The Schnitt Show

Infobox Radio Show
show_name=The Schnitt Show
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caption=The Schnitt Show
format=News-talk show
runtime=3 hours, Monday-Friday
creator=Todd Schnitt
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executive_producer=Sue Treccase & David aka "Fingers" Bell
starring=Todd Schnitt
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country=flagicon|United States United States
first_aired=October 1, 2001
last_aired=present
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website=http://www.schnittshow.com
home_station=970 WFLA
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The Schnitt Show is a conservative talk radio show hosted by Todd Schnitt, who also hosts the MJ Morning Show. It is transmitted from and airs in Tampa, Florida. It is also syndicated to stations in Miami, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina, Biloxi, Mississippi, as well as on XM (Ch. 152) Satellite Radio. The show is distributed by Jones Radio Networks.

History

WIOD (2001-2002)

The show began in October 2001 on Miami's local news-talker WIOD, in the afternoon drive slot. During this post-9/11 period, radio was scrambling for more national news and talk programs, which helped jump-start the careers of hosts like Glenn Beck. During the 2001 months, Schnitt continued to do the Miami talk show out of a studio at Tampa's WFLA radio station.

WFLA and syndication (2002-)

In 2002, WFLA's afternoon personality, Glenn Beck, was picked up by Premiere Radio Networks for national syndication in mid-mornings. WFLA moved the Beck show from 9 a.m. to noon, and Schnitt was given the afternoon drive time slot on his own flagship station. Early on, the show was played on WSRQ in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, while it was a simulcast of WFLA, as well as WFLF in Orlando, and later WOAI San Antonio. WFLF dropped the show in 2003. WOAI carried the show from 2003 to the end of 2005, when, in talk radio's trend to run mostly less expensive national syndicated shows, Schnitt was replaced by Sean Hannity. In 2004, WMAX in Atlanta picked up the show for a short time, giving the show its strongest market, but it was cancelled after seven months because of a format change to Spanish programming.

2006 saw affiliate growth with Charleston, South Carolina's WSCC, Extreme XM on XM Satellite Radio, and WERC in Birmingham, Alabama, the latter of which dropped the program in 2008. 2007 brought aboard gulf coast stations WBUV and WFBX.

Jones Radio signs the show

After nearly a decade of Schnitt's home station syndicating the show, Jones Radio Networks signed the show to syndication. Jones Radio now sells and distributes the show nationally via satellite, after launching it on 2008-04-28. Most of the stations running the show, however, are Clear Channel-owned, the company Schnitt works for.

The show's opening theme song (i.e., "It's Time for the Schnitt Show") is based on SR-71's "Right Now".

Affiliates

Since Jones Radio does not actively update Schnitt's affiliates, this list is updated as timely as possible. As of 2008-05-15, there are 12 markets that the show is being broadcast in. The show originates from WFLA in Tampa, Florida, weekday afternoons from 3PM to 6PM eastern time.

- Show streams online.

:¹ - "Extreme 152 on XM Radio replays the show daily from 10 PM-1 AM Eastern time. It also replays old shows on the weekend at 3 PM and 10 PM."

Terrestrial listeners in the Tampa Bay area, areas west of St. Louis, and select areas of South Florida covered by WIOD's signal (such as Ft. Pierce, Stuart, Vero Beach and Naples), can also tune into Schnitt's MJ Morning Show on a local affiliate.

Fill-In hosts

Current

*Joe Pagliarulo - Joe is usually the go-to fill-in host for Schnitt's vacations.
*Chris Baker
*Pat Campbell
*Cigar Dave
*Tedd Webb

Former

*Matt Drudge
*Mark Williams
*Jack Harris
*Jeff Fisher
*Chris Duel and Chuck Booms

References

External links

* [http://www.schnittshow.com/ The Schnitt Show's official website]