Colmes hosted one of the few left-leaning, nationally syndicated AM talk radio shows in the 90s. I remember when the show launched, the buzz was "big left/right AM talk shows now square off on TV."
I don't know how old you are, but it really was quite a different world before podcasts, YouTube, etc. The right pretty much dominated talk radio, and there wasn't another "talk" platform around.
Grew up in the 80's and 90's. Yeah, I remember a few. Had an uncle who always had Limbaugh or Harvey on in the background. I guess I didn't know about Colmes as I'd never heard him until I saw him on TV I guess a bit later.
As a kid, and even today, I'm bewildered by the fact it was and is still popular. Why do folks actively seek to listen to things that will make them angry or get them worked up? I guess it sells, but not to me.
I don't know how old you are, but it really was quite a different world before podcasts, YouTube, etc. The right pretty much dominated talk radio, and there wasn't another "talk" platform around.