Actually, listened for many years including the very first year when he was on something like 30 stations, so I'm sure my history goes back further than yours. It was several years before you would have even been called a "Dittohead". I don't listen to CNN-- sorry to ruin the narrative they taught you, but I don't have cable. I realize that you probably rely on these conglomerates to explain life to you, but many of us read from different sources, analyze what we read and think for ourselves.