'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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Michael Smerconish is jumping from traditional talk radio to satellite, saying the media form he has loved essentially left him.
"The Caplis & Silverman Show" tackles the thorniest political issues of the day, but it's one radio program people can't say lacks civility.
Glenn Beck, the man behind Saturday's rally at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, has built an empire around his own voice that grew exponentially with his move to Fox News Channel and President Barack Obama's election to the White House.
Glenn Beck, the man behind Saturday's rally at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, has built an empire around his own voice that grew exponentially with his move to Fox News Channel and President Barack Obama's election to the White House.
Talk show host Laura Schlessinger says her desire to talk freely without having affiliates and sponsors attacked led to her abrupt decision to end her "Dr. Laura" radio show later this year.
Still, the desire to do a show where the opinions aren't predictable puts Smerconish at a disadvantage on terrestrial radio, said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers.
"Although he really is a conservative, he has broken away from the mold and is truly independent," Harrison said.
