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talk radio

American  

noun

  1. a radio format featuring talk shows and listener call-ins.


Etymology

Origin of talk radio

First recorded in 1985–90

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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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