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Of the 121 million listeners in markets served by portable people meters in 2021, an average of 7.5 million are listening to a radio at any given time, up slightly from 2020. [10] 68 percent of homes have at least one radio, with the average home having 1.5 radios as of 2020, both figures being steep declines from 2008. [11]
A top-rated radio host at WINS in New York City in the mid 1960s was Murray Kaufman, aka Murray the K. Kaufman took over the station's 7-11PM time period for several years. His show was known for its frenetic pace that incorporated segues, jingles, sound effects, and antics.
Renée Montagne – Special Correspondent/ former Host, Morning Edition; Peter O'Dowd – Guest Host, Here and Now; Ayesha Rascoe – Host, Weekend Edition Sunday, Co-Host NPR Sunday Puzzle; Ari Shapiro – Co-Host, All Things Considered; Robert Siegel – Former Host, All Things Considered; retired January 2018; Scott Simon – Host, Weekend ...
In 2002, Talkers Magazine named Owens one of its 25 Greatest Radio Talk Show Hosts of All Time. He was ranked 13th, making him the top local personality in the country. [7] In 2003 and again in 2010, Owens won the Marconi Award for Major Market Personality of the Year by the National Association of Broadcasters. [8] [9]
— Stern on his father's influence Stern wished to be in radio at the age of five. He was an infrequent listener in his youth, but names talk personalities Bob Grant and Brad Crandall as early influences. His father set up a microphone, tape machine and turntable in the basement of his home which Stern used to record his make-believe radio shows, incorporating different characters and pre ...
Delilah Rene Luke [1] (born February 15, 1960, in North Bend, Oregon) is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S. radio song request and dedication program, with an estimated 8 million listeners. [2]
In 2002, Talkers Magazine ranked him as the greatest-ever radio talk show host; [294] in 2017, he was the most-listened-to radio host in the United States, with 14 million listeners. [295] Limbaugh is given much of the credit for having revived AM radio at a time when most people had switched to FM. [296]
Grant was described as Los Angeles' most controversial nighttime radio host. [23] [24] In 1969, KLAC switched from a talk station to a music station. [25] Grant was then asked to co-host a television show called "Tempo" with actress Jeanne Baird that aired on KHJ Channel 9 in Los Angeles from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.