Reply #31: Dirty Little Secret...

[KharmaTrain]

There's no rule or law that says a caller on a show like Rush's has to be who they are. Since this show is considered "entertainment" this opens the door to allowing what I call "phantom callers" that are set up to make the host look good or just to generate calls when no one else is calling in.

It's a dirty little secret...not quite so secret, and part of the game "talk shows" play...especially now. With digital editing and delays a host can virtually edit a call live as it's happening to cut out certain points or comments he doesn't want listeners to hear (and has 20 seconds to do it).

Several years ago, I busted someone whom we found out was claiming he had certain "authorities" and celebrities as guests. In reality it was some friends of his in Cincinnatti, including several local actors who would appear in several roles...as guest and caller on the same show. The bastard moved on to another market...and pulled the same shit there. He was busted after claiming he was interviewing Dr. Margaret Sanger; the founder of modern birth control. The problem is Ms. Sanger died in 1967. Ooops. Busted again...but he's still on the air and in a major market. I report, you decide

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