talk radio

noun

: radio programming consisting of call-in shows

Examples of talk radio in a Sentence

He listens to business talk radio in the car.
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Hugh Hewitt, who also became a talk radio host, briefly served as the first director of the Nixon Library in the president’s birthplace of Yorba Linda, Calif., in 1990. Made By History, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 After Gottlieb's team, the Phoenix, snapped a 21-game losing streak Sunday, James didn't waste any time to take a shot at the sports talk radio host and college basketball coach. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025 Breitbart helped Shapiro land gigs in conservative talk radio. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025 In the early 1980s, the line began to blur again with the emergence of talk radio and cable news. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for talk radio

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk radio was in 1968

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“Talk radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20radio. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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