from Savage although he may be able to survive in his non prime time slot.

[Ambisonx]

"It keeps you wired while you're getting buzzed," Russ Weiner explained.

http://www.marinij.com/news/stories/news7002107.shtml

I think the Weiner family knows a thing or two about speed!

[Ambisonx]

Weiner claims he was denied his "academic birthright" because of affirmative action. You decide if Weiner was more qualified than the man who got the job.

http://www.dynamictruth.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000162

[Ambisonx]

You might want to consider this review of the Savage Nation book entitled "Savage with the Truth."

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/02/19/savage/index.html

[ohioman]

Any review by those left wing scum at Salon isn't even worth using as toilet paper.