Ratings: Does anyone have a list of the Top Ten Radio Talk Shows?

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[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Just Curious if anyone has access to the most recent ratings. Would like to see how many listeners and stations that Rush, Boortz, etc. have. Also, I'm curious how they do from one city to the next.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

thanks.

[jbstrick]

I think 1 and 2 are

1. Rush
2. Hannity

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I know Rush is the top dog. Hannity, Boortz and Savage are are up there too. I would like to see how many listeners they have.

[Dallas]

I dunno, but I like Marlin Maddoux, POINT OF VIEW - LIVE

[stainlessbanner]

No Art Bell?

< grin>

[Musket]

There are radio stations in markets ratings here but I don't know where to find the nationwide personalites ratings. Anyone else?

[WSGilcrest]

Look here --> http://www.talkers.com/


From Talkers Magazine:

The 25 Greatest Radio
Talk Show Hosts of All Time

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Howard Stern
3. Don Imus
4. Larry King
5. Sally Jessy Raphael
6. Bruce Williams
7. Dr. Laura Schlessinger
8. Barry Gray
9. Barry Farber
10. Dr. Joy Browne
11. Michael Jackson
12. Art Bell
13. Ronn Owens
14. Jerry Williams
15. Neil Rogers
16. Bob Grant
17. Long John Nebel
18. David Brudnoy
19. Arthur Godfrey
20. Bill Ballance
21. Neal Boortz
22. J.P. McCarthy
23. Jean Shepherd
24. Gene Burns
25. G. Gordon Liddy

[WSGilcrest]

More stuff from Talkers Magazine:

TOP TALK RADIO AUDIENCES BY SIZE
(Weekly cume low-end estimates 12-plus in millions rounded off to the
nearest .25 million based upon TALKERS magazine analysis of a national sampling of Arbitron reports supported by other reliable indicators in rated and non-rated markets for SPRING, 2002)
1. Rush Limbaugh................................................................................................. 14.50+
2. Sean Hannity.................................................................................................... 10.00+
3. Dr. Laura Schlessinger....................................................................................... 8.00+
3. Howard Stern................................................................................................... 8.00+
4. Michael Savage................................................................................................ 6.00+
5. Art Bell............................................................................................................ 4.25+
5. Jim Bohannon.................................................................................................. 4.25+
5. Dr. Joy Browne............................................................................................... 4.25+
5. Don Imus......................................................................................................... 4.25+
6. Neal Boortz..................................................................................................... 2.50+
6. Ken and Daria Dolan....................................................................................... 2.50+
6. Clark Howard................................................................................................. 2.50+
7. Michael Gallagher........................................................................................... 2.25+
7. G. Gordon Liddy........................................................................................... 2.25+
7. Bruce Williams.............................................................................................. 2.25+
8. Kim Komando.............................................................................................. 1.75+
8. Tom Leykis................................................................................................... 1.75+
8. Jim Rome..................................................................................................... 1.75+
8. Doug Stephan............................................................................................... 1.75+
9. Glenn Beck.................................................................................................. 1.50+
9. Michael Medved.......................................................................................... 1.50+
9. Dave Ramsey............................................................................................... 1.25+
10. Bob Brinker................................................................................................. 1.25+
10. Dr. Dean Edell............................................................................................. 1.25+
10. Phil Hendrie................................................................................................

[mhking]

The last time I read the cumes, the top three were Rush, Hannity & Clark Howard. The rest of the top ten included Boortz, Art Bell, Michael Medved, Phil Hendrie and surprisingly Cruella de Vil (Dr. Laura; I knew her numbers had dropped substantially, but I thought they had tanked).

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Looks like Clark Howard dropped since the last time you looked!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

thanks!

[A CA Guy]

I think it is:
#1 Rush
#2 Art Bell (no joke)
#3 Dr. Laura

[WSGilcrest]

One more tidbit from Talkers Magazine.

Most Criticized Person: Bill Clinton

[SoDak]

I listen to Dave Ramsey every night, he talks a lot of sense. I also like to catch Bruce Williams sometimes. I listen to Rush at lunch everyday too.

[ameribbean expat]

where's Cigar Dave? Must have a misprint on that there list.
http://www.smokethis.com/theater/index.shtml

[mhking]

Not sure - the numbers I had seen were based on the August Arbitron books, and included the top 50 markets. If I recall correctly, they were cited in Radio & Records sometime in late September. (they may be on the R&R website)

[MoodyBlu]

Didn't like him at first but after giving Glenn Beck a couple of weeks, he's good! His home station is WPHT (1210 AM) in Philadelphia from 9-12 each weekday before Rush.

Glenn is not afraid to say that this is a war against militant Islam that we are fighting. He makes a lot of sense about many topics and is worth a listen.

[Musket]

The list at their site is pretty complete except they're missing Laura Ingraham--who is easily 10 times better than many of the listed chuckle-heads.

[Flyer]

"Tommie, did you do your homework, or did someone do it for you?"

[WSGilcrest]

Ah yes, Cigar Dave! I found him a few years back while working graveyards here in the bay area. I would sit in a pickup truck and try to pickup skip on the am radio. KFI in L.A. had a rebroadcast of Dave's show in the middle of the night.

If you like cigars, check out http://www.cigarfamily.com/ Great message boards and a trading room.