talk radio
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of talk radio
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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In the first decade of Fox News and the heyday of talk radio, there was something of a conservative media monoculture.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
The move was on brand, said Fleischman, who first met Reagan in 1989 and regularly interacted with him when Reagan was hosting a talk radio show and Fleischman had started a powerful conservative website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
When it was released, the ad garnered widespread criticism, including from Eric Von Haessler, a conservative talk radio host in Atlanta who is no fan of Ossoff.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
Erick Erickson, a talk radio host based in Macon, Ga., landed in the emergency room with severe clots in his lungs nine years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
Eventually Mom stopped chatting and switched on some boring talk radio station for the rest of the hour drive home.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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