blastoff
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Can't listen to Levin's penguin-esque voice for more than a few minutes.
At least Savage's voice is more suitable for the medium and I kinda like his old Jewish uncle shtick, talking about New York back in the day or sailing or wine or whatever else besides politics.
Yea i like em both but i do favor Savage too. His stories about his childhood are pretty funny. And Levin was incorrect. He is not beating Savage in the ratings. Savage ranks a couple of spots ahead of him in national ratings.
Levin never stated he's beating Savage in the ratings. He claimed Savage is losing affiliates, thus audience, which is causing his ratings to shrink. And it would be very easy for Levin to prove it if Savage was to challenge him, which he won't do because he knows it's true. He's in an indefensible position on the issue.
And many of the affiliates who drop Savage are switching to Levin, hence his comment that he's kicking his (Savage's) ass. Talkers Magazine (using Arbitron numbers) rates them Savage # 3 and Levin # 4, 9+ million audience vs. 8.5+ million. That gap was much wider in recent years but has been steadily closing as Savage shrinks and Levin grows listeners.
The Top Talk Radio Audiences - TALKERS.COM : TALKERS.COM
Another source I can't link is a good friend who's program director at our local AM station that carries Rush, Beck, Hannity, etc. We regularly bat various talk hosts audience numbers around over beers. He's into because it's his livelihood and me because I'm nuts I guess.