The Mark Levin Show

The Mark Levin Show is a conservative talk radio show hosted by Mark Levin. The program is broadcast nationwide on Westwood One and reaches an estimated seven million weekly listeners, according to an estimate from Talkers Magazine. The Talkers estimate puts Levin's listenership in a tie with The Glenn Beck Radio Program for fourth-most-listened-to talk radio show in the United States[1] and, counting all radio formats, is the seventh-most-listened-to radio program in the United States.

The Mark Levin Show
GenreConservative talk
Running time3 hours (6–9 p.m. ET and PT)
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationWABC, New York City (2002–present)
WMAL, Washington, D.C. (2006–present)
SyndicatesWestwood One
Hosted byMark Levin
Recording studioLoudoun County, Virginia
Original releaseMay 5, 2002 (local); January 30, 2006 (national) – present
Opening theme"Somewhere I Belong" (live show)
Websitewww.marklevinshow.com

History

Mark Levin

Levin began his career as a radio host in 2002 in a Sunday afternoon timeslot on WABC.[2] WABC assigned Levin to fill in starting on June 16, 2003 after the station dropped The Savage Nation for the 7–9 pm.time period weeknights.[3] On September 2, 2003, his show moved to the 6–7 p.m. timeslot on WABC.[4] Levin's WABC program expanded to 2 hours starting May 17, 2004.[5]

On January 30, 2006, ABC Radio Networks began syndicating the show. Initially, ABC expanded the program to three other stations, including WMAL in Levin's local Washington metropolitan area.[6][7] On February 2, 2009, the program expanded to 3 hours (6–9 p.m. ET). ABC's radio assets later changed hands to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007, then to Cumulus Media in 2011; in 2013, Cumulus combined all of its radio assets under the banner of Westwood One. Levin signed a five-year contract extension with Westwood One in January 2015.[8]

The Mark Levin Show can be heard on over 150 stations and the SIRIUS XM Patriot channel. Levin's show has been rated number one in its time slot in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas–Fort Worth and Washington, D.C.[7]

On June 25, 2018, Levin was elected into the Radio Hall of Fame.[9]

Format

His radio show, a mix of political and social commentary from a conservative point of view, covers legal issues, including decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.[10] Levin follows the conventional talk radio model of taking listener calls throughout the show; he is often hostile to callers opposing his views, frequently cutting them off with words like "get off my phone, you idiot."[11]

The show's program segments often feature Levin recounting contemporary news items and controversies. The pace of these segments starts as slow and brooding and eventually escalate into Levin angrily shouting questions at "Mr. Producer" (Rich Sementa, Executive Producer of the program), who does not have a speaking role on the show.[12]

Levin uses his own on-air jargon, some of which he invented and some of which he popularized. He uses disparaging nicknames for mainstream media outlets, such as "New York Slimes" for The New York Times, "Washington Compost" for The Washington Post,[13] or "MSLSD" for MSNBC.

Mark Levin Lexicon

Levin has created a lexicon to make fun of and refer to certain persons and news outlets in a derogatory and humorous style. These are continuous terms that Levin has used over the years.

Name Epithet
New York Times[14] New York Slimes
Washington Post Washington Compost[14]
Associated Press Associated Depressed
Huffington Post Huffington Puffington Compost
ABC News ABC Snooze
CBS News CBS Snooze
MSNBC MSLSD[15]
CNN Constipated News Network
Meet the Press Meet the Depressed
Face the Nation Deface the Nation
Center for American Progress Center for Anti-American Progress
Morning Joe Morning Schmoe
Hardball with Chris Matthews Screwball on Screwball, Chris "I'll have another drink" Matthews
Bernie Sanders Comrade Sanders, Communist Kook
Rachel Maddow Rachel Madcow
Liberal Journalists "Opinionists"
Media Matters The criminal operation known as Media Matters, Media Doesn't Matters
America Civil Liberties Union American Criminal Liberties Union
National Organization for Women National Organization for Women Who Look Like Men

National Organization for Really Ugly Women

Chuck Schumer Chucky Schmucky Schumer, Chump Schumer
Nancy Pelosi Stretch Pelosi,[16] Eva Pelosi
Barbara Boxer The Dwarf Senator[16]
Dick Durbin Little Dick Durbin
Hillary Clinton Hillary Rotten Clinton, Her Thighness
Bill Clinton BJ Bill Jefferson Clinton
Joe Biden The Dumbest Man in the Senate, Plugs Biden, Joe Maduro Biden
Dianne Feinstein Dianne Frankenfeinstein
Lindsey Graham Goober Lindsey Graham
Barack Obama Barack Milhous Nobama, Barack America, Barack Milhous Benito Obama
Al Sharpton Al "Not So" Sharpton
Michael Savage Weiner Nation
Bill Maher Short, stupid, white-comedian guy
Department of Justice Department of Injustice
IRS IRSS, a play on the Nazi SS
9th Circuit Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Court of Schlemiels
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Comrade Cortez, Alexandria Occupational Communist, Occasional Cortex, A-OCK
Brian Stelter Helter Stelter
Council of American Islamic Relations Islamic Council of American Hate
Iranian Regime Islamonazis
John Murtha Lardass[16]
EPA Soviet Protection Agency
Joe Scarborough Morning Schmoe, The Banjo Playing Kid From Deliverance
Mika Brzezinski Mrs. Schmoe
Jake Tapper Fake Tapper, Jake Tapeworm
Facebook Farcebook
Bill de Blasio DeCommio
Jeff Zucker MotherZucker, Jeff MotherZucker

References

  1. http://www.talkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/audiencechart_march14.jpg
  2. WABC forum post by program director Phil Boyce Archived June 25, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hinckley, David (June 22, 2003). "Contract War Deals Savage Blow At 'abc". New York Daily news. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. Hinckley, David (August 22, 2003). "Laura the Lip to WABC". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005.
  5. Edel, Raymond A. (May 14, 2004). "WABC tweaks its programming". The Record. Bergen County, N.J. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. "ABC Radio Networks to syndicate the Mark Levin Show" (PDF). Cumulus Media. January 17, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  7. Jeffrey, Terence P.; Ryskind, Allan H. (October 2, 2006). "Mark Levin Takes Talk Radio by Storm". Human Events. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  8. "Westwood One Announces Long-Term Extension of The Mark Levin Show". MarkLevinShow.com. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  9. Bedard, Paul. "No. 1: Public votes Mark Levin into Radio Hall of Fame". WashingtonExaminer.com. The Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  10. "Supreme Court Rules iPhone Users Can Sue Apple Over App Store Prices". marklevinshow.com. Westwood One. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  11. Pandolfo, Chris. "'Get off the phone, you idiot!': Mark Levin shreds liberal callers and their impeachment arguments". conservativereview.com. Blaze Media LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  12. Phillips, Morgan. "Mark Levin Producer, Claiming to Speak Better Spanish Than 'All Out Crazy' AOC, Plans to Challenge Her in 2020". mediaite.com. Mediaite, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. http://www.marklevinshow.com/2015/07/24/the-washington-compost-has-it-all-figured-out/
  14. Wilson, Jason. "Mark Levin: the talkshow host behind the baseless Obama wiretap rumor". theguardian.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  15. Schwab, Jr., Dwight L. "MSNBC Has Earned Its Nickname MSLSD". newsblaze.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  16. Hebert, Murphy. "On Hannity radio show, WABC's Levin said of Pelosi: "You could bounce a dime off her cheeks"". Media Matters for America. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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