SWITCH: Mobile | ePaper | Subscribe

Homes Rentals Jobs Autos Contests

Talk radio

Dan Savage speaking at Illinois Wesleyan University, 2007.

Sparks fly over Savage's comments to students about Bible

Last updated Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 9:32am

SEATTLE -- Dan Savage, Seattle's reigning journalist provocateur, has again stumbled into the cross hairs of political conservatives, this time for a speech involving the Bible, gays and what he called a "pansy-assed" protest by high-school students.

Bible, Dan Savage, Gays, Media, Talk radio, National Read more Comments

Advertiser defections 'like losing a couple of french fries,' Limbaugh says

James Rainey Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 6:13pm

The flight of advertisers from "The Rush Limbaugh Show" continued Wednesday, with a total of 45 national and local companies pulling their spots, according to the liberal activist groups angered by the talk radio host for calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute."

But Limbaugh told his audience that the reports of advertiser defections had been greatly exaggerated by his opponents, and that the companies that pulled ads accounted for a small minority of the overall ad inventory on the 600 affiliates that carry his show.

Business, Advertising, Contraception, Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Talk radio Read more Comments

Limbaugh advertisers keep pulling their ads

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 2:27pm

Another advertiser is dropping Rush Limbaugh, the ninth company to do so since the conservative talk show host's derogatory comments about a Georgetown law student.

Business, Advertising, Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Talk radio, National Read more Comments

Limbaugh apologizes to student for controversial remarks

Ricardo Lopez Los Angeles Times

Last updated Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 10:09am

In a rare move for the conservative radio host, Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to the Georgetown University law school student he called a "slut" and "prostitute" last week.

Apology, Congress, Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Talk radio, National Read more Comments

NPR president Schiller resigns following rant about Tea Party

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 10:53pm

WASHINGTON -- NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday under pressure, a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the Tea Party racist and saying the news organization would be better off without taxpayer money.

The shake-up comes at a critical time. Conservative politicians are again pressing to end congressional funding for NPR, money the organization said it needs to keep operating public radio and television stations in some of the nation's smallest communities. The White House defended the funding.

Federal Government, News, NPR, Talk radio Read more Comments