![]() WABC didn't air the show for one day in order to cover the debate. Although WABC did not address angry Twitter users, Westwood One published a stream of identical responses explaining Savage's program had simply been preempted by one station in favor of debate coverage and had immediately returned to the air on that station the following It was not our decision. Many Twitter users saw only Savage's tweets and inferred that the host had been removed from his show and/or punished. ![]() are LIVE from #HofstraUniversity today from 12noon-5pm! Listen & hear latest on #HofDebate16 #NYC Some of the people at the #HofDebate16 with covering the #PresidentialDebate /CP5F8a1ZsH - 77 WABC Radio September 26, 2016 Tune in to for our wall to wall coverage!! This may be the biggest political event in history & WE will have it all for you! - Rita Cosby September 26, 2016 What happened on the day in question was that one of the stations that airs Savage's program, WABC in New York (which has the largest audience share of any station that carries "The Savage Nation"), opted to preempt his show - apparently without notifying Savage in advance - in favor of "wall to wall" coverage of that day's first presidential debate provided by local hosts Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby, reporting live from the scene at nearby Hofstra University: by affiliate stations of the Westwood One network. Savage's popular "The Savage Nation" is a nationally syndicated one broadcast throughout the U.S. ![]() Then the two fill-ins trying to sound informed and clever from WABC who have 40% lower ratings than me, boasting on air during my hours that they conducted a ‘coup’ by taking Savage off the air. Then ‘ISDN problems’ during my discussion of the side effects of Levodopa, used for treating Parkinson’s. No advance notice from me or my producers. I then read you the pharmacology of Levodopa which is the main drug for Parkinson’s, and right in the middle of that discussion of Levodopa and its side effects, I was cut off across the country. I spent 30 minutes talking about Hillary’s health problems I read you every fact about it. Savage maintained that he had been abruptly cut off the air as he was discussing Hillary Clinton's alleged health issues and suggested a connection between those events: WABC MAIN PHONE NUMBER 1-2Michael Savage September 26, 2016 ![]() On 26 September 2016 rumors began circulating that popular conservative political commentator Michael Savage had been fired, replaced by a liberal host, or forcibly removed from the radio airwaves by operatives of Hillary Clinton after he published the following tweets: To hear John CATS upcoming roundtable radio shows, tune in at 9 AM New York time every Sunday morning on 970 AM Radio: The Answer! Can’t get to a radio? Listen in online! The show is live at 9 AM New York time every Sunday morning.Michael Savage was not fired or removed from the airwaves for discussing Hillary Clinton's health. Her recent one, “ QUIET HERO: Secrets From My Father’s Past,” details her fascinating discovery about her own father, a Nazi prisoner of war, who was saved by American troops. Heralded as one of the Most Influential Women in Radio in 2014, 20 by Radio Ink Magazine, she was also honored in 2015 and in 2016, with a total of four prestigious Gracie Awards for both “Outstanding Host” and “Outstanding Talk Show.” She has written New York Times Best Selling books. She is currently a special correspondent for the top-rated CBS syndicated newsmagazine, Inside Edition, does frequent hosting and reporting for CNN/HLN, and hosts “The Rita Cosby Show” on the legendary WABC Radio, the most listened to talk station in America. She is a renowned Emmy-winning TV host, veteran correspondent and multiple best selling author, who anchored highly rated primetime shows on Fox News Channel and MSNBC. Rita Cosby is one of the most recognized and respected broadcasters in America. ![]()
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