Tag: Mike Gallagher

"Unlike many of his timid Senate colleagues, the senator was always delighted to join local and national talk shows without being blocked by the annoying Praetorian Guard of Capitol Hill aides dragging their feet, demanding questions in advance, placing limits on topics to be discussed, and other myopic restrictions."

"We've sort of come full circle together. We've been through a lot of highs, a lot of lows, but we've just had a great ride together. He's one of the most important figures in my career."

"If you value your career, you have to invest in it. Companies will not do it for you."

One of the issues with that is the news cycle is moving so fast that an on-demand show from three hours ago may be obsolete. I think that is a challenge we have not fully adjusted to.

"We are in a culture war in America, and we need voices like Larry to help make sense of it all."

That ability to make the local feel universal isn't a small skill. It's arguably the most valuable one in the format. And if you can master it locally, there's every reason to believe it carries over to a national platform.

"She's very unique, very different. She's not as caller-driven as I am, but is smart as a whip."

"A total of 62 shows appeared on ballots submitted for voting consideration in the National News/Talk Radio Shows category."

This isn't a new trick. But hearing it this past week was a good reminder of how powerful of a tool it can be.

"There's such a constant that hasn't changed -- and I know it's cliche -- but content is everything."