I was listening to Shaun Hannity on the way home tonight. He was taking calls. The caller was so scripted, so playing into Hannity's hands, that I wondered if people really called in at random, or if actors were actually hired to call. It sounded to me so much like actors, that I put the phrase "Are Hannity's callers actors" into the search window. This is what came up:
OK, anyone want to take rant radio seriously?
Seriously?
Limbaugh/Hannity Parent Company Admits Hiring Actors to Call Radio Shows
As reported, once the actor "passed the audition, he would be invited periodically to call in to various talk shows and recite various scenarios that made for interesting radio." In addition, the source was specifically told there would be no on-air disclosure of the fabricated nature of the call. He subsequently landed the job, at $40 per hour and a minimum one hour of work per day.
OK, anyone want to take rant radio seriously?
Seriously?