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Dr. Laura Pours Water On "Female Talk" Debate





The supposed need for "female talk" programming that can counter male- dominated conservative radio has been this year's hot topic in the radio industry.

And recently, a group of feminists led by Rosie O'Donnell, Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem and others, announced they were backing the development of a new women's talk network, Greenstone Media. In addition, Sally Jessy Raphael is also gearing up to kick off her own lefty syndicated talk show.

In my latest Inside Radio column, however, cold water is poured on this silly debate. The reason is simple: there are already plenty of women doing quite well in the field!

Leading the way is Dr Laura Schlessinger, who has recently experienced a quiet resurgence, especially on KFI in Los Angeles.

In the the nation's second- largest market, Dr Laura's recent ratings gains make her the second- most popular host in the region, based on the number of listeners tuning in during the average quarter- hour period (60,400 adults between 25 and 54), which is the way radio ratings are measured.

And she's just a hair below La La Land's top talker, fellow KFI host Bill Handel.


Also in the column: disgraced former hip-hop morning host DJ Star (Troi Torain) uses the courts to fire back at his accusers.

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