But the reason none of these names will ever approach Rush's popularity is that he understands radio the way nobody else does and still, after all these years, nobody gets it.
First, he has an unmatched sense of when the program is moving and when it is getting bogged down. Some of these guys will do 2 hours on some nuance they consider interesting but millions of conservatives' eyes are glazing over in the audience.
Also, they all, except Rush, surrender their shows, at times, to the callers. It is not just a joke that the function of the caller is to make the host look good; 9 out of 10 calls are not interesting, except for how the host responds. If it was the caller we were interested in, we would only need a call screener.
Despite what you may think about his opinion on any given subject, Rush is at the top not because he is more entertaining (Glenn Beck is more entertaining) but because he understands the format better than anybodt else and his instinct for good radio is tops.
I love em both, but Glenn is more my style, sarcastic and biting and laugh my ass of funny.