talk radio
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of talk radio
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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The successors to Rush Limbaugh’s old time slot have found their own success, making “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” the country’s number one talk radio show in its window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Five years later, “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” is the country’s number one talk radio show in its time slot, between 12 to 3 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
When he retired from the House, Rogers worked as a talk radio host and commentator for CNN.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
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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