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Prominent Conservative Radio Hosts Planted Scripted Actors Among
Callers

" If passed the audition, he would be invited periodically to call in
to various talk shows and recite various scenarios that made for
interesting radio. He would never be identified as an actor, and his
scenarios would never be identified as fabricated—which they always
were.

“I was surprised that it seemed so open,” the actor told me in an
interview. “There was really no pretense of covering it up.”

Curious, the actor did some snooping and learned that Premiere On Call
was a service offered by Premiere Radio Networks, the largest
syndication company in the United States and a subsidiary of Clear
Channel Communications, the entertainment and advertising giant.
Premiere syndicates some of the more sterling names in radio,
including Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity. But a great
radio show depends as much on great callers as it does on great hosts:
Enter Premiere On Call.

“Premiere On Call is our new custom caller service,” read the
service’s website, which disappeared as this story was being reported
(for a cached version of the site click here). “We supply voice talent
to take/make your on-air calls, improvise your scenes or deliver your
scripts. Using our simple online booking tool, specify the kind of
voice you need, and we’ll get your the right person fast. Unless you
request it, you won’t hear that same voice again for at least two
months, ensuring the authenticity of your programming for avid
listeners.”

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/hmm-prominent-co...

Radio Daze
This week’s parasha introduces a medium for distinguishing truth from
falsehood. On the radio, where actors are hired to read scripts and
pretend to be real people, things aren’t so simple.

http://www.tabletmag.com/life-and-religion/58759/radio-... "

I guess the shows would be pretty boring if all the callers could
muster up was, " Ditto, Rush! ", or " you're a great 'Murican, Sean!
"....