Other names | The Stephanie Miller Newscast |
---|---|
Genre | Political satire – Observational comedy |
Running time | 3 hours |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | KTLK (2005–2013) KCAA (2014- ) |
Syndicates | Westwood One (formerly Dial Global and Jones Radio Networks) |
TV adaptations | MSNBC (April 30, 2007 – May 2, 2007) Current TV (March 26, 2012 – August 15, 2013) Free Speech TV (January 6, 2014–Present) |
Starring | Stephanie Miller |
Announcer | Jim Ward |
Created by | Ron Hartenbaum Tom Athans Stephanie Miller |
Produced by | Rebekah Taylor (2004–2012) Travis Bone (2012–2015) Sean Comiskey & Yanira Johnson (2015-2018) Sean Comiskey (2017 - present) |
Executive producer(s) | Chris Lavoie (2004-2015) John Melendez (2015-2016) Vanessa Rumbles (2016-2017) Travis Bone (2018 - 2023) Jody Hamilton (2023-present) |
Recording studio | Los Angeles, California |
Original release | September 2004 – the present |
Opening theme |
|
Other themes | Various throughout the show |
Ending theme | Various |
Website | Official show website |
Podcast | The "Stephcast" by paid subscription |
The Stephanie Miller Show is a syndicated progressive talk radio program that discusses politics, current events, and pop culture using a fast-paced, impromptu, comedic style. The three-hour show is hosted by Stephanie Miller and is syndicated by Westwood One. Voice artist Jim Ward formerly co-hosted the show and is a recurring guest. Miller is frequently joined on the air by executive producer Jody Hamilton and general manager (and former executive producer) Chris Lavoie. The show debuted on September 7, 2004 [1] and is broadcast live from Los Angeles, California each weekday morning from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on Pacifica station, KPFK in LA, and radio stations throughout the U.S., as well as online, and via SiriusXM Progress Channel 127. [2] The show is also video simulcast live on Free Speech TV. Audio of each day's show is also available commercial-free for download from the show's website via the paid subscription Stephcast, [3] which has been available since June 2005. [4] The radio show should not be confused with Miller's short-lived 1995 syndicated TV talk show with the same name. [5] [6]
Via its affiliate network, satellite radio, online listening, video simulcast, and podcast, The Stephanie Miller Show has a weekly audience of approximately six million listeners. [7] The show's audience has grown from 1 million in fall 2005 on 40 affiliates. [8] [9]
In 2017, Talkers Magazine ranked Miller the 23rd most important radio talk show host in America. [10] In 2011, Miller won the Talkers Magazine Judy Jarvis Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Talk Radio by a Woman. [11]
The Stephanie Miller Show premiered on September 7, 2004. [1] In launching the show, Miller said, "As talk radio has more and more become a sea of right-wing wackos, I think the audience has finally recognized the need to balance that with some good left-wing wackos, and I'm thrilled to be able to fill that need." [12] When the show began in 2004, the on-air personalities were Stephanie Miller as host, “Voice Deity” Jim Ward as co-host, and “Boy Toy” Chris Lavoie as Executive Producer, the same team that worked with Miller on her previous radio show from 1997-2000. [13] The show was originally dubbed Operation Take Back America, [14] and primarily consisted of Miller and Ward, with Lavoie interjecting periodically. Lavoie's on-air presence expanded over the years. Associate Producer Rebekah Taylor (nee Baker), who screened phone callers, would also occasionally be heard on air.
The show has been video simulcast since 2010, starting with Ustream from 2010 to 2013, [15] [16] and Current TV from March 2012 to August 2013. In January 2014 the show began simulcasting on Free Speech TV. [17] [18] In addition, the show was also simulcast on MSNBC for 3 days in April–May 2007. [19] (For details see TV and video simulcasting).
In addition to broadcast, online listening, and video simulcast options, Miller's show has been available since fall 2004 on satellite radio, originally on Sirius Satellite Radio through July 2007, [20] [21] [22] when it switched to XM Satellite Radio. [23] In May 2011, the show moved to the merged SiriusXM satellite radio, [24] where the entire show is now broadcast live on SiriusXM Progress with a one-hour "best of" on Saturdays and Sundays. [2] (For details see Satellite radio).
Miller's show was broadcast from the KTLK studios in Los Angeles through the end of December 2013. In January 2014, Miller began hosting the show from a studio in her home, following the decision of KTLK to change to an all-conservative talk format and become the flagship station for conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. [7] [25] (For details see Production and distribution ).
In September 2014, Miller began the commercial-free and uncensored Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour podcast by paid subscription. In early 2018, the podcast launched for free, using sponsors in place of paid subscribers. Paid subscriptions for the video version of the podcast were still available.
Stephanie Miller came out as a lesbian during hour two of the show broadcast on August 13, 2010. [26]
The show is primarily a mix of comedy and politics, featuring a rotating mix of in-studio and phone guests, and listener calls. While most of the show focuses on politically-related topics, these are interspersed with comedic discussions about other current events, pop culture and the personal lives of Miller and others on the show. Because the show can include interviews with political figures among jokes appealing to a juvenile sense of humor, Miller has described the show's format as "senator, fart joke, senator, fart joke." [27]
For many years Miller's co-host was Jim Ward, who imitated a wide number of public figures on the show including political leaders, celebrities, and historical figures. Ward had been with the show since it began in September 2004. He was originally on 5 days per week as co-host, but starting on June 2, 2014 his role was reduced to regular guest appearances (often the 3rd hour on Mondays, dubbed "Maximum Mookage Mondays"). [28] On November 16, 2015 Ward returned to the show as co-host, [29] and was then on Monday to Thursday for all 3 hours. He also previously worked with Miller on her show in the late nineties on KABC. [13]
Currently sharing co-hosting duties are Chris Lavoie, and Executive Producer Jody Hamilton, serving as show engineer and occasional contributor. Collectively, this group are known as Mama's/Steph's Mooks. Recurring guest co-hosts are Carlos Alazraqui (Wednesdays), Dana Goldberg (Thursdays), and comic duo Frangela (Fridays). Other recurring contributors who regularly call and/or video conference into the show include Lee Papa (The Rude Pundit), the late Eric Boehlert, Charlie Pierce, Bob Cesca, Malcolm Nance, Jackie Schechner, Karl Frisch, and John Fugelsang. The show also regularly features the musical parodies of Rocky Mountain Mike and his collaborators.
The Stephanie Miller Show was launched on September 7, 2004 by WYD Media Management in association with Democracy Radio, [30] and syndicated by Jones Radio Networks. In November 2005, WYD Media Management acquired Democracy Radio's portion of ownership in the show. [9] Dial Global, acquired Jones Radio Networks in 2009, and Dial Global changed its name to Westwood One in 2013. The show is now produced by WYD Media Management, and syndicated nationally by Westwood One. [31]
The show is currently available Monday to Friday live from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM Pacific Time, 9:00 AM to 12 noon Eastern Time on approximately 40 broadcast radio stations, and can also be heard online via many of these same stations, as well as the Progressive Voices website, Progressive Voices on iTunes, and TuneIn App. [32] On satellite radio, the show can be heard live on SiriusXM Progress, Channel 127. [2] It is also available on delay via CRN Digital Talk Radio Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 12 noon Pacific Time, noon to 3:00 PM Eastern Time, on CRN Digital Talk 4. [33] Recorded versions of the show with no commercials are also available on the same day of broadcast, via "The Stephanie Miller Show" podcast, available for free on all major platforms. [3] Recordings of all shows going back to May 1, 2015, along with a few additional previous shows, are available to paid subscribers via the Stephcast audio archives. [34]
Since the show began in September 2004, it has originated from Los Angeles, California except for a short period from December 1, 2009 to July 6, 2010, when it was bi-coastal, with Miller based in New York part-time, while her co-hosts and producers were based in Los Angeles. [35] [36] [37] [38] KTLK in Los Angeles began carrying Miller's show in April 2005. [39] Until the end of 2013, Miller's show was broadcast from the KTLK studios in Los Angeles, when the station's owner Clear Channel (now IHeart Radio), announced that it was changing formats from progressive talk to conservative talk. Miller and her business partner Ron Hartenbaum, the founder of WYD Media Management [40] (often referred to by Miller as the "owner of the show who is trying to kill me for the insurance money"), [41] decided they could not continue to rely on corporate broadcast entities for studio space, and Miller built a studio in the basement of her home at her own expense. [7] The live program is now produced from Miller's house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles from 6 am to 9 am Pacific Time weekdays. Upon the advent of the COVID-19 crisis in early 2020, having the home studio left Miller and her show better prepared than most other entertainment enterprises for the stay-at-home restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic. However, Miller's planned 2020 Sexy Liberal Unity Tour was rescheduled after an initial show in Seattle in February 2020.
When The Stephanie Miller Show debuted in the fall of 2004, Sirius Satellite Radio's Sirius Left channel 143 began carrying the show on delay in two parts: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern, and 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM Eastern on weekdays. [42] By mid-October 2005, Miller's full show was being carried on Sirius Left on delay from 9:00 PM to 12:00 PM Eastern, with the first 2 hours repeated again from 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM Eastern, along with additional repeats on the weekends. [43] By late December 2006, the show was moved to 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern on Sirius Left., [44] and remained on Sirius Left in this time slot until mid-November 2007, when The Stephanie Miller Show was removed completely from the Sirius schedule. On November 30, 2007, on her show blog, Miller announced that due to listener complaints to Sirius about her show's cancellation, Sirius Left would air one hour of the show at 8 PM Eastern Time each weekday beginning on December 3, 2007. [22] On July 14, 2008, Miller's show switched from Sirius to XM Satellite Radio, and XM began broadcasting hours 2 and 3 of The Stephanie Miller Show live on channel 167 America Left , [23] the first time even a portion of Miller's show had been carried live on satellite radio. In February 2009, America Left began to carry all three hours of the show live. [45] In May, 2011, when Sirius Left merged with XM America Left to become SiriusXM Left on channel 127, the channel continued to broadcast Miller's show live, but only hours 2 and 3. [24] In August 2013, SiriusXM Left was renamed SiriusXM Progress , and began airing Miller's entire 3-hour show live where it continues to be aired weekdays, with a one-hour "best of" on Saturdays and Sundays. [2]
A television simulcast version of the entire show is broadcast live on air each weekday on Free Speech TV. [46] [18] A recording of the Free Speech TV version of the show is usually on the show's website until the next show is broadcast. Recordings of many of the TV simulcasts are also available on the Free Speech TV website. [47]
TV and video simulcasts of the show have been available since 2010. From November 2010 until late 2013, Ustream broadcast a video feed of the show. [15] [16] The show was also formerly simulcast on Current TV from March 26, 2012 [48] until August 15, 2013, when live programming on Current ended in preparation of the transition of Current TV to Al Jazeera America. [48] On Current TV, Talking Liberally: The Stephanie Miller Show was part of a morning block with The Bill Press Show . After leaving Current, the show moved to Free Speech TV, where a video simulcast has aired since January 6, 2014, after a successful Indiegogo campaign by both Miller and Free Speech to raise the money needed to buy equipment and produce the TV side of the show for Free Speech TV. [17] [18] The previous morning block with The Bill Press Show has been reunited on Free Speech TV, although Free Speech only airs the second hour of Press's show. [46]
The show was simulcast on MSNBC for three days starting April 30, 2007, as part of a series of programs filling the former time slot of Don Imus. [19] [49] The show aired live on MSNBC from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM Eastern, and on delay on the radio from 9:00 AM to noon Eastern. During this period, the show originated from MSNBC's studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, the studios and time slot formerly used by the canceled Imus in the Morning . On the first day on MSNBC, Miller visibly sweated from her armpits which she joked about in her usual self-depracating manner. [50] As a result, onscreen she was dubbed "Sweaty Chick". [51] Miller and her on-air staff received generally favorable reviews for their appearance. A fan petition was started to make the show the permanent replacement for the Imus MSNBC show. [52] After the stint, she said that she was not interested in the position full-time. [53] Joe Scarborough's show Morning Joe is now in this time slot.
The show has periodically done remote broadcasts. The show was broadcast from the Democratic National Convention, in 2008, [54] 2012, [55] and 2016. At the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frangela co-hosted with Miller. [56] The show also did a remote broadcast from the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [54] Miller was also on-site on January 20, 2009 in Washington D.C. for the inauguration of President Barack Obama, with Miller providing running commentary and Frangela hosting in-studio from Los Angeles. In conjunction with this inauguration, on January 18, 2009, Miller, co-host Jim Ward, and Executive Producer Chris Lavoie, participated in Obama Radio Nation, a live audience show celebrating Obama's inauguration, and the role of progressive radio in the 2008 elections. [57] For Obama's second inauguration in 2013, the full show was broadcast from Washington D.C. In the past, the show also periodically broadcast from several affiliate cities, with Miller and Ward appearing in front of a live audience. During these remote broadcasts, audience questions and interactions took the place of phone calls.
On September 12, 2014 [58] Miller began Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour podcast, [59] a once per week uncensored show of original content available via paid subscription. The Happy Hour features many of the sidekicks and guests who appear on Miller's radio show, as well as other celebrities and comedians, usually consuming alcohol while they chat.
On March 30, 2018, a teaser trailer was released announcing that future episodes would be available without subscription and for free. Paid subscriptions to the video version of the podcast remained available.
Edward Andrew Schultz was an American television and radio host, political commentator, news anchor and sports broadcaster.
The Ed Schultz Show was a progressive talk radio program hosted by Ed Schultz. It was formerly broadcast from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota. It was heard on a network of over 100 stations, including seven of the ten largest radio markets. It was also on XM and Sirius satellite radio.
The Dan Patrick Show is a syndicated radio and television sports talk show, hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by Patrick and is syndicated to radio stations by Premiere Radio Networks, within and independently of their Fox Sports Radio package. The three-hour program debuted on October 1, 2007. It is broadcast weekdays live beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The current show is a successor to the original Dan Patrick Show, which aired from 1999 to 2007 on ESPN Radio weekdays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific.
KIIS-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States, and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the conglomerate's KISS-FM brand, and serves as the flagship station for the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest. KIIS-FM's studios are located in Burbank, while the station transmitter resides on Mount Wilson, north of Los Angeles.
Stephanie Catherine Miller is an American political commentator, comedian, and host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a Progressive talk radio program produced in Los Angeles, California, by WYD Media Management and syndicated nationally by Westwood One. In 2017, Talkers Magazine ranked her the 23rd-most important radio talk show host in the U.S. Miller has leveraged her talk show via various platforms including online, as well as via her Sexy Liberal Tour live comedy show.
Faction Talk is a subscription-based channel on the satellite radio service Sirius XM Radio. The channel first aired on XM on August 6, 2004, as xL High Voltage in preparation for the launch of the American radio show Opie and Anthony several months later, and required subscribers to purchase the channel as a premium, until 2005.
MLB Network Radio is an American sports talk radio station on Sirius XM Radio that features Major League Baseball related talk shows, as well as archives and live reports about MLB and such. MLB Network Radio can be heard on Sirius XM Channel 89 and the SiriusXM App.
Talk Radio was a talk radio channel available on XM Satellite Radio. Owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., Talk featured terrestrial radio show simulcasts and tape delay broadcasts from across the United States. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Networks.
Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News. It is syndicated to over 500 AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It also supplies programming for three channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
Bennett Gordon Schwarzmann, better known by his on-air name, Alex Bennett, is an American talk radio host, known for his mix of left-wing politics and humor. In the 1970s he made his mark in New York City where he was dubbed "The Youth Guru" by the press for his work on WMCA and WPLJ.
This is a list of former channels on XM Satellite Radio, in addition to information on format changes of existing channels. Also included is information on temporary channels and seasonal channels.
Progressive talk radio is a talk radio format devoted to expressing left-leaning viewpoints of news and issues as opposed to conservative talk radio. In the United States, the format has included syndicated and independent personalities such as Arnie Arnesen, Michael Brooks, Alan Colmes, Jon Favreau, Al Franken, Brad Friedman, John Fugelsang, Norman Goldman, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Kyle Kulinski, Jon Lovett, Rachel Maddow, Mike Malloy, Stephanie Miller, Michael Moore, David Pakman, Mike Papantonio, Dan Pfeiffer, Bill Press, Randi Rhodes, Ed Schultz, Sam Seder, Hal Sparks, and Tommy Vietor.
The Radio Factor is a US nationally syndicated talk radio program, which aired from 2002 to 2009 and was hosted mainly by Bill O'Reilly.
SiriusXM Progress is located at channel 127 on Sirius XM Radio and carries a progressive talk radio format. The channel is programmed by Don Wicklin.
SiriusXM Patriot is a conservative talk radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 125 and XM Satellite Radio channel 125. The channel features exclusive hosts such as Cam & Company from NRANews, David Webb, and Andrew Wilkow. It also features popular syndicated programs including Sean Hannity and Mark Levin. The station is the result of a merger between former channels SIRIUS Patriot and America Right. Hourly news updates are produced by Townhall.
Extreme Talk was a talk radio channel available on iHeartRadio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., Extreme Talk featured terrestrial radio show simulcasts and tape delay broadcasts from across the United States. The station lineup included: syndicated programs Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Handel on the Law, Jay Mohr Sports, Rover's Morning Glory, and The Schnitt Show; as well as local programs America's Trucking Network, The Alan Cox Show, and The Monsters in the Morning. Advertising sales were handled by Premiere Networks.
America's Talk was a talk radio channel available exclusively on iHeartRadio. Owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., America's Talk featured terrestrial radio show simulcasts and tape delay broadcasts from across the United States. Advertising sales were handled by Premiere Networks.
Sixx Sense was a nationally syndicated rock radio show broadcast from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles and heard on over 115 radio stations. It was also available on iHeartRadio in The United States and Canada. The iHeartRadio channel intersperses active rock and alternative rock with talk from hosts Nikki Sixx and Jenn Marino. Sixx Sense was one of eleven channels produced by Clear Channel for broadcast on XM Satellite Radio. Other Clear Channel XM stations include: America's Talk, Extreme Talk, ReachMD, and Talk Radio; as well as simulcasts of Fox Sports Radio, KIIS-FM, WGCI-FM, WHTZ, WLTW, and WSIX-FM. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Networks.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)