Triv has a gift, maybe the perfect God-given ability for a Cleveland talk-radio host: The king of afternoon drive time (he won the Arbitron ratings again this fall) can reduce any complex topic to its lowest common argument. Want to ban smoking in public places? What’s next if you can ban smoking? Triv counters. “Maybe we ought to get together in certain neighborhoods, all us people over 40 who don’t have any kids anymore, [and] let’s ban kids, because they’re a nuisance, they’re noisy and they’re a pain in the ass. Let’s get rid of ’em, let’s ban ’em.” This is just a taste of Mr. Know-It-All’s brand of logic — which can be endearing or infuriating. But it allows him to connect with the Everyman (so does his love of Texas Hold ’Em, smoking and eating). It doesn’t take long to understand the world according to Triv. Here’s what we learned in 60 minutes:
The Influentials: Mike Trivisonno
Triv has a gift, maybe the perfect God-given ability for a Cleveland talk-radio host: The king of afternoon drive time (he won the Arbitron ratings again this fall) can reduce any complex topic to its lowest common argument. Want to ban smoking in public places? What’s next if you can ban smoking? Triv counters. “Maybe we ought to get together in certain neighborhoods, all us people over 40 who don’t have any kids anymore, [and] let’s ban kids, because they’re a nuisance, they’re noisy and they’re a pain in the ass. Let’s get rid of ’em, let’s ban ’em.” This is just a taste of Mr. Know-It-All’s brand of logic — which can be endearing or infuriating. But it allows him to connect with the Everyman (so does his love of Texas Hold ’Em, smoking and eating). It doesn’t take long to understand the world according to Triv. Here’s what we learned in 60 minutes:
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March 24, 2008