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Talk Radio Watch Title: Hmm. Prominent Conservative Radio Hosts Planted Scripted Actors Among Callers
Well, looky here! From the Columbia Journalism Review: Well, here’s a shocker: Some of the people who phone in to talk radio shows (that caller with the pitch-perfect rant, provocative comment or burning question) may actually be hired actors reading from scripts. I’m not an angry listener, but I play one on radio! Via Tablet Magazine: If [the actor] passed the audition, he would be invited periodically to call in to various talk shows and recite various scenarios that made for interesting radio. He would never be identified as an actor, and his scenarios would never be identified as fabricated—which they always were. “I was surprised that it seemed so open,” the actor told me in an interview. “There was really no pretense of covering it up.”
Curious, the actor did some snooping and learned that Premiere On Call was a service offered by Premiere Radio Networks, the largest syndication company in the United States and a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the entertainment and advertising giant. Premiere syndicates some of the more sterling names in radio, including Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity. But a great radio show depends as much on great callers as it does on great hosts: Enter Premiere On Call.
“Premiere On Call is our new custom caller service,” read the service’s website, which disappeared as this story was being reported (for a cached version of the site click here). “We supply voice talent to take/make your on-air calls, improvise your scenes or deliver your scripts. Using our simple online booking tool, specify the kind of voice you need, and we’ll get your the right person fast. Unless you request it, you won’t hear that same voice again for at least two months, ensuring the authenticity of your programming for avid listeners.” Ensuring the authenticity of your programming… with paid, planted callers. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Welcome to Premiere Radio's Audition Request form. Please fill out your contact and voice information, and we'll be in touch with audition information just as soon as we can. Thank you! Name - First & Last:* Email Address:* Please confirm your email:* Phone:* Alt. Phone: Timezone: EST CST MST PST (Nearest major) City & State* How old you SOUND: gender male female Please describe your voice - include your local or native accent, adjectives might include: gruff, light, clean, crisp, high, deep, textured... Please note any impressions or special skills. I agree to the terms and conditions. Confidentially agreement: By requesting an audition you are also agreeing to keep the details of the audition and the type of work that you may perform confidential. This applies to information acquired while working for Premiere or any of its affiliates. Disclosure to any third party, sharing project information or publicizing what you do (including via social media) may be considered grounds for dismissal or further action. I Agree.* "Am I for or against abstinence?" - Sarah Palin #2. To: Skip Intro (#0) The only people who listen to talk radio for their opinions anymore are leftist obsessives and right wing no-loads. Which one are you? Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over. #3. To: Rudgear (#2) The only people who listen to talk radio for their opinions anymore are leftist obsessives and right wing no-loads. Which one are you? So your opinion is already totally made up and not budging regardless of any new info that may be forthcoming. Sounds rather troll like. "http://first-draft-blog.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5ced53ef0148c7a28c4b970c-320wi" #4. To: Skip Intro (#1) I just signed up. "Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899 #5. To: Skip Intro, All (#0) Well, here’s a shocker: Some of the people who phone in to talk radio shows (that caller with the pitch-perfect rant, provocative comment or burning question) may actually be hired actors reading from scripts. I’m not an angry listener, but I play one on radio! Are we surprised that we're being fed propaganda on the radio and television? Do we believe that it only comes from one side of the political coin?
#6. To: Rek (#3) I listen to Rush, Hannity while driving around looking at jobs or whatever. I sometimes make it a point to listen to Savage in the evenings. It is entertaining. My mind is already made up on most issues though. Oh Yeah I listen to Boortz too. Hannity is my least favorite of the bunch.
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