# The President's Weekly Radio Address

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 6, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915 "2005-08-06T21:15:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/1 "2005-08-06T21:15:13Z")

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Does it actually go out over any radio stations? The only place I ever hear tell of its being broadcast is on C-SPAN.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/2 "2005-08-06T21:55:06Z")

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The all-news station in Philly used to run it – still may, for all I know, I’m rarely listening to the all-news station at 10:10 on a Saturday morning.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/3 "2005-08-06T22:09:46Z")

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It may be on WGAS. 😃

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/4 "2005-08-06T22:28:43Z")

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CNN interrupts their Saturday morning show for it as soon as it becomes available.

It is also now available via podcast.

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**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/5 "2005-08-06T22:30:20Z")

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**KYW 1060** still does run it **twickster** - I’ve caught it a few times in the last year or two.

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**Author:** ![Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/6 "2005-08-06T22:39:06Z")

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WIBC 1070 AM still carried it. Last I knew.

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**Author:** ![Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Meaty\_Beaty\_Big\_and\_Bouncy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meaty_Beaty_Big_and_Bouncy)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/7 "2005-08-06T22:41:19Z")

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:smack:

> [@Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy](#):
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> WIBC 1070 AM still carried it. Last I knew.

that would be in Indianapolis

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/8 "2005-08-07T02:50:45Z")

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1010WINS in New York carries it, as well as the opposition rebuttal.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/9 "2005-08-07T04:54:21Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> It may be on WGAS. 😃

OK, I can tell from the big dumb smiley that you think this is funny, but I can’t really figure out why.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/10 "2005-08-07T04:55:20Z")

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> [@Otto](#):
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> OK, I can tell from the big dumb smiley that you think this is funny, but I can’t really figure out why.

Who Gives A Shit. 😃

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-weekly-radio-address/315915/11 "2005-08-07T08:39:47Z")

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Oh.

Still not funny.

The smilie doesn’t save it.

Sorry.
