I’ve always found Beck’s radio show to be terribly lacking. He’s FAR better on TV, IMO.
Every time I listen to Beck lately he’s either A) promoting the Fox show nonstop, B) goofing around talking about nothing, or C) replaced by a guest host that day.
Beck is far funnier on radio, IMHO,and far better than Galagher.
But it’s like your favorite restaurant. You don’t like the meal or service one time and you stay away.
Slightly different formats though I guess. In particular his radio show gives him more opportunity for comedy than the TV show does.
1) Way too much self promotion. When I listen to an hour of his show, it breaks out as follows:
15 minutes of great monologue
15 minutes of advertisements
10 minutes of Glenn talking about whatever new book he has out that month
10 minutes of Glenn talking about whatever crappy stage show he has out
10 minutes of Glenn teasing you about how blown away you'll be if you tune in to watch his tv show later in the day.
2) Glenn should cut down on the frivolous banter with his two cohorts. It's a sad waste of time.
3) The intro to his show lasts way too long. You can switch to a different station and catch some news, come back to Glenn's show and the intro's still playing.
4) Someone needs to take Glenn aside and let him know he isn't even slightly funny and shouldn't try to be.
Yep, absent all the conspiracy theories about Beck being treated unfairly, he has steadily moved from conservative politics to Faith, Hope, and Charity (translate - here's more of my Mormon beliefs) over the past six months. I, for one, don't care for him on TV or radio anymore, and I use to record the TV show every day.
I truly think Beck could take a lesson from the 112th congress ...get back to the basics. Said differently, he would do well to get back on the horse that brought him to town in the first place.