Talk:Bill Cunningham (talk show host)

Radio Show
Can't edit. Bill is now a TV talk show host, not just radio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralbadow (talk • contribs) 17:48, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Bob Grant?
I have edited this article to take out the phrase "...but are quick to point out that Grant is entertaining and much more worldly. Cincinnati just is not New York City" which was previously placed after the current sentence "Many radio fans have commented that his show is similar to the legendary Bob Grant's." The phrase that was taken out is not unbiased, and I'm not sure what place it has in the article. In addition, I don't know who Bob Grant is, as there is no link or explanation, but I reluctantly left it in even though I think the whole sentence should be taken out or edited.

Actually, I'm just going to take out the whole "Bob Grant" sentence, since he's not a "legend", as most people, myself included, have never heard of him, there is no link, and I don't care to find out who he is. Hopefully, the idiot that edited this page originally doesn't come back and try to change the sentence. - Timothy Swartz

Negative Slant?
Would it be better to modify this article by splitting it into sections? I'll likely make the edits myself, but I at least wanted to provide an explanation here. There seems to be a lot of focus on the controversial aspect of Cunningham's show. The points are certainly valid and definitely worth including. At the same time, it might benefit the article to include the motive of his tone, which is specifically, advocating conservatism. Additionally, Cunningham's points are usually rationalized in what could be considered an epilogue or summary at the end of his daily topics, particularly when the topic involves national or local politics.

Hopefully I'm not making too much of this, but I suppose what I'm getting at, is that Cunningham often justifies (or at least clarifies) his rants at the conclusion of his on-air discussions. Just would be nice to see a more "balanced" article.

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What did you expect? this is wikipedia and most pages are slanted left and of course if Cunningham calls BHO by his full name that's supposed to be an insult to the left....and if a judge engages in politics with a talk show host, the talk show host is deemed at fault and not the judge...how silly is that... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.144.133.147 (talk) 02:40, 2 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Billy Cunningham has no journalistic or political "motive". He is an entertainer in 2024, and a successful one. If he were not controversial, he would not be successful. GaryGo (talk) 02:23, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Photo
Here is photo of Cunningham for this article. Original source cited here: Cincinnati Enquirer, Talk radio: Voice of the combative man - May 6,2001

Photo: http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/05/06/cunningham.jpg

So-Called Cunningham/Dennison Fight--Need Help
Okay, here's the deal. This is a joke. It has happened so many times before. Every time Willie gets ready to go on vacation, something like this happens. How many times has Helen May (owner of Clear Channel) "fired" Willie on the air? As an eight-year Northern KY/Cincinnati resident, I assure you this whole Cunningham/Dennison thing is something to laugh at. It is just a ratings ploy and we all "know" it (or those who have listened long enough--anybody remember when Wally Whatshisname in California supposedly broke some rock DJ's leg or whatever on the air?). Nobody I know who has an iota of intelligence believes it for a second. However, I can offer no proof, and will not edit the article. But, I ask fellow Cincinnatians out there if they have valid sources to back up the fact that this is all nonsense and is part of a running series of gags that Willie continually plays. Part of a joke that WLW and Daryl Parks play along with by putting an "apology" on their website. Anybody...? Sir Rhosis 19:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Controversy
There should be a mention of his 1/6/08 show where he referred to Barack Hussein Obama as "Barack Mohammed Hussein Obama" repeatedly and again made further false claims about his parents background and about his schooling. HotOne121 (talk) 06:57, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree, but you must add a second-party citation, as I've noted on the page. Just saying "He said it on a certain date on his show," doesn't cut it.  In addition, I've removed the line "All of this is false."  Please provide the cite asked for to prove it is false.  This is nothing against you, personally, it is Wikipedia policy.  Prove it or lose it, as they say.  Sir Rhosis (talk) 07:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

The edit I made on the actual article page was just a deletion of some vandalism telling people that Barrack Obama is a Muslim and a black racist "look it up, google it," etc. It was lacking the citation before I did anything. As for his Obama's "full name" there are many websites that have the story just none that I would use as a reliable source on Wikipedia. That is why I was hoping someone else could find something more reliable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HotOne121 (talk • contribs) 15:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Eh I'd leave all that stuff alone. I'm a conservative, who in fact can't stand Bill Cunningham, but addressing that about his 1/6/08 show is just a little bit too much. Also, I'm going to remove the bit that someone just added today about how Cunningham was "pandering to xenophobic sentiments". a) Where's the source for that? b) that is suggesting that people at the rally in support of McCain are xenophobic, and c) saying that Barack will saddle up next to Hezbollah, Kim John Il, Ahmidinejad, etc. isn't xenophobic. People strongly dislike those people/organizations for many many reasons other than xenophobia.  Making that statement about Obama may have had its reasons, but xenophobia isn't one of them.  In addition, the whole line "crassly pandered to xenophobic sentiments" is in fact making four POV assumptions: he was speaking CRASSLY, he PANDERED to a certain group, the group was XENOPHOBIC, and the crowd as a whole had that SENTIMENT."  It's just a lot more neutral with the simple world 'spoke'.-Brad Kgj08 (talk) 21:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * As much as I personally agree with the "pandering to xenophobic sentiments" line, it sounds like POV to me. Here is a vote against it.  98.215.54.162 (talk) 04:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I again took out the line about xenophobia. The whole story doesn't even have a source.  If the entire story doesn't really belong because it doesn't have a source, I don't see why the editorial line about xenophobia should be included without a source.  I personally disagree with calling him Barack Hussein Obama.  I think it is a cheap shot.  But it's very debatable as to whether or not that is a form of xenophobia or not.  Cunningham may be playing on fear, but he's not playing on a fear of foreigners, he's playing on a fear of an evil man who murdered thousands.  The fact that Saddam Hussein was an evil man (that scared a lot of people) has nothing to do with him being a foreigner.  In other words, people mention his middle name because of its association to an evil man, not to any particular group of foreign people.  That line should be left out.  The reasons for not making a special point of Barack Obama'a middle name should be obvious enough to the reader. -Brad Kgj08 (talk) 05:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


 * We need to closely follow the WP:BLP policy. If it is unsourced or poorly sourced and it is a negative statement, it needs to be removed immediately and without discussion.  Only fully cited negative statements are allowed per the Biography of Living Persons policy.  Cheers.--Burzum (talk) 15:10, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Missing from the article in general (and the Obama flap in particular) is the tongue-in-cheek nature of Cunningham's humor. Style wise, he's actually closer to Adam Carolla than Rush Limbaugh. Conservatives aren't usually associated with satire, which is why people often don't realize when Cunningham is having fun—and I'll bet he's having the time of his life right now, e.g. he's now endorsed Hillary Clinton over John "Juan Pablo" McCain. If anyone can dig up some good sources about Cunningham's humor, they're needed. —Kevin Myers 15:38, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia. I can find no reference for the following statement: "Cunningham maintains privately that he, 'cannot see how this isn't funny.'" (Regarding the death of Nathniel Jones)  I have followed the policy outlined above. "Only fully cited negative statements are allowed per the Biography of Living Persons policy."Mwinog2777 (talk) 05:38, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Something should be mentioned about him suggesting on air on October 10, 2008 that Barack Obama may be the Antichrist because there were 666,000 new voters in Ohio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitchel89 (talk • contribs) 23:24, 24 October 2008 (UTC)


 * A nefarious vandal stole the handle, and took out my edit. Not playing by rules of Wikipedia.  This is an unsourced negative statement in the bio of a living person.Mwinog2777 (talk) 05:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * There should be a WikiQuote page on him (so far not existant) so to put the list of controversial quotes there as long as they are sourced. There was another very controversial quote in which he had compared Obama to Hitler just before the elections - the one that Cunningham said that Jews for McCain because Obama wants to gas the Jews, like the PLO gas the Jews, like the Nazis gas the Jews. Media Matters (more neutral then the editorial links I've found) has probably some of the references there Here's the article on that quote although the source is more considered as a semi-blog. Though here's one from WLWT in Cincinnati. -- JForget 22:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * ^^^ So I guess we're pretending he never said this stuff? Because the article doesn't mention it. Shitty article mostly written by fans, eh? --76.105.145.143 (talk) 22:46, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Speculation
The unsourced Speculation referenced in this article probably should be removed, Wikipedia doesn't run on unsourced speculation.Woods01 (talk) 01:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Great American phrase
It's no surprise that Hanity like many in the media that have their corporate interest before our freedoms in mind are not permitted to mention 'competition'. The your a great american phrase that Hanity and his callers use has been quoted by Hanity as belonging to another talk show host and not Bill. I probably won't be able to find a source since Hanitys show is a radio show, I just thought it to be interesting. I can't think of the host off the top of my head but I know Hanity doesn't credit Bill with it.Woods01 (talk) 01:16, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Actually, he does. He has credited him with coining the phrase when Cincy callers call his show as well as when Cunningham is a guest.66.192.126.3 (talk) 11:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Education and/or Professional Career
Just wondering if he attained any kind of educational, military, or professional credentials. I heard him for the first time last night, enjoyed his sense of humor, but could not follow his substantive logic or reasoning at all. Perhaps he is just not trained for it? 70.97.83.69 (talk) 14:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC) Bwian

Bill Cunningham is an attorney, business entrepreneur, former Ohio Assistant Attorney General; he was selected in 1983 as Ohio's Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Ohio State Bar Association.Woods01 (talk) 02:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

History
Missing history on Bill Cunningham - Lawyer Time on WKRC Radio prior to joining WLW his upcoming TV show

I don't have all that data right here, but will try to put something together. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.27.237.242 (talk) 22:08, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 2 May 2012
I am a Social Media PA for The Bill Cunningham Show and we are requesting to be able to edit his Wikipedia pages.

Ndefeis (talk) 15:17, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Since you are now Autoconfirmed, I see you've begun editing the article, so I'm deactivating this request. Dru of Id (talk) 20:10, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * So did their edits remain in the article? Because the article is fuckin' *glowing*. No controversy, nothing bad, etc. --76.105.145.143 (talk) 22:48, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Maybe some change in format?
This article is a bit messy in terms of structure and requires a bit of cleanup. One particular example would be Bill Cummingham's education info being listed under "personal life", as opposed to "early life", "education", or something similar. Again, I do not mean to further inflame a discussion that is quite obviously already full of contention. My comments on this article are intended only be speak to  it's structure.

24.60.214.65 (talk) 01:18, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Problem with show being labeled conservative
I don't think the show can be correctly labeled conservative. this should be taken out24.190.112.211 (talk) 19:00, 20 February 2014 (UTC)mallory

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