Top Talk Radio Shows by Audience Size and Ideology

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[Asphalt]

1. Rush Limbaugh (Conservative)

14.50

2. Sean Hannity (Conservative)

11.75

3. Dr. Laura Schlessinger (Conservative)

8.50

Howard Stern (Non-ideological)

8.50

5. Michael Savage(Conservative)

7.00

6. Jim Bohannon (Moderate)

4.00

Dr. Joy Browne(Non-political)

4.00

Don Imus (Non-ideological)

4.00

George Noory (Non-political)

4.00

10. Neal Boortz (Libertarian)

2.50

Mike Gallagher(Conservative)

2.50

Clark Howard (Non-political)

2.50

13. Glenn Beck(Conservative)

2.00

Ken and Daria Dolan (Non-political)

2.00

G. Gordon Liddy(Conservative)

2.00

Doug Stephan and Nancy Skinner (Non-ideological)

2.00

17. Kim Komando(Non-political)

1.75

Bill O'Reilly (Conservative)

1.75

Jim Rome (Non-political)

1.75

20. Bob Brinker (Non-political)

1.50

Rusty Humphries(Conservative)

1.50

Michael Medved(Conservative)

1.50

Dave Ramsey (Non-political)

1.50

24. Dr. Dean Edell (Non-political)

1.25

Phil Hendrie (Non-ideological)

1.25

Laura Ingraham(Conservative)

1.25

Tom Leykis (Non-ideological)

1.25

Bruce Williams (Non-political)

1.25

[brewcrew]

I'm told that if you down a couple of Quaaludes before listening he makes perfect sense.

Kind of counteracts the downward, left-leaning spiral, I suppose....

[1Old Pro]

I thought O'reilly said he'd be bigger than Limbaugh

[Pippin]

No, O'Rielly has a bigger MOUTH than Limbaugh

[Pippin]

O'Reilly is a joke

[Pippin]

"Where is my all time favorite, Mark Levin????? "

What I wanted to know.

[Josh in PA]

O'Reilly's ship went down trying to look like a moderate on the Swift Boat Vets issue.

He should have been ashamed of himself for what he did. He proved himself to be a phony.

I use to occaisionally snoop in to hear what he was talking about but after his irrational position on the Swift Boat Vets, he's been banned from my radio.

[BJClinton]

If Dr. Laura is listed as a conservative Howard Stern is a liberal.

[Aquinasfan]

Jim Bohanon's luke-warmness is almost as disgusting as Howard Stern's obscenity.

It's not a bad list. It could be much worse.

[scott says]

Ha ha. .My point is that it is more of, what is the goal of "talk radio". If you want to talk to like minded folks, then Rush or Savage is the way to go.If you are trying to bring other people into "the fold", then Beck is better. I am a contractor and play the radio as I work, when I have Rush or Savage on the homeowners get a little nervous, when I play Beck they chuckle at his jokes,when he turns to politics they seem to be more receptive to the "conservative" view.I'm looking at it that way.

[StoneColdGOP]

And I don't listen to any of them, except Howard Stern from time to time.

Otherwise I much prefer Bill Handel, John & Ken, Dennis Prager and Terry Anderson.

[HamiltonJay]

Actually the most important person on that list to listen to, for most american's bar none is:

Dave Ramsey (Non-political)

[HamiltonJay]

Glenn Beck is the Steak to Boortz's dog food... thank god Boortz is off to some low watt AM station here.. he was destroying the FM station.

[jaydubya2]

"24. Dr. Dean Edell (Non-political) BS."
He is a flaming lib. No question.

[LIConFem]

"It should read: Don Imus (non-sensical)"

Oh, c'mon! He's a complete dope, 'tis true, but he is a riot at times. And he has some excellent guests as well.

[Dave78]

Phil Hendrie

Best. Show. Ever.

[jaydubya2]

"NANCY SKINNER (non-ideological) THAT'S GREAT!!!! She ran as a Democrat for Senate in Illinois. She was a liberal voice on WLS in Chicago. What a joke!!! Who assigned the labels here, Tom Harkin, the "conservative." HA!"
Yep. SHe had a talk show in Chicago with dim-wit Ski Anderson on WLS. They pulled the pulg on her when she started advertising her Senate race during the shows airtime. She apparently did not read the fine print in her contract that says she could not promote herself during company time.

[SamAdams76]

Gee, with all the media attention being given to Al Franken and that "liberal talk empire" of his (Air American radio or something like that), you'd think he'd make the list. Or at least be ahead of Tom Leykis.

But I guess not.

[jaydubya2]

And after seeing those internet pictures of Dr. Laura I though she could use a razor!

[brewcrew]

Oh, c'mon! He's a complete dope, 'tis true, but he is a riot at times.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. We do not share one when it comes to Imus.

[Hatteras]

Don Imus (Non-ideological)

Now THAT'S a bunch of crap. Non-ideological? Yeah, right...