With Premiere’s Post-Rush News, Another New Offering Emerges

1

By Rob Dumke and Adam R Jacobson


On February 17, the world lost Rush Limbaugh. It took more than three months for iHeartMedia-owned Premiere Networks to announce the eventual successor offering to The Rush Limbaugh Show, and that won’t arrive for more than three weeks.

For some non-iHeartRadio affiliates, including those owned by Cox Media Group, sticking with programs built around archived audio clips of the late Limbaugh wasn’t something they desired. This led to CMG-owned WOKV-FM in Jacksonville moving market veteran Mark Kaye to Limbaugh’s old slot.

Now, CMG has made a move at its flagship News/Talk property in Atlanta that can be replicated at other stations across the U.S., should it wish to defect from Premiere.

Erick Erickson, the midday host at WSB-FM 95.5 in Atlanta, is heading into national syndication.

And, it will be ready 20 days before the debut of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, the heir to Limbaugh’s talk radio throne.

The Erick Erickson Show will take the Noon-3pm Eastern slot, starting June 1.

Erickson has already been self-syndicating across Georgia.

“We’re excited to announce this partnership,” said CMG SVP of Radio Rob Babin. “Erick has performed successfully for many years on 95.5 WSB Radio, and no doubt, he’ll make an impact as the Erick Erickson show expands.”

Erickson added, “I’ve been working towards this for a very long time, and I appreciate my long relationship with CMG. We look forward to continued success at 95.5 WSB and many new affiliates across the country.”

 

1 COMMENT

  1. LOL. Only Rob Babin, whoever that is, thinks a Porky Pig sounding, stuttering squealing talentless hack like Stuttering Erick, will be a success outside Atlanta, where his numbers and advertisers are fading faster than the tray of donuts before him.

Comments are closed.