Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Report: Michael Smerconish Jumps to SiriusXM

WPHT 1210 talker Michael Smerconish reportedly is jumping from traditional talk radio to satellite, saying the media form he has loved essentially left him.

The AP reports the Philadelphia-based radio talk show host is syndicated in more than 80 markets nationally. Smerconish said Wednesday he will move his three-hour program to SiriusXM on April 15, airing weekdays at 9 a.m. ET with a repeat at 6 p.m. ET.

Talk radio is a place where incivility is the norm according to the AP story by David Bauer, and program directors haven't responded to Smerconish’s warning that their audiences are getting "too white, too male, too angry and too old" to promote future growth.

SiriusXM currently has 24 million subscribers. Smerconish's show will appear on the service's P.O.T.U.S. political channel.   No comment from WPHT management.

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