I thought it would be great to have a period where I could sample Hannity's show - until I had to listen to portions of it for two days in a row.
Compared to Belling, Hannity is boring and dumb as a box of rocks.
Mark made a mistake, and compounded that mistake by not addressing it with sincerity. But I think he is the smartest person on radio in America. Rush doesn't come close (although he has the best research staff of all), Hannity misses opportunities that fly right over his head, and the others are mental midgets compared to Belling. He'll be fine regardless of how long this *suspension* continues.
If I were him, I'd consider telling WISN that he'll be fielding other offers when this contract is up, unless they show more loyalty to him. He's by far the most powerful local voice on the air right now, and as I've said, he's the smartest radio personality in America (ahead of Laura Ingraham).
I agree completely. Mark was the only personality to predict the closeness of the 2000 election that I know of.
I respect Hannity, but yep- Snoozers!
The problem with WISN is that it is owned by Clearchannel. Their priorities do not include one host in one market. They would fire him if they thought it served their overall corporate interests.
The only other option in Milwaukee is WTMJ and they aren't going to toss Jonathan Green over the side so that Belling can take over the PM drive time.
One good thing that has come out of this. Tax money is no longer going to support the radical black power activist Michael McGee's radio show.
I couldn't agree more. WISN and ClearChannel share some blame in this whole thing. The minute you give an inch to the hateful left, they demand more and more.
If WISN fired Belling, that would not be good enough for these people.
I would have to agree with the comments about Mark's brilliance... remember, folks, just because you don't get along with someone because of their personality doesn't make them a bad person. Mark is on of the few true conservative voices that we have in Milwaukee and the liberal left has been out to get him for some time. Many find his style to be brash at times, but if you can learn to deal with that aspect of his personality, you can learn a great deal from his show... personally, replacing Belling with a Syndicated show would be a grave mistake by clear channel, and knowing how things float at the station being a long time listener of several of the local shows on it, I believe that most of the decisions right now are out of Jerry's (station manager) control...
ohhh, kryptonite... you used an "offensive" word and should be thrown off your computer! ;) (j/k)
Not to mention self-obsessed and a prettyboy.
Takes him about 3/10ths of a second to mention himself six times in a conversation with, say, Dick Cheney or Bob Bork.
Never occurs to PrettyBoy that WE want to hear CHENEY.
Aaaaaaargggghhhh