[BC] Building an audience

[cldube]

I imagine that in seeing the success of Rush, the networks were actively 
looking for
further "talent" to develop to extend the air time (and hence advertising 
revenue).

Could it be safely said that if Rush didn't create the clamor, the others 
would not have made it to where they are now?

Chuck

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale H. Cook" <radiotest at cox.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Building an audience


> At 10:58 AM 10/13/2005, Chuck Dube wrote:
>
>>Did O'Reilly and Hannity get their national exposure on television and 
>>then make the migration
>>to syndicated radio (I'm not talking about local shows)?
>
> Sean had a successful talk show on WGST in Atlanta, which attracted the 
> attention of both Fox News and WABC. He moved to New York and teamed up 
> with Alan Colmes on Fox News in September, 1996, and at about the same 
> time started guest-hosting talk shows on WABC, getting his own overnight 
> show there in January, 1997. He moved to the WABC time slot following Rush 
> in, if I remember correctly, the fall of 1997. The strength of his 
> afternoon show, along with his national exposure on Fox News and (if I 
> remember correctly) his appearances as a guest host for Rush led to the 
> ABC syndication of Hannity beginning on September 10, 2001.
>
> Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, 
> VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ
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