Best radio-talk-show host
In a year when barrels of ink were spilled on the (mostly) self-inflicted employment woes of Christopher
Lydon and the rise of loudmouthed libertarian/libertine Jay Severin, it was almost easy to overlook the
continued excellence of David Brudnoy. Almost. Helming the airwaves of WBZ Radio (AM 1030) from 7 to 10
p.m. Monday through Friday, Brudnoy continues to be the master. At a time when too many talk shows have
devolved into stupid guy-talk, focusing on gross-out humor and women's breasts, Brudnoy is a throwback,
interviewing politicians, authors, newsmakers, and movie stars, and bantering effortlessly - if sometimes
grumpily - with his callers. He also racks up some of the highest ratings in the city. In March, when he
marked a quarter-century on the air, he told the Phoenix, "I sometimes feel like the Café des Deux Magots
in Paris, where, allegedly, if you sit still long enough everybody in the world worth knowing passes by.
In 25 years an amazingly large number of fascinating people have stopped by my studio to talk. Easy job:
no heavy lifting, no walking, just sitting and talking. Can you beat that?" No, we can't.
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