For two hours each day, Thompson will share his views on politics and other topics, along with guest interviews and listener phone calls.
"As a one-time senator, presidential candidate,
federal prosecutor, radio commentator, film and TV star," Thomspon clearly has the requisites for a good talk show host, says Bart Tessler, evp at Westwood One. O'Reilly's exit from radio left
quite a hole, since some 425 affiliates carried his program. The show hosted by Thompson will be competing for affiliates with Fox News Channel's John Gibson, which is launching Jan. 19.
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