Conservative Talk Radio Documentary Set From Original Productions, Deep Cut & Anchor Entertainment
10.03.2022 - 20:33
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EXCLUSIVE: The story of Rush Limbaugh and right-wing radio is set to be told in a feature documentary.
Fremantle’s Original Productions, Deep Cut, the company behind HBO’s The Last Cruise, and creative agency Anchor Entertainment have teamed up to produce Titans of Talk.
The doc is based on Brian Rosenwald’s book Talk Radio’s America will look at how in the 39 years since Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting, America’s conservative talk radio hosts rose to become political power brokers who ruled the GOP. It will expose the power of radio and how these larger-than-life figures were embraced by Republican politicians hoping to capitalize on their popularity and large listening base.
It will follow the twists and turns of these influential radio personalities and how conservatives were yearning for a champion that would stand up to what they perceived to be a liberal bias in the media. Beginning with Rush Limbaugh, a washed-up disc jockey without a college degree who found himself on local radio in Kansas City after multiple firings, the doc will take a look at how he became the loudest voice on the AM dial. Connecting with conservatives, Limbaugh paved the way for other hosts including Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Neal Boortz, Joe Getty, G. Gordon Liddy, and Sarah Palin.
But the more popular these radio personalities became, the more apparent it was that they didn’t necessarily need the politicians to begin affecting policy. These hosts were more than capable of pushing their own agenda, and even manipulating the GOP on issues like immigration reform. Additionally, they proved their ability to take over the GOP from the inside, pushing Donald Trump’s run for presidency and celebrating his outspoken, brash, and ultra-conservative
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