America's Talk
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America's Talk is a news and talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio
, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158 and moved to 166 on 2011-05-04. Much like its sister talk channel XM Talk 168, it is a general news/talk focused channel. It was programmed by Sean Compton
until 2008-04-01, in Cincinnati, Ohio
. It's now programmed by Trevor Oliver. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Radio Networks
.
show Talknet, named after the old NBC Talknet
. The rest of the lineup consisted of shows moved from other channels, and replays. Arriving on the weekday lineup from XM 165
were Jim Quinn
and Bruce Williams, still played live mornings and evenings. The weekend lineup mainly consisted of weekend shows moved over from XM 152, including Bill Handel
, Leo Laporte
, and Dr. Dean Edell who was also heard on weekdays. Replays of Glenn Beck
and Rollye James
from XM 165 filled out mid-days and overnights on XM 158. The channel also intended to include WFLZ-FM's The MJ Morning Show
in mid-days, syndicated by Clear Channel, but it was not launched.
America's Talk also introduced afternoon drive replays of popular weekend shows from itself and channel 165. The replayed shows were hosted by Bill Cunningham
(Sunday nights), Gary Sullivan (Saturday mornings), Leo Laporte
(Saturday afternoons), Ron Wilson (early Saturday mornings), and Bill Handel
(Saturday mornings). The America's Talk lineup stayed the same until March 2008, when the pet talk program Animal Radio was added to Saturday afternoons and replayed Sunday mornings.
On June 10, 2008, The Lifestyle Talk Radio Network announced the cancellation of Bruce Williams' radio program, which had been a part of XM Radio for five years. The next day, AllAccess.com reported Bruce's show would move to Rocky Mountain Radio, with distribution handled by Global American Broadcasting. America's Talk continues to air Bruce's program at the same time each night. Less than one month later, Sally Jessy Raphael's radio show ceased broadcasting without warning, and was immediately replaced by Dave Ramsey
.
was added every Sunday morning. A month later, the NAR's Real Estate Today was added as well.
The week of March 6, 2009 brought many changes to the America's Talk lineup and presentation. The lineup once heavily filled with replays of other shows brought on several new shows to both weekdays and weekends. New shows included Rick and Bubba
, Roger Hedgecock
, and Voice to America. Other shows were moved over from sister XM 165
, including Dave Ramsey
, Rollye James
, Ron Wilson
, The Group Room, and Bob Costas
. The only show not retained was 2/3 of Bruce Williams
' evening program. Bruce's reaction was an unhappy one, and he encouraged listeners to email feedback to him, whether it be good or bad, so he could forward it to the channel programmers. In addition to the program changes, the following Friday saw the departure of WLW's news team and the Fox Sports News segment. In its place was the IRN-USA Radio News. Dave Ramsey's time on America's Talk turned out to be short lived, as Premiere Radio introduced the Bill Handel Show to afternoons. This, as well as an earlier broadcast of Dr. Dean Edell, took Ramsey's place. However, the broadcast on XM 165 remained, putting Dave's show back in the timeslot and channel it occupied before Fall 2006.
In November 2009, the John Batchelor show was added live to the weekend lineup, giving the channel a live late night program across the entire week. This was prior to Batchelor adding weeknights to his roster. America's Talk did not add the Monday-Friday show.
About one month later, two more programs came to an end. First, Bruce Williams made the announcement that after nearly 35 years, he was hanging up his nationally syndicated radio show. He made the announcement two weeks in advance, until it was finally removed March 9. America's Talk replaced the remaining hour with a delayed broadcast of the final hour of the Alex Jones show from Genesis Communications Network. On the opposite end, Bill Handel voluntarily canceled his afternoon show, still in its infancy. Handel continues hosting his local morning show for KFI
, as well as his weekend Handel on the Law program. The slot allowed the return of the Dave Ramsey show to afternoons, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and live. Dr. Dean remained in his new 5 p.m. slot, and the Rick and Bubba show was moved earlier an hour, giving them another live hour, which originally belonged to a rerun of the first hour of Quinn and Rose.
In October 2010, Rollye James announced that Clear Channel was canceling her contract after six years of airing on XM. Clear Channel was obligated to inform her in advance, and that her show will cease broadcasting on America's Talk on March 31, 2011.
On December 1, 2010, Dr. Dean Edell announced his retirement from radio after his flagship station, KGO
San Francisco, dropped the show in favor of a local news hour.
Following the end of the show, replays were replaced with America's Trucking Network, which had been airing live on XM 152. 9 p.m. to midnight now airs Free Talk Live
from GCN. Originally David Cox's ESB Hour was slated to run, but never went through.
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158 and moved to 166 on 2011-05-04. Much like its sister talk channel XM Talk 168, it is a general news/talk focused channel. It was programmed by Sean Compton
Sean Compton
Sean Compton is an American radio and television executive. He currently serves as President of Programming and Entertainment for Chicago based Tribune Company. Compton oversees programming for 41 television stations which includes a program services arrangement with LocalTV llc...
until 2008-04-01, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. It's now programmed by Trevor Oliver. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
History
America's Talk launched on November 19, a week delayed after November 12. It included a weekday lineup consisting of the new-to-XM Sally Jessy RaphaelSally Jessy Raphaël
Sally Lowenthal , better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American talk show host, known for the eponymous Sally talk show she hosted for two decades.-Early years:...
show Talknet, named after the old NBC Talknet
NBC Talknet
NBC Talknet was a nighttime programming block on the NBC Radio Network from the 1980s to the 1990s. It comprised several advice-oriented call-in talk shows, the most notable personalities being Bruce Williams and Sally Jessy Raphael...
. The rest of the lineup consisted of shows moved from other channels, and replays. Arriving on the weekday lineup from XM 165
Talk Radio (XM)
Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165 , is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country, most of which come from Premiere Radio Networks...
were Jim Quinn
Jim Quinn
Jim Quinn is an American radio talk show host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His program, The War Room with Quinn and Rose, is aired on 12 stations across the U.S. and is also heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 166 from 6–9 a.m...
and Bruce Williams, still played live mornings and evenings. The weekend lineup mainly consisted of weekend shows moved over from XM 152, including Bill Handel
Bill Handel
William Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California....
, Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
, and Dr. Dean Edell who was also heard on weekdays. Replays of Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
and Rollye James
Rollye James
Rollye James is an American radio talk show host. She hosted The Rollye James Show nationally and on international shortwave on WWCR from 2000 to 2011...
from XM 165 filled out mid-days and overnights on XM 158. The channel also intended to include WFLZ-FM's The MJ Morning Show
The MJ Morning Show
"The MJ Morning Show" is a morning radio show that originates from 93.3 FLZ in Tampa, FL and is also broadcast in cities such as St. Louis, Jacksonville, and Melbourne. The show was previously known as "The MJ and BJ Morning Show" until former cohost BJ Harris left the show...
in mid-days, syndicated by Clear Channel, but it was not launched.
America's Talk also introduced afternoon drive replays of popular weekend shows from itself and channel 165. The replayed shows were hosted by Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
(Sunday nights), Gary Sullivan (Saturday mornings), Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
(Saturday afternoons), Ron Wilson (early Saturday mornings), and Bill Handel
Bill Handel
William Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California....
(Saturday mornings). The America's Talk lineup stayed the same until March 2008, when the pet talk program Animal Radio was added to Saturday afternoons and replayed Sunday mornings.
On June 10, 2008, The Lifestyle Talk Radio Network announced the cancellation of Bruce Williams' radio program, which had been a part of XM Radio for five years. The next day, AllAccess.com reported Bruce's show would move to Rocky Mountain Radio, with distribution handled by Global American Broadcasting. America's Talk continues to air Bruce's program at the same time each night. Less than one month later, Sally Jessy Raphael's radio show ceased broadcasting without warning, and was immediately replaced by Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
.
2009 changes
In January 2009, another weekend addition was made to the lineup. The still freshly syndicated Jesus Christ ShowThe Jesus Christ Show
The Jesus Christ Show is a radio program that airs every Sunday from 6 to 9 a.m. Pacific time, originating from KFI in Los Angeles, California...
was added every Sunday morning. A month later, the NAR's Real Estate Today was added as well.
The week of March 6, 2009 brought many changes to the America's Talk lineup and presentation. The lineup once heavily filled with replays of other shows brought on several new shows to both weekdays and weekends. New shows included Rick and Bubba
Rick and Bubba
Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey are cohosts of The Rick & Bubba Show—a syndicated comedic radio program based in Birmingham, Alabama...
, Roger Hedgecock
Roger Hedgecock
Roger Allan Hedgecock is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America. Hedgecock still resides in San Diego...
, and Voice to America. Other shows were moved over from sister XM 165
Talk Radio (XM)
Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165 , is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country, most of which come from Premiere Radio Networks...
, including Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
, Rollye James
Rollye James
Rollye James is an American radio talk show host. She hosted The Rollye James Show nationally and on international shortwave on WWCR from 2000 to 2011...
, Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is also the former head coach of the San Jose...
, The Group Room, and Bob Costas
Bob Costas
Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s.-Early life:...
. The only show not retained was 2/3 of Bruce Williams
Bruce Williams
Bruce H. Williams is an American radio host, entrepreneur, writer and former politician. His nationally-syndicated talk show, The Bruce Williams Show, aired throughout the United States for 29 years, until ending production in March 2010...
' evening program. Bruce's reaction was an unhappy one, and he encouraged listeners to email feedback to him, whether it be good or bad, so he could forward it to the channel programmers. In addition to the program changes, the following Friday saw the departure of WLW's news team and the Fox Sports News segment. In its place was the IRN-USA Radio News. Dave Ramsey's time on America's Talk turned out to be short lived, as Premiere Radio introduced the Bill Handel Show to afternoons. This, as well as an earlier broadcast of Dr. Dean Edell, took Ramsey's place. However, the broadcast on XM 165 remained, putting Dave's show back in the timeslot and channel it occupied before Fall 2006.
In November 2009, the John Batchelor show was added live to the weekend lineup, giving the channel a live late night program across the entire week. This was prior to Batchelor adding weeknights to his roster. America's Talk did not add the Monday-Friday show.
2010 changes
In January 2010, Real Estate Today became exclusive to XM channel 165, and also left the Sirius platform entirely. Science Fantastic was moved to a live timeslot in its place.About one month later, two more programs came to an end. First, Bruce Williams made the announcement that after nearly 35 years, he was hanging up his nationally syndicated radio show. He made the announcement two weeks in advance, until it was finally removed March 9. America's Talk replaced the remaining hour with a delayed broadcast of the final hour of the Alex Jones show from Genesis Communications Network. On the opposite end, Bill Handel voluntarily canceled his afternoon show, still in its infancy. Handel continues hosting his local morning show for KFI
KFI
KFI is an AM radio station in Los Angeles, California. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear-channel" stations...
, as well as his weekend Handel on the Law program. The slot allowed the return of the Dave Ramsey show to afternoons, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and live. Dr. Dean remained in his new 5 p.m. slot, and the Rick and Bubba show was moved earlier an hour, giving them another live hour, which originally belonged to a rerun of the first hour of Quinn and Rose.
In October 2010, Rollye James announced that Clear Channel was canceling her contract after six years of airing on XM. Clear Channel was obligated to inform her in advance, and that her show will cease broadcasting on America's Talk on March 31, 2011.
On December 1, 2010, Dr. Dean Edell announced his retirement from radio after his flagship station, KGO
KGO (AM)
KGO is a news/talk-format radio station radio with offices and studios in San Francisco, California. Unlike most other American news/talk stations, KGO originates nearly all of its own programming locally. Since 1978, KGO radio has received Arbitron's number-one ranking in the Bay Area...
San Francisco, dropped the show in favor of a local news hour.
2011 changes
In the first quarter of 2010, America's Talk's lineup was altered significantly. A live broadcast of Alex Jones was added to afternoons as Dave Ramsey was removed once again from the lineup. Dean Edell reruns continued at 4 PM, until an encore hour of Leo Laporte replaced the afternoon slot, and Dr. Daliah Wachs took over the 5 AM timeslot. For a short time, a brokered show hosted by Howard Keating ran in afternoons. This lasted for less than two months.Departure of The Rollye James Show
The Rollye James Show, which had aired on XM Radio for 7 years in both syndication and live exclusivity across three different co-owned channels, came to an end on March 31, 2011. Rollye had informed her audience about the coming changes since Clear Channel informed her in late 2010 of her contract cancellation. Rollye had claimed on her show that Clear Channel's new programming staff had tried to find ways to get her out of the contract as early as a year prior to the deadline, but no avenues were found and the obligation was fulfilled to the last minute. Many listeners called and emailed the programmers at Sirius XM Radio in hopes to bring the show to one of their in-house programmed channels. Rollye James has said on her show, as well as her website, that she had been floated several offers from other companies, including Sirius XM in New York City, but as of yet no solid plans for return to the air have been made. However, Rollye hasn't expressed a rush in returning to the air, as she has stated on her website that "I plan to take a little while to relish doing nothing."Following the end of the show, replays were replaced with America's Trucking Network, which had been airing live on XM 152. 9 p.m. to midnight now airs Free Talk Live
Free Talk Live
Free Talk Live is an American call-in radio talk show heard seven nights a week. The program is hosted by Ian Freeman and Mark Edge on Tuesday through Saturday, Mark Edge and Stephanie Murphy on Sunday, and Ian Freeman and Dale Everett on Monday. It is a chiefly libertarian political talk show and...
from GCN. Originally David Cox's ESB Hour was slated to run, but never went through.
Current
- Jim QuinnJim QuinnJim Quinn is an American radio talk show host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His program, The War Room with Quinn and Rose, is aired on 12 stations across the U.S. and is also heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 166 from 6–9 a.m...
& Rose Tennant - Hosts of The War Room with Quinn and Rose, a Pittsburgh based political talk show syndicated by Clear ChannelClear channelA clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
-owned WPGBWPGBWPGB is a conservative talk radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 13 kW...
. - Rick BurgessRick BurgessRichard Burgess may refer to:*Rick Burgess comedy/talk radio host in Alabama, part of Rick and Bubba*Richard Burgess , *Richard Burgess , English soccer player...
and Bill Bussey - This duo hosts the Rick and Bubba Show, an entertainment focused talk show syndicated by Syndicated Solutions. - Alex JonesAlex JonesAlex or Alexander Jones may refer to:*Alex Jones , U.S. radio host and filmmaker*Alex Jones , Major League Baseball pitcher from 1889 to 1903...
- Controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' radio program airs live mid-days on XM 158. The show is independently produced by Jones, and is syndicated by Genesis Communications Network. - Roger HedgecockRoger HedgecockRoger Allan Hedgecock is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America. Hedgecock still resides in San Diego...
- This conservative talk show host built a national fanbase filling in for Rush LimbaughRush LimbaughRush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
, and now hosts his own weeknight show, syndicated by Radio America. - Steve Sommers - Host of America's Trucking NetworkAmerica's Trucking Network"Steve Sommers" redirects here. Not to be confused with Steve Somers, a New York radio host.America's Trucking Network is a nightly terrestrial and satellite radio broadcast based in Cincinnati, Ohio that was formerly syndicated across the United States...
and son of "The Truckin' Bozo" Dale SommersDale SommersBruce Dale Sommers , known by his nickname "The Truckin' Bozo", is an American radio personality, best known for his long-running country music show geared toward truck drivers...
. America's Trucking Network, currently a local show on WLWWLWWLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM...
but previously heard in national syndication, airs overnights. - Bill HandelBill HandelWilliam Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California....
- Host of the Saturday morning "marginal legal advice" show, Handel on the Law, syndicated by Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
. Handel also hosts a local weekday morning show on KFIKFIKFI is an AM radio station in Los Angeles, California. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear-channel" stations...
in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. - Hal Abrams and Judy Francis - Hosts of the Saturday afternoon pet show, Animal Radio, which has been on the air since 1999. The show can also be heard on their website at AnimalRadio.com.
- Leo LaporteLeo LaporteLéo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
- Former personality on the now defunct TechTVTechTVTechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
and G4techTV CanadaG4techTV CanadaG4 Canada is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Rogers Media. The name is licensed from NBCUniversal, who formerly owned a stake in the channel...
, who hosts The Tech GuyThe Tech GuyThe Tech Guy is a US-wide syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV and now TWiT.tv fame. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Radio Networks in February 2007...
, a formerly local Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
technology talk show now syndicated by Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
. - Neil Saavedra as Jesus ChristJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
- Host of The Jesus Christ Show, heard live Sunday mornings and syndicated by Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
. Saavedra, as himself, is billed as producers. - Ron WilsonRon Wilson (Clear Channel radio host)Ron Wilson is the host of the American nationally syndicated talk radio program "In the Garden with Ron Wilson" which airs from 6AM to 9AM Saturdays on many stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. The show originates from WKRC Cincinnati, Ohio...
- Host of In the Garden with Ron Wilson, a gardening show that airs early Saturday mornings, syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. - Tony Femino - The host of Voice to America, a weekly show that interviews people around the world and takes their views on America's state of affairs. The show is self-produced.
- Michio KakuMichio Kakuis an American theoretical physicist, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics in the City College of New York of City University of New York, the co-founder of string field theory, and a "communicator" and "popularizer" of science...
- The host of Science Fantastic, a weekly Saturday evening show that chronicles the developments of science and physics. The show airs live from 5 PM to 8 PM Eastern. It's syndicated by Talk Radio NetworkTalk Radio NetworkTalk Radio Network is an American radio network providing talk radio programming, with an emphasis on conservative talk on weekdays and variety/general interest talk radio on weekends. Some of the most recognizable personalities in American radio, such as Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage, are...
. - Tom KraeutlerTom KraeutlerTom Kraeutler is a home improvement broadcast journalist and author.Kraeutler co-hosts the nationally syndicated “Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show” broadcast on more than 265 stations every weekend, with an audience of more than 4 million listeners. His home improvement tips are also...
& Leslie SegreteLeslie SegreteLeslie Segrete is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006, She also appeared as a designer on Trading Spaces and Ugliest House on the Block.-Biography:Segrete...
- Hosts of the weekend home improvement show The Money Pit, syndicated by Radio America. - John BatchelorJohn BatchelorJohn Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
- Host of the weekend evening program, The John Batchelor Show. Batchelor used to host a daily show, carried by the former ABC News & Talk channel on XM 124. He later debuted a Sunday night show, carried by Talk Radio XM 165Talk Radio (XM)Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165 , is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country, most of which come from Premiere Radio Networks...
. In June 2009, the show was removed due to a timeslot change and reorganizing of the show that would've forced the channel to drop Bill CunninghamBill CunninghamBill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
's show. In November 2009, The John Batchelor Show returned to XM on America's Talk, in the late Sunday night timeslot, with a new Saturday show added. The show is syndicated by Citadel Media. - Dr. Daliah Wachs hosts the weekday medical talk show, The Dr. Daliah Show, at 5 am and 5 pm. Dr. Daliah provides medical/health talk radio that educates listeners in an entertaining fashion. She currently has multiple terrestrial affiliates as well.
Former
- Dr. Dean Edell - In December 2010, the popular health/medical talk show host announced his retirement from radio after his flagship station (KGO) moved the long running show to weekends only, after a thirty-year run, in favor of a local news hour.
- Sally Jessy RaphaelSally Jessy RaphaëlSally Lowenthal , better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American talk show host, known for the eponymous Sally talk show she hosted for two decades.-Early years:...
- Sally's mid-morning magazine style talk show was carried from when America's Talk launched to 8 months later, when the show abruptly ended. - Selma Schimmel - Host of the Sunday afternoon cancer awareness show, The Group Room, produced by Take on the Day and distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The show is currently on hiatus.
- Dave RamseyDave RamseyDavid L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
- Host of The Dave Ramsey Show, a weekday afternoon financial advice show. The show has been growing fast since the end of 2005, now syndicated to over 400 stations. America's Talk played this program in afternoons from March 2009 to September 2009. It can still be heard in mid-days on Talk RadioTalk Radio (XM)Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165 , is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country, most of which come from Premiere Radio Networks...
XM 165. The show is self-syndicated. - Peter GreenbergPeter GreenbergPeter S. Greenberg is the CBS News Travel Editor reporting regularly on The Early Show and the CBS Evening News. He may be best known as the Travel Editor for NBC's Today, CNBC and MSNBC from 1995 until 2009. Previous to NBC, Peter was Travel correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America from...
- Host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide, heard Saturdays, and distributed by Syndicated Solutions. The show was removed in November 2009. - Bruce Williams - Former host of The Bruce Williams Show, a 35-year-old business advice show. Williams retired from his show on March 5, 2010. The show was syndicated by the Global American Broadcasting Network, after a syndication run with NBC TalkNetNBC TalknetNBC Talknet was a nighttime programming block on the NBC Radio Network from the 1980s to the 1990s. It comprised several advice-oriented call-in talk shows, the most notable personalities being Bruce Williams and Sally Jessy Raphael...
, Westwood OneWestwood OneWestwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
, & Lifestyle Talk Radio Network. - Rollye JamesRollye JamesRollye James is an American radio talk show host. She hosted The Rollye James Show nationally and on international shortwave on WWCR from 2000 to 2011...
- Rollye James hosted a talk show with a slant towards conspiracies. Rollye's company, Mediatrix, produced the show. The show ended on March 31, 2011. - Howard Keating - Host of The Keating Network, which ran for a short period of time in early 2011.
Weekdays
| ET | PT | Show | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 3 a.m. | The War Room with Quinn and Rose The War Room with Quinn and Rose Quinn and Rose is a conservative political talk show. It is syndicated, by Clear Channel Radio from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show is done by Jim Quinn with "color commentary" from a woman known as Radio Rose . It is broadcast from 6 A.M. to 9 A.M., while some affiliates replay the first hour... |
Clear Channel Radio (WPGB WPGB WPGB is a conservative talk radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 13 kW... ) |
Live |
| 9 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Rick and Bubba Rick and Bubba Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey are cohosts of The Rick & Bubba Show—a syndicated comedic radio program based in Birmingham, Alabama... |
Syndicated Solutions | Live, hours 3 and 4 |
| 11 a.m. | 8 a.m. | Tape, hours 1-2 | ||
| 1 p.m. | 10 a.m. | Alex Jones Alex Jones Alex or Alexander Jones may refer to:*Alex Jones , U.S. radio host and filmmaker*Alex Jones , Major League Baseball pitcher from 1889 to 1903... |
Genesis Communications Network | Live |
| 3 p.m. | 12 p.m. | Replay or uncensored "Overdrive" live | ||
| 4 p.m. | 1 p.m. | Leo Laporte Leo Laporte Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry.... , The Tech Guy The Tech Guy The Tech Guy is a US-wide syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV and now TWiT.tv fame. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Radio Networks in February 2007... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Replay of select hours from previous weekend |
| 5 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Dr. Daliah | Genesis Communications Network | Tape, hour 2 |
| 6 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Roger Hedgecock Roger Hedgecock Roger Allan Hedgecock is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America. Hedgecock still resides in San Diego... |
Radio America | Live |
| 9 p.m. | 6 p.m. | Free Talk Live Free Talk Live Free Talk Live is an American call-in radio talk show heard seven nights a week. The program is hosted by Ian Freeman and Mark Edge on Tuesday through Saturday, Mark Edge and Stephanie Murphy on Sunday, and Ian Freeman and Dale Everett on Monday. It is a chiefly libertarian political talk show and... |
Talk Shows USA Talk Shows USA Talk Shows USA is a talk radio affiliate relations company owned by Skip Joeckel. The company deals with stations who want to add syndicated fare to their lineups. The company works with programs distributed by networks such as Radio America, Genesis Communications Network, and Business TalkRadio... / Genesis Communications Network |
Live, hour 3 |
| 10 p.m. | 7 p.m. | Tape, hours 1-2 | ||
| 12 a.m. | 9 p.m. | America's Trucking Network America's Trucking Network "Steve Sommers" redirects here. Not to be confused with Steve Somers, a New York radio host.America's Trucking Network is a nightly terrestrial and satellite radio broadcast based in Cincinnati, Ohio that was formerly syndicated across the United States... |
Clear Channel Radio (WLW WLW WLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM... ) |
Live |
| 5 a.m. | 2 a.m. | Dr. Daliah | Genesis Communications Network | Tape, hour 1 |
Saturdays (as of 2011-07-02)
| ET | PT | Show | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 3 a.m. | In the Garden with Ron Wilson | Premiere Radio Networks | Live |
| 9 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Handel on the Law Bill Handel William Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California.... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Live |
| 12 p.m. | 9 a.m. | Animal Radio Animal Radio Animal Radio is a nationally syndicated radio show, hosted by Hal Abrams and Judy Francis. The show was once based in Utah, but has since moved to California. The show is self-syndicated, under the Animal Radio Network branding, to over 90 stations in the United States. It is also heard on... |
Animal Radio Network | Live |
| 2 p.m. | 12 p.m. | Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The Tech Guy The Tech Guy is a US-wide syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV and now TWiT.tv fame. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Radio Networks in February 2007... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Live |
| 5 p.m. | 2 p.m. | The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly, 80 minute podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, and a panel of "skeptical rogues". It is the official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society, and is produced in conjunction with the James Randi Educational Foundation... |
SGU Productions | Pre-recorded |
| 6 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Science Fantastic with Michio Kaku Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics in the City College of New York of City University of New York, the co-founder of string field theory, and a "communicator" and "popularizer" of science... |
Talk Radio Network Talk Radio Network Talk Radio Network is an American radio network providing talk radio programming, with an emphasis on conservative talk on weekdays and variety/general interest talk radio on weekends. Some of the most recognizable personalities in American radio, such as Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage, are... |
Pre-recorded |
| 9 p.m. | 6 p.m. | John Batchelor John Batchelor John Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New... |
Citadel Media | Live, hours 1-3 |
| 12 a.m. | 9 p.m. | America's Trucking Network America's Trucking Network "Steve Sommers" redirects here. Not to be confused with Steve Somers, a New York radio host.America's Trucking Network is a nightly terrestrial and satellite radio broadcast based in Cincinnati, Ohio that was formerly syndicated across the United States... |
Clear Channel Radio (WLW WLW WLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM... ) |
Live |
Sundays (as of 2011-04-03)
| ET | PT | Show | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 a.m. | 2 a.m. | Handel on the Law Bill Handel William Wolf Handel is the director and founder of the Center for Surrogate Parenting and an AM radio personality in Los Angeles, California.... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Replay. One hour or more may occasionally be preempted for paid programming. |
| 8 a.m. | 5 a.m. | Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Live, hour 1 |
| 9 a.m. | 6 a.m. | The Jesus Christ Show The Jesus Christ Show The Jesus Christ Show is a radio program that airs every Sunday from 6 to 9 a.m. Pacific time, originating from KFI in Los Angeles, California... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Live |
| 12 p.m. | 8 a.m. | Voice to America | Media International Group | Live |
| 2 p.m. | 11 a.m. | Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy The Tech Guy The Tech Guy is a US-wide syndicated radio show, hosted by Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV and now TWiT.tv fame. The show, which was first exclusively broadcast on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California, was picked up for syndication by Premiere Radio Networks in February 2007... |
Premiere Radio Networks | Live |
| 5 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Animal Radio Animal Radio Animal Radio is a nationally syndicated radio show, hosted by Hal Abrams and Judy Francis. The show was once based in Utah, but has since moved to California. The show is self-syndicated, under the Animal Radio Network branding, to over 90 stations in the United States. It is also heard on... |
Animal Radio Network | Replay |
| 7 p.m. | 4 p.m. | The Money Pit with Tom Kraeutler Tom Kraeutler Tom Kraeutler is a home improvement broadcast journalist and author.Kraeutler co-hosts the nationally syndicated “Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show” broadcast on more than 265 stations every weekend, with an audience of more than 4 million listeners. His home improvement tips are also... and Leslie Segrete Leslie Segrete Leslie Segrete is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006, She also appeared as a designer on Trading Spaces and Ugliest House on the Block.-Biography:Segrete... |
Talk Shows USA Talk Shows USA Talk Shows USA is a talk radio affiliate relations company owned by Skip Joeckel. The company deals with stations who want to add syndicated fare to their lineups. The company works with programs distributed by networks such as Radio America, Genesis Communications Network, and Business TalkRadio... / Radio America |
Pre-recorded |
| 9 p.m. | 5 p.m. | John Batchelor John Batchelor John Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New... |
Citadel Media | Live, hours 1-3 |
| 12 a.m. | 9 p.m. | America's Trucking Network America's Trucking Network "Steve Sommers" redirects here. Not to be confused with Steve Somers, a New York radio host.America's Trucking Network is a nightly terrestrial and satellite radio broadcast based in Cincinnati, Ohio that was formerly syndicated across the United States... |
Clear Channel Radio (WLW WLW WLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM... ) |
Live |
| 5 a.m. | 2 a.m. | Dr. Daliah | Genesis Communications Network | Replay |
External links
- America's Talk
- America's Talk Lineup - Printable PDF grid featuring the complete America's Talk lineup.