Thoughts?
That's the first I've heard of this.
How about
Which host -- Hannity or Medved -- defended Klinton against the impeachment charges?
Who? The name is not familiar.
The most brilliant, the most eloquent, the most entertaining talk show host on the air today, Michael Medved
Please reference the above, "Who?" statement.
He may be brillant in your city, but he is a nobody in my town. Not a slam, mind you - is he national? I'd like to give a listen if he is.
If he is not national, I'd think you might want to re-word the best in the universe bit.
Just a thought.
LVM
Sorry Cinnamon Girl but neither one is worth a sh!t as talk show host....Apologist/cheerleader(s) for the GOP maybe, but not talk show host(s).
MIchael is a brain and has an amazing knowledge of American and middle east history. His tapes are incredible and engaging. KVI screwed up big time on this. Now they have only locals and no syndicated "stars" live. Sean Hannity OTOH is on TV and was heard before on KVI at 6:00. Now they have lost a fine braodcaster so Hannity can come on at 12:00. Unbelievable. You Seattle/WA people please CALL and let your disagreement be known. Duckworth should get on his knees and beg Michael back.
Heard Medved's surprise signoff Friday on KVI; he'll be missed. Hannity blows by comparison, and anybody who really wants to know what he has to say can tune into Fox News - it's always the same topics as the radio show. And these days, it's nothing but pushing the stupid damn book!!!!!!
Arrgh.
A message to KVI radio listeners
Affiliation News August 30, 2002
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONCERNING MICHAEL MEDVED’S DEPARTURE FROM KVIAfter six spectacularly successful Seattle years, the Michael Medved Show has been abruptly dropped by KVI Radio. One of my regrets about this situation is the inability to speak directly to my listeners about this change in my life, and in your daily radio schedule. Though I won’t get the chance to answer your questions during my broadcast, I can do so here. I’m enormously grateful for the opportunity I’ve enjoyed since July 1996, to speak with so many thousands of you every weekday from noon to three, and I look forward to further conversation.Q: Michael, did you choose to end your association with KVI?
A: Absolutely not. I love the station, my on-air colleagues, and most of all, the listeners. I would have gladly continued to broadcast my show on KVI from noon till three, just as I have for the last six years. Unfortunately, KVI made a unilateral decision, without consulting me at any time, to drop the live broadcast of the show.Q: Was the decision based on ratings?
A: You can’t make that argument credibly. My show has consistently earned the best ratings for any show originating at KVI — only Rush Limbaugh regularly wins a larger audience share. If they decided to replace a show based solely on ratings, they would have replaced Hannity, Carlson or Kirby before they dropped me.Q: KVI says you were offered the 6 to 9 PM time slot as an alternative to 12 to 3. Why didn’t you take it rather than leaving the station?
A: Our show is broadcast across the United States, in more than 130 markets. That means that we go out live at noon Pacific time — and we couldn’t change the schedule of live broadcast simply to suit the whim of KVI. If I took the 6 to 9 slot, you would have heard merely a taped, “canned” version of my show — allowing no live participation from Seattle callers. I value my Seattle callers far too much to give them up.Q: Do you feel that KVI really wanted you to take the early evening slot?
A: No. When KVI abruptly announced the termination of our live show, they also told us we could no longer broadcast from the KVI studios. This meant that even if we agreed to let KVI air tapes of our show in the early evening, or went along with other possible arrangements we later discussed, we’d have to find some other station to host our live broadcast. Part of what I always valued about my association with KVI was the feeling of “family” that prevailed at the station, working in the hallways, offices and studios with people I liked and respected. Even if we accepted another time slot, with our show tape-delayed and no Seattle callers, that sense of collegiality and team work would be gone -- since KVI demanded that we find another station or studio from which to broadcast our show. They also indicated they would cut off my family’s medical insurance plan, my 401K and other benefits, even if I accepted their proposal.Q: Was there any secret conflict behind the scenes that led to this decision?
A: If so, I was totally unaware of it – and am still unaware of any such conflict. I enjoyed a wonderful working relationship with my on-air colleagues as well as with the management at KVI until the day in August that Rob Dunlop and Paul Duckworth telephoned my syndicator with the shocking, totally unexpected news that they had decided to drop live broadcast of my show.Q: Doesn’t this decision reduce the local focus of KVI?
A: Absolutely. My show goes out across the United States, but I’ve always been proud to discuss the fact that I live and work in Seattle, and used local examples to illustrate national issues. Now Kirby and John are left as the only Seattle-based hosts on this radio station, surrounded by big blocks of programming from New York and San Francisco. KVI used to run an ad that asked, “Who’s got the best line up this side of Safeco Field?” I’m not sure that these hosts in other cities even know where — or what — Safeco Field is.Q: What’s next for the Michael Medved show?
A: We will continue to broadcast across the country, live every weekday from noon till three. We are adding important new affiliates every week — recently picking up Washington DC, Detroit, and Cleveland, Long Island/New York, Sioux City Iowa, Albuquerque and Amarillo.Q: Will you continue to do the show from Seattle, despite KVI’s decision to make facilities unavailable to you?
A: Certainly. For me, and for Diane and the children as well, the Northwest is our home and we love it here. We’ve put down deep roots in the area, with our many friends and connections to the community. Though it may be inconvenient to broadcast in the Seattle area for the next few months while we’re off the air here, we will continue to do so. We won’t allow a decision by KVI executives to uproot the lives we’ve built here.Q: Will we be able to continue listening to the show in Seattle?
A: Yes, if you are connected to the internet. Between September 1, 2002, and January 1, 2003, the show will be available in Seattle only on the internet — where it’s streamed live every day at www.krla870.com and www.dcradio700.com. According to market research, 85% of our listeners are regular internet users. This means that most of you can continue to listen—and to call in live, at 1-800-955-1776.Q: Why won’t the show air immediately on another local station?
A: Because of a “non-compete” clause in our contracts with KVI — a clause that prevents the show from airing on any other station in the Seattle market for six months. In our negotiations for a termination agreement, the KVI management did agree to cut two-months off our period of “exile” — so we’ll only be off the air in Seattle for four months, instead of six.Q: When does the Michael Medved show go back on the air in Seattle?
A: At the very beginning of the New Year—January 2, 2003. We’ll be live as part of an impressive line-up at a new Seattle alternative in conservative talk. Please check our website (www.michaelmedved.com) for announcements and details. We will not disappear from Seattle radio, and beginning with the New Year I hope our listeners will take the trouble to find us. IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO NOTIFY YOU VIA EMAIL, ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW.Q: Will Darth Sytman, Jeremy Steiner “Pride of Hillsdale College” and Fawn Rainforest continue to be part of the show?
A: Absolutely. Dan and Jeremy are the best producers in radio – with no exceptions – and I couldn’t do this job without them.Q: Are you angry at this turn of events?
A: I’m more disappointed than angry. I’m also, quite frankly, surprised — since the KVI team of on-air talent had always functioned so well together, earned such substantial profits for the station, and established an unusually strong bond with the listeners. I will miss the station, and I know that many listeners will miss me.Q: Are you a victim?
A: I am not a victim! Remember, that’s one of the mottos of the Michael Medved show. Even after going off the air on KVI, I get the privilege of holding down one of the best jobs in the world, broadcasting live every day to nearly two million people. The real victims here are my listeners in Seattle, who’ll have to improvise, or turn to the internet, for four months until they can easily hear the Michael Medved show again. I’m confident that those listeners are smart and committed enough to appreciate our show—and smart and committed enough to find it again when it comes back on the air on a major station on January 1, 2003.Q: How can listeners contact KVI to express their reaction to this decision?
A: You can call the station management (Paul Duckworth, Program Director, or Rob Dunlop, General Manager) at 206-223-5700. These calls will register more clearly than calls to the KVI comment line. You can also write to the management at KVI Radio at 1809 Seventh Ave., Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101.Q: How should we stay in touch with the Michael Medved Show?
A: Please use our website www.michaelmedved.com. We post new movie reviews every week, along with articles, columns, commentaries, and updates on my speaking and public appearance schedule. If you send us emails about the Seattle situation, we will be happy to keep you updated on our future broadcast location. If you can make it to some local event here in Seattle, come up and say hello. But above all, stay in touch. I hope that you will enjoy a busy and productive Fall and Holiday Season, and I’ll be back on the air with all of you at the first of the year, on an exciting new affiliate with a dynamic conservative lineup, broadcasting again to the Greatest Region, in the Greatest Nation on God’s Green Earth. Upward and Onward!Michael Medved
But Michael Medved's show is different . He has a positive playful way about him that lightens the load .
And Signs is scary, but on a deeper level than aliens and special effects... Climb inside the head of a man who destroys his own belief in G-d, only to be faced with reality that what you've destroyed is the only thing that can save you...
He can get many things done and not just talk about it. He is an excellent motivator, and has rescued many in need. He is tenacious at times like a bull dog, so many times he is sucessful for getting to the bottem of an issue.
Many thinks he should go into to politics, but he knows he is more useful in the position that he holds now. Michael Medved is nice but we are in a win or lose era, so a person like Hannity not only keeps many focus, many do act and to keep this nation free!
Dr. Laura dominates the early afternoon hours of at least 4 local stations. What a bore.
Michael Medved is ok but he doesn't stir up my enthusiasm. I hope your local station will continue to play Medved's show, but perhaps his program is not bringing in the profitlike Hannity's surely has proven to do, plus increased listenership.
Thank God, Michael Savage hits the airwaves at 4:00 p.m. He really is inspirational and revs up social and political hot talk like no one can on the radio in the afternoon!!! Actually, some days listening to the first opening minutes of the Savage Nation is like drinking an entire bottle of Tobasco Sauce in one gulp with a Tequila chaser!
Radio listening life would be absolutely sensationally perfect from KSFO 560 AM all day and evening if they would just remove Dr. Laura's Show or at least reschedule to very late night, IMHO.