CALLER: Greg in Arlington
REAL LIFE: Insurance salesman
LISTENS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., five days a week
CALLS: at least two a day
PET TOPICS: politics
AVG. HOLD: 10 minutes-one hour
COMMENT: “Sometimes when I’m on hold, I’ll hear another caller say something that makes me so mad I forget what I called about.”
CALLER: M.T. in Garland
REAL LIFE: self-appointed “community watchdog”
LISTENS: 32 hours a week
CALLS: at least five times a day
PET TOPICS: race relations, media representation of minorities
AVG. HOLD: 30 minutes-one hour; has held up to 3 1/2 hours
COMMENT: “It’s a job for me. There’s no balance in our community for blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. I try to provide that balance.”
CALLER: J.R. in Allen
REAL LIFE: retired from large government contracting agency
LISTENS: at least 20 hours a week
CALLS: at least 2-3 times a week
PET TOPICS: education, politics, military security
AVG. HOLD: 15-45 minutes
COMMENT: “Forget those TV talk shows. Not every problem in the world was caused by someone’s mother or father when they were five years old. “
CALLER: Paxton in Garland
REAL LIFE: manufacturer’s sales rep
LISTENS: 35-40 hours a week
CALLS: 4-5 times a week
PET TOPICS: sports, especially business and personal side
AVG. HOLD: 8 12 minutes
COMMENT: “I use talk radio as my own personal Toastmasters. It brings me out of my shell. “
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