1.   Although reckless, irresponsible talk hosts and reality programmers have been castigated, the rules have been stretched for some well-respected series.

2.   And a talk radio host from Washington, D.C., recently asked a Grain Valley alderman to discuss separation of church and state over the airwaves.

3.   And many talk hosts said their listeners tend not to have strong party loyalty, which might make things difficult for hosts who made their reputations as Republican promoters.

4.   And MSNBC and radio talk host Oliver North blames both candidates for a nasty, mudslinging campaign.

5.   At the time of his stroke two years ago, he was carving a new niche for himself as a talk radio host.

6.   Bonnie Lou, a liberal talk host in Bellingham, said conservatives have been setting the agenda because Democrats have surrendered.

7.   A talk radio host in Springfield organized an anti-police rally.

8.   Conservative talk radio hosts and GOP leaders blasted the administration when news of the record number of burial waivers granted by Clinton officials broke in mid-November.

9.   Conservative talk radio hosts and their listeners downplayed the Gingrich story as politically motivated.

10.   Even talk hosts who revel in the outlandish have toned it down slightly.