Just yesterday, I read an OP asking why we didn't have progressive media to counter Fox/Limbaugh

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69. "but he is too rude to his callers."

A little history lesson on him. He has been on the air on various outlets, for over 30 years (including here in Philly on a graveyard shift back in '89). He used to be a political director of the national NAACP and for decades, has participated in voter registration drives (including various "registration walks", the longest being walking from coast to coast) and has been part of many dozens of protests (including broadcasting them live and for re-air on his show). He has routinely brought on the biggest names in the party and those with liberal/progressive views, for interviews and book reviews.

At one point when he was on a station in VA (WWRC), his show was sandwiched between Oliver North's show and G. Gordon Liddy's show (I used to travel down to that area frequently and would catch the show when down there and was amazed). So he usually got the loon listeners/callers from both those RW shows and spent 3 hours successfully battling them.

When he made the move to SiriusXM over 10 years ago and I found that he was there (after I saw his show simulcast on CSPAN back then), I specifically subscribed to get his show. About 2 years ago, he made a decision to join the other "unfettered" hosts by uttering the FCC banned words that apply to terrestrial broadcast, but not to satellite, and each time he does so, he is actually putting $1 in what he calls a "swear jar", where the donations go to various causes (most often to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture).

He is routinely in the top 10 of "Talkers" magazine (currently #8).

As he says, he has no patience for "conscientious stupidity" and since he doesn't screen callers, he gets quite a few trolls. Keep in mind that all RW shows not only screen callers (although a few slip through) but they actually PAY for "actors" to call in to manufacture content and approval of that content.