The Divided Dial: Episode 5 - There's Something About Radio
Highly politicized, partisan companies like Salem have a hold on the airwaves \u2014 and they don\u2019t plan to give it up. Senior Vice President of Salem, Phil Boyce speaks candidly to Katie about the personalities he handpicked to spread Salem\u2019s message and about the company\u2019s plans to expand into the media world off the airwaves. And in this final episode of the series we ask the perennial question:\xa0peddling\xa0election denialism\xa0seems to be a solid business model \u2014 but is it legal?\xa0
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\nThe Divided Dial is hosted by journalist and Fulbright\xa0Fellow Katie Thornton. Her written articles and audio stories have appeared in The Atlantic, 99% Invisible, The Washington Post, BBC, NPR, WNYC, Minnesota Public Radio, The Guardian,\xa0Bloomberg\u2019s CityLab, National Geographic, and others. She is a lifelong radio nerd who got her start in media as a teenager, volunteering and working behind the scenes at radio stations for many years. You can follow her work on\xa0Instagram\xa0or on her\xa0website.\n\n\nThe Divided Dial was edited by On the Media's executive producer, Katya Rogers. With production support from Max Balton and fact-checking by Tom Colligan, Sona Avakian, and Graham Hacia. Music and sound design by Jared Paul. Jennifer Munson is our technical director. Art by\xa0Michael Brennan.\xa0\n\nWith support from the\xa0Fund for Investigative Journalism.