What should NOT be said on the radio?

YOU are invited to join this conversation, as Talk Radio hosts and station owners discuss how potty-mouth, political trash talk, and bad grammar can hurt ratings and advertising revenue, and how to keep listeners from tuning-out. Panelists: Heidi Harris, Michelle Jerson, Paul Gleiser, Stephen Trivers; moderator Holland Cooke.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• talk radio
• Rush Limbaugh
• Sean Hannity
• Glenn Beck

[beckygrrl]

I have struggled with this issue a bit, but my situation is different than those in broadcast radio. My shows are webcast live and available for download afterward.

On the one hand, I'm not beholden to any FCC restrictions. I can be as foulmouthed or racy on the air as I want without fear of legal reprisal. On the other hand, however, I'm also conscious that too much of anything, particularly things that aren't acceptable to all or at least the vast majority of my listeners can be a turn off.

[skeeternash]

This is one of the biggest piles of steaming dog poo I've ever seen.

[jimwalsh2001]

My mentor back in Delaware taught me two things before anything else: "Double- you, not dub-ya," and "News rhymes with views"...