- Clarkcast
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Clarkcast Genre Talk radio Running time 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Eastern Time
SundaysCountry United States Languages English Home station WAAM Talk 1600
Ann Arbor, MIHosts Matt Clark Website www.clarkcast.com Podcast www.clarkcast.com/podcasts The Clarkcast is talk radio show on the conservative news/talk radio station WAAM Talk 1600 in Ann Arbor, MI. The program is hosted by the young political commentator, Matt Clark.[1]
Contents
Show Beginning
The show did not begin on the radio. In 2008, Clark created a series of podcasts called the Clarkcast and hosted the audio on his website. According to his online bio, he was "looking for an outlet to express his political viewpoints and arguments".[2] From there, the show expanded to live online broadcasts.
In 2010, a local news/talk radio station began to air the show live to southeast Michigan.
Format
The show's format mainly consists of Clark talking about local and national news, focusing more on the latter. His opinions and commentaries are often brash and right to the point, delivered in a shock jock manner at times. The show is also branded as comedic[3], playing and acting out live skits to satirize the topics of the week.
The Clarkcast features other voices and opinions as well. Clark conducts weekly interviews with a wide array of guests and politicians, allowing their input to the relevant topic at hand.
Clark will begin the program by stating, "coming to you from the People's Republic of Ann Arbor" - a phrase that many conservatives have adopted to describe the way they believe are the left-leaning tendencies of the city and the University of Michigan (which is located in Ann Arbor, MI).
Other uses of the name
During the 2004 Presidential Election, Democratic candidate Wesley Clark used the name ClarkCast for his podcasts on his campaign's website.[4]
References
External links
Categories:- American talk radio programs
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