Update 5/1: Salem Media Group has announced its planned return of Dennis Prager to their national Conservative Talk lineup has been delayed indefinitely.
Salem announced in Match that it was transferring all of Prager’s 12pm-2pm Eastern affiliates to Charlie Kirk with Prager planning to return to host the 2pm hour starting Monday, June 3. Due to a setback in his recovery from a spinal cord injury, that will not happen for now with Jack Posobiec continuing to fill-in.
Salem says, ” While it is nearly impossible to replace an icon like Dennis, our affiliates have made that transition work. Listeners love the Charlie Kirk show, while at the same time are missing Dennis. We will continue to keep watching the recovery for Dennis and pray for his improvement.”
Original Report 3/19: After being off the air since suffering a fall in November that caused a spinal cord injury, Salem Media Networks has announced that Dennis Prager will hand over all of his affiliates to the Charlie Kirk Show starting Monday, March 31.
Both shows are currently fed in the same 12-3pm Eastern timeslot, but since Kirk’s show is only two hours long, Jack Posobiec will continue to fill-in the third hour. Salem says that Prager is going through extensive rehabilitation because of the injury. Once he is cleared to return, which Salem say will be on Tuesday, June 3, Prager will take over the final hour of the timeslot with Kirk airing from 12-2pm Eastern and Prager from 2-3pm.
Salem Senior VP of Spoken Word Phil Boyce said, “Dennis may have some physical limitations at the moment, but his wit, wisdom, insights and passion are as strong and as clear as ever and we are delighted at his spirit and resolve to return to his audience. We want Dennis to remain a part of the Salem family and want his millions of loyal fans to continue to hear his voice. Affiliates of Charlie will continue to get the Kirk show with no interruption, and affiliates of Dennis will soon get Charlie Kirk as a strong and able replacement.”
Salem previously had announced the cut-back of Prager’s show to two hours in January 2024 offering an hour of Kirk’s show to affiliates in place of the third hour. This will now flip-flop their roles.
