* Talk radio thrives during the day. Not so much in the evenings, when people are home and are watching TV or surfing the Internet. Just three of the top 16 talk radio programs air in the evening. So, a 7-9 pm time slot ain’t exactly ideal…
If Joe Walsh doesn’t become the next Rush Limbaugh, at least he’ll have fun trying.
Either way, the former congressman and tea party firebrand is about to embark on a new radio career that could lead to national syndication or to another bid for elective office. Even he’s not sure which.
As first tipped here in January, Walsh has agreed to sign on as a Monday-through-Friday talk show host on WIND-AM (560), the Salem Communications conservative news/talk station. If all goes as planned, his show will air from 7 to 9pm, starting March 18. […]
In the latest Arbitron survey, WIND ranks 34th in the market with a 0.6 percent share of listeners and a cumulative weekly audience of 178,400. The station, which recently rebranded itself “AM 560 The Answer,” has only two local shows on its weekday lineup — John Howell and Amy Jacobson in mornings and Cochran in late afternoons. Walsh’s will be the third. To accommodate the addition, WIND is expected to move syndicated host Hugh Hewitt to 9pm, with the rest of the nighttime lineup shifting two hours later.
Suggestions for the name of Walsh’s new show?
LIVE session coverage...
- Bluefish - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:41 am:
Joe Walsh - “The Answer” to a Question No One is Asking
- dupage dan - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:41 am:
They could use that painting by Edvard Munch called “The Scream” on their promos.
- Stones - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:43 am:
“Angry White Male”
- LincolnLounger - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:44 am:
“Providing the Biggest Blow at WIND”
- PublicServant - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:46 am:
Hrrmmm, if the average conservative thinks his/her district is 20% more conservative than it actually is, I’m wondering how far off WIND’s estimates of audience share are?
Call it “Catch me while you can.”
- Tom - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:48 am:
“Future Trivia Question”
- Mouthy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:50 am:
“Twist & Shout”
- Esquire - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:53 am:
“The News Hour with Howard Beal the Mad Prophet of the Airwaves!”
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:54 am:
Darn it Bluefish, you beat me to the post on that one!
How about: ” The WINDBag”?
- Endangered Moderate Species - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:57 am:
I understand it is an impossible feat, but the GOP needs to work to keep these guys off the radio, They have driven more people away from the conservative movement than they’ve attracted.
- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:59 am:
“Alienation”
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:00 am:
“If Walsh speaks and nobody is listening, did it really happen?”
- Highland, Il - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:01 am:
The Other Joe Walsh
- Northsider - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:06 am:
“The Blizzard of Id”
- ZC - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:07 am:
“It’ll All Come Out Of the Walsh”
- Tough Guy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:08 am:
News We Should Lose
- titan - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:09 am:
Esquire beat me to it.
- How Ironic - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:09 am:
Bloviation Nation
- Chevy owner/Ford County - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:09 am:
“Irresponsible Ranting of an Irrelevant Ranter”
- railrat - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:09 am:
perfect time slot for an fm station to do 2 hours of “real” Joe Walsh radio !! James Gang to Eagles and everything in between !!
- Third Reading - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:11 am:
“All Walshed Up.”
(Background theme music: Elvis’ “All Shook Up.”)
I’m outta here.
- Robert the Bruce - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:12 am:
“Life in the Loony Lane”
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:18 am:
Right Talk
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:20 am:
“Dirty Laundry”
- Dry Blanket - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:20 am:
“Old Yeller”
- Nuclear Bozo - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:21 am:
Funk 7 to 9
- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:27 am:
Local source for right wing nut jobs.
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:29 am:
- Endangered Moderate Species - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:57 am:
“I understand it is an impossible feat, but the GOP needs to work to keep these guys off the radio…”
And you would do this how?
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:31 am:
“Life in the Past Lane.”
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:32 am:
Cincinnatus is our early frontrunner.
- Small Town Liberal - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:34 am:
- And you would do this how? -
Maybe a profile in courage like Sen. Dillard could denounce Walsh and encourage his constituents not to listen to him. Radio kind of needs listeners to make money.
Then again, Dillard’s only real difference with Walsh is that he keeps quieter. At least Joe puts it out there for all to see.
- walkinfool - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:34 am:
Hear me now?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:35 am:
The Joe Walsh Show - “Oh he’s Screamy!”
Morning Tea, with Joe Walsh
Head Bangers Ball, with your Head … Head Banger, Joe Walsh
Insane Joe’s Posse - The Tea Party Has Taken Over … Your Radio
Tea-Nation, with You Host, Joe Walsh
Tea Bag Radio - with Dunking Joe Walsh
The Joe and Jeff show, with Joe Walsh and Jefferey Leving.
Tea Bags and “Garnish” - Joe Walsh and his trusty lawyers take you home, afternoons.
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:35 am:
Well played Cinci.
Paging VanillaMan for lyrics?
- Roamin' Numeral - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:35 am:
“All Wound Up on WIND-AM”
- Fiscal Shades - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:35 am:
Goner with the WIND
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:39 am:
WIND Screamer - with your Host, Joe Walsh.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:41 am:
In Exile - The Joe Walsh Show
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:46 am:
Radio Free Illinois - Joe Walsh, presiding
- Ben S. - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:58 am:
A Life of Delusion?
- Endangered Moderate Species - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:58 am:
“There Goes the Neighborhood”
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:09 am:
Vanilla Man-
The real lyrics may be close enough already…
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/lifeinthefastlane.html
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:11 am:
“Rocky Mindless Way”
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:13 am:
- Small Town Liberal - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:34 am:
Why isn’t Madigan and Quinn denouncing the radio show? Why aren’t you organizing a boycott? Why do you think that anyone should do what you think?
The free market will decide. Do you think the current access-for-payment scheme by OFA is okay? I haven’t seen you on any soapbox.
- Small Town Liberal - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:16 am:
- Why do you think that anyone should do what you think? -
I don’t, but when people associate your party with extremists like Walsh, don’t whine about it if you’re not willing to do something about it.
My party doesn’t have a problem with being affiliated with Walsh, they’ve already denounced him repeatedly.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:29 am:
A Flighty Wind
- Hans Sannity - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:36 am:
Joe Walsh: The Right on The Left at 560 AM.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:42 am:
WIND Chimes…
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:48 am:
NOISE Makers, with Joe Walsh
- Anon. - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:54 am:
“Sounds of Silence.” We should be so lucky.
- Cheryl44 - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 11:56 am:
Who?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:06 pm:
“Kicking and Screaming!”
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:08 pm:
Breaking WIND with Joe Walsh.
- anon sequitor - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:17 pm:
The Last Angry White Male…a dying breed
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:20 pm:
“Did You Hear What I Said!”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:21 pm:
===“Did You Hear What I Said!” ===
Sorry, it was me, Full Disclosure
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:22 pm:
“Listen to ME! - The Joe Walsh Show”
- BleugrassBoy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:30 pm:
“No waiting on our call-in lines” with your host, Joe Walsh.
- BleugrassBoy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:32 pm:
“White Noise”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 12:42 pm:
“Listen Up! I’m Talking”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:16 pm:
See how silly you sound when you try do defend yourself?
or
Walsh: Keeping Me Off The Radio
or
Interpreting DoubleThink and DoubleSpeak
- Boone Logan Square - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:18 pm:
The Self-Deportable People Meter
- MrJM - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:27 pm:
“One Thing Considered”
“Wait… Wait… Don’t Elect Me!”
“This Ameяikan Life”
“A Mental Home Companion”
– MrJM
- CircularFiringSquad - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:30 pm:
“Deadbeat’s Doomsday Debacle!” Will WIND-AM p.m. signal even reach Deadbeat’s home?
We are guessing Stve Cochran must be really embarrased
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:32 pm:
“I’m Tellin’ Ya!”
- Capitol View - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:36 pm:
“The Mad Hatter of the Tea Party”
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:37 pm:
“Nothing Considered” instead of NPR’s “All Things Considered”
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:40 pm:
“Modified Agreement….a show for families”
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:41 pm:
“(No) Money Talk”
- Roamin' Numeral - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:42 pm:
To follow MrJM and Fake TD’s NPR theme: “Unsound Opinions”
- ChicagoDem - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:43 pm:
The Joe Sharpton Show
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:50 pm:
“Wacko Walsh’s Weeknight Wreck” a play on “Mancow’s Morning Madness”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:50 pm:
=I understand it is an impossible feat, but the GOP needs to work to keep these guys off the radio,=
Is that what you do with extreme lefties, EMS?
In this country? Really?
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:53 pm:
Gee. Stupid me. And here I thought alot of soldiers have made sacrifices for a very long time to keep that from happening here.
But I’m a Republican. What would I know?
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:55 pm:
change that…”Weeknights with Wacko Walsh”
- Eileen left - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 1:56 pm:
Clueless
- Fake Tammy Duckworth - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 2:00 pm:
Last one………. “Medically Unnecessary” with special guest Todd Akin
- Esquire - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 2:03 pm:
How soon until his ex-wife serves the WIND Human Resources and Personnel manager with an order for withholding???
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 2:08 pm:
“Scorched Tea”
“Bleeding Ears”
“My Show, My Arguement”
- The Doctor - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:00 pm:
“A Walk on the Socio Path”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:00 pm:
“Walshing Points”
- Fiscal Shades - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:01 pm:
Playing with the NPR theme:
Snapped Judgement
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:07 pm:
“Left, Right, and Tea.”
“Yelling Points with Joe Walsh”
“Speaking Right”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:12 pm:
“Telling You Your Opinion, with Joe Walsh”
“Screaming at you and then hanging up on you tonight, Our Host, Joe Walsh”
“My Opinion Matters”
“I’ll Tell You Anyway”
“…And the H.I.A. Network …(Hypocricy In Action), ladies and gentlemen, Joe Walsh”
“Say It Ain’t So Joe!” Show
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:19 pm:
“Walsh-ington Politics”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:21 pm:
“Tea Talking”
- Bitterman - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:38 pm:
“He’s No Ordinary Average Guy, the Joe Walsh Rant”.
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:48 pm:
Ala Wolf Blitzer..
The Padded Room with Joe Walsh
- Endangered Moderate Species - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 3:58 pm:
-And you would do this how?-
Cincy- My comment was intended to be snark.
The point is that the GOP is facing a branding problem. Many independents view the current conservative movement as being radical. Personalities such as Joe Walsh, reenforce the stereotype.
- D P Gumby - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 4:18 pm:
White Walshing Reality
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:11 pm:
=The point is that the GOP is facing a branding problem. Many independents view the current conservative movement as being radical. Personalities such as Joe Walsh, reenforce the stereotype.=
Funny. I remember listening to the radio and hearing a few extreme liberals on the talk show, too. If I didn’t like what I heard, I simply switched to another station. As a matter of fact, can’t even remember the names of the hosts, but I guess I’ll have to next time so that I can provide EMS with examples of Dem “radicals” who are hurting the Dem’s “brand.”
Or, maybe, I just won’t bother because I appreciate the differences in the two parties and don’t really aspire to be a Dem.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:20 pm:
===hearing a few extreme liberals on the talk show===
So I guess that means - Anonymous -, that you see Walsh as “extreme” too, and since you are going to provide some that are damaging the Dems, you then recognize that Walsh DOES hurt the brand.
Heck, I agree with you, If I don’t like it, I turn it, but turning it doesn’t mean it isn’t hurting.
I hope he makes millions. I know I won’t specifically listen to him, but… to each their own.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:35 pm:
I wouldn’t put words into my mouth, OW. As you’re so good at pointing out how embarassed you are for others, I’d imagine you’d hate to embarass yourself by doing something like that.
I’m just using the same buzzwords everyone else is.
- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:37 pm:
What a waste of Air Time…
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:38 pm:
Then … - Anonymous -…
What did you mean?
Do you think Joe Walsh hurts the brand, being an “extreme” Tea Party Republican?
There … now I won’t be embarrassed, because I asked a direct question of you. When I get an answer, then I won’t have to embarrass myself, since you will be albe to answer, directly, what you meant…
- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:40 pm:
Oh, and in answer to your Pseudo 2nd Q of the Day, hmm, how about…WIND PRESENTS–HOT AIR…EVerywhere!” with Joe Walsh.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:40 pm:
I will say though, that in a strange sort of way, I find the “tinkering” some of our revered GOP leaders did in the 8th CD race quite intriguing.
I often wonder whether this was their strategy all along, or just a botch up. Doesn’t matter, I’m sure. They’ll take credit for it either way, depending on which audience they’re talking to, though some might still not appreciate their “tinkering” in the Primary as much as they did–whatever the results.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:47 pm:
Was the tinkering “Good”, Are you glad/mad Walsh is gone?
I keep reading and I get is you dodn’t like the “tinkering” … becasue you favor Walsh, don’t favor Walsh …. can you clarify?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:56 pm:
“Joe’s Way, on the Highway”
“Tin Foil and Tea”
“Tea-ing it Up With Joe Walsh”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 5:59 pm:
I posted my reply, OW. And even though I believe it met the website’s policy, it didn’t go through. So…there you have it.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 6:02 pm:
100 ….
“Walshing Chicago Right”
“Chicago’s Reader of the Tea Leaves”
“Walsh - Green Tea Free”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 6:03 pm:
Fair enough…
Happens to us all.
We are guests.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 6:09 pm:
“Pop Goes the Walshy!”
“Chicago’s New Tea Diet”
“Not Ducking the Issues, for all their Worth”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 6:15 pm:
“Chicago’s cold, Needs Walsh’s Tea”
- Anon - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 8:46 pm:
Wow OW 104 comments and over a quarter of them from you. 8 hours of you time well spent - You need a life or a job!
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 9:31 pm:
- Anon -,
Feel better?
- mokenavince - Wednesday, Mar 6, 13 @ 10:22 pm:
Hard to beleive Joe Walsh on the far left of your
dial.I expext them to lose listeners.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Mar 7, 13 @ 7:48 am:
my mouth does 185.