I miss the old Glenn Beck

Betcha didn't know that there actually was a 'old' Glenn Beck. I listened to him in the very early years of 2000. He wasn't on TV and he was syndicated on a measly 47 stations. The old GB had a reputation, not as a right winger, but as a 'soft core' shock jock. This was a Glenn Beck that used dark and sarcastic humor, and had a tag line with his callers that was 'Hey ya sick freak!'

I don't know if I'm alone on this island, but I really liked the old GB. That is why I now find him hard to stomach. There is barely a thread left of that humorous jock. It appears that the 'Svengali-like' influence of Roger Ailes has left him a shadow of his former self.

I'm sure Roger, GB, and lots of others don't really care about where he came from... but I miss the old GB. Couldn't even find any archived recordings from that era.

Now, moving into the present, I was very upset when XM changed their talk line-up. Now during AM drive time there are TWO channels carrying GB at the same time. Switched to another channel and found a breath of fresh air, named Stephanie Miller. Yes, I know, she's a lefty liberal, but I must say I found her very entertaining, and she doesn't talk non-stop politics. She is witty and banters well with her side kick. She also seems self-effacing, not arrogant. Ed Schultz, you could learn a lot from her on how to put together a radio show that actually gets ratings.