Talkers Magazine is a trade industry publication related to talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live conversations between the host and listeners who "call in the United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. Its slogan is "The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media". In addition to radio, it covers talk shows A talk show or chat show (British) is a television or radio program where one person (or group of people) will discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host. Sometimes, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on broadcast and cable television as well as Internet-only shows and podcasting A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication. The word usurped webcast in common vernacular, due to rising popularity of the iPod and the innovation of web feeds.
History
Twice a year, Talkers publishes rankings of the top-rated radio talk shows; these rankings are often quoted in newspapers and other publications. Talkers also publishes a yearly "Heavy Hundred" list of the top 100 radio talk shows across the country. Beginning in 2006, it published the "Talkers 250" to expound on the "Heavy Hundred", listing #101 to #250, though in alphabetical order by genre instead of order of importance. In 2009, it published the Front In 2002, it published a list of the top 25 radio and television talk shows each of all time. In 2009, it published the "Frontier Fifty", listing in alphabetical order a "Selection of Outstanding Talk Media Webcasters."
The magazine was launched in Summer 1990 by current Publisher Michael Harrison. It publishes 10 issues per year out of Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River and the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The magazine is owned by Talk Media, Inc.
Online
The magazine's online counterpart is Talkers Magazine Online, which provides limited selected content from the print version. Talkers also produces its own original podcasts via their sister site, PodJockey.
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