The Dave Ramsey Show
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There are two shows that bear the name "The Dave Ramsey Show", both hosted by Dave Ramsey.
[edit] Radio
| The Dave Ramsey Show | |
| Genre | Financial talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 3 hours per episode |
| Country |  United States |
| Home station | 99.7 WWTN |
| Starring | Dave Ramsey |
| Creators | Dave Ramsey |
| Executive producers | Blake Thompson |
| Air dates | 1992 to present |
| Opening theme | "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty |
| Website http://daveramsey.com/radio |
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The Dave Ramsey Show is a three-hour, self-syndicated radio program and podcast that airs Monday through Friday from 2-5 EST. It is primarily broadcast from Brentwood, Tennessee, though often during the summer it is broadcast via remote from Ramsey's lake house.[1]
Ramsey takes numerous live calls on the theme of finance and occasionally money-related Christian philosophy as it pertains to tithing, etc. During the show, Ramsey discusses various life and money-related issues with callers. One notable difference between his and other financial shows is that Ramsey attempts to go beyond the mathematical mechanics and reaches his callers on an emotional and spiritual level.[2]
The program began in 1992 when Ramsey, selling copies of Financial Peace out of the trunk of his car, was a guest on 99.7 WWTN.[3] The station had recently filed Chapter Eleven bankruptcy and one of its hosts had quit after not getting paid, which left the station scrambling to fill the hole in its lineup. Ramsey offered to do a one-hour show for free for one month, not entirely expecting to be successful. The Money Game went on the air with Ramsey co-hosting, along with a friend of his[4], presumably either Hal Wilson[5] or Roy Matlock[6]. The program was quite popular in Nashville. Reportedly, when WWTN asked Ramsey who would be syndicating his show, Ramsey simply pointed to Blake Thompson, who continues as executive producer of the show to this day. As Bill Hampton, Vice President of The Lampo Group stated, "they learned syndication from the ground up."[7]
The Money Game changed its name to The Dave Ramsey Show in mid-1996.[8] As of 2006, the show is heard in over 300 markets.[9] In 2006, the show received two nominations for the 2006 Radio & Records News/Talk Industry Achievement Awards. It is the fifth year in a row for Dave Ramsey in the "Syndicated Personality of the Year" category, and the second year in a row for Bill Hampton in the "Executive of the Year" category.[9]
On the success of the show, Bill Hampton stated that it did $2.5 million in network sales in 2005 while MyTMMO.com did $1.2 million. He also stated the show would bring in an estimated $3.7 million from advertisers.[7] The show is now also available on podcast via iTunes.
Ramsey's show is one of very few national radio shows to be self-syndicated. The program is not connected to any national network or programming service, and is distributed directly to local stations.
[edit] Television
| The Dave Ramsey Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Business /talk program |
| Presented by | Dave Ramsey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox Business Network |
| Original run | 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Dave Ramsey Show is an American television financial program appearing on Fox Business Network. It is aired live each Monday through Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The show typically starts with a brief financial advice or opinion monologue. The bulk of the show is devoted to helping callers and e-mailers with their financial questions and problems, including personal finance, divorce, debt, and small business problems. A typical show ends with viewer e-mails.
Friday shows tend to be devoted to callers and e-mailers discussion their debt elimination and proclaiming "I'm debt free!"
In early 2008, Ramsey expanded the show's format to add in studio and via-satellite interviews of notable authors relating to personal finance.
Starting in May 2008, The Dave Ramsey Road Show was occasionally inserted into the 8:00 p.m. ET time slot. Instead of the normal live show with callers, the Dave Ramsey Road Show is an hour long presentation of one of the numerous live lectures Ramsey gives in arenas across the country.
As a result of the success of the program, a new studio was introduced on May 5, 2008, featuring multiple plasma screen monitors and new camera angles.
[edit] External links
- Dave Ramsey - Official site
- Dave Ramsey Biography - FoxBusiness.com
