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

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

[wayoverontheright]

"Hey guys. You know this Liberal thing that we're all so committed to? Well, it ain't payin' the bills."

This could be the beginning of the end for the control the left has had on the media. Rest assured this move is market driven, as my old boss used to say, "Must is a mighty master".

[ewing]

Or put Mancow in the 9PM slot if Drudge won't come back.

[Steely Tom]

Mike Savage looks a little like Gene Shepard. Sounds kind of like him too, voicewise, anyway.

(steely)

[Mr. K]

I wonder if MSNBC will sabotage his show before it airs with prejorative commercials ala Alan Keyes show, where they were SOOOOOO apologetic about having to out a REAL CONSERVATIVE BLACK MAN on their precious airwaves...

[concerned about politics]

After the viewership increases, MSNBC will move it to primetime and put it up against one of FOX's big hitters. I will not put myself in a position to give viewership to MSNBC versus FOXNEWS.

yep. I'm not going to bother watching it. He should wait for a better network if he claims to be conservative. Why aid the socialist agenda?

[TLBSHOW]

Bttt

and he knows Islam is the enemy!

[RecentConvert]

May long live The Savage Nation.

And may God bless Mike Savage, the only the voice of reason.

[OldFriend]

Save your money, even his radio program is not listen-able for more than very short periods of time.

[Mustang]

The Joe Pine Show....now, that's a blast from the past!

I wonder how many of our fellow FReepers recall his show?

Mustang sends w/Best FReegards.

[Inspectorette]

If they sign away Brit Hume from Fox, I wont watch.

I can't imagine Brit anywhere but Fox. It's hard to imagine him having spent so many years at ABC. How was he ever able to stomach that arrogant, narcisstic gasbag Jennings?

[DeFault User]

(Jeez, how I miss the Joe Pine show)

You're revealing your age. Joe Pine could insult your mother, you and the horse you rode in on before the first commercial break.

I always thought the poor souls who came on his show were masochists. On second thought, most were idiots.

[The Lake City Gar]

His rants are out there hilarious and sometimes a bit extreme, just like before Rush started playing golf and mellowing out.

I've been listening to Rush almost since day one. He has never been as nasty as Savage. Rush has never had to be a jerk in order to get shock ratings like Savage.

[RecentConvert]

"I'll give him about 1-3 months. MSNBC should really wake up and realize that people who lean far left OR right aren't going to get too many ratings for them. First Keyes, then Phil, now Savage......it's like a frickin see-saw in their programming department!"

The reason you mention are exactly the ones why Mike will survive. The others are in the middle, and, hence, no strong convictions. Mike goes to the extreme because of his strong conservative convictions. Viewers, deep in their hearts, have no desire for wishy-washy hosts. They want to hear people who say what they mean and mean what they say. Mike Savage is such a man.

[momma mayo]

Savage tells it like it is....not candy coated for you pablum babies. I just found his radio show and I love it, he is funny, witty, and is not afraid to say what we all think. He is the only guy on radio with guts!!!!

[FourtySeven]

God Bless him, and I hope you're right, but Keyes was pretty darn sure of his convictions too, wasn't wishy washy, and he still suffered in the ratings.

We'll see. I can hardly wait to see the show, although if it's going to be on in the afternoons I'm going to have to tape it.

[RecentConvert]

"I guess that settles it ... I need to get cable. I was hoping he would be on Network TV."

Same here. I'll subscribe to cable for the first time just to listen to The Savage Nation.

Go get them Mike!!!

[Diverdogz]

Really. Talk about terrible time slots. Is Hee Haw still on at 5 pm Saturdays?

[and the horse you rode in on]

Time to put tin foil back on the TV Antena/Sat-Dish

He's a perfect balance to Phil Donahue.
They're equally far out on opposite extremes.

[jd777]

Is your loyalty to Fox or to our growing conservative ideology?

[leadpenny]

I am not familiar with his drive time show. Is there a chance that if it does well, MSNBC may start broadcasting his regular radio show like they now do for Imus in the Morning?