I wonder how much Thomas from LaJolla pulls down in a year. Do you think they reimburse him for all the books he says he is going to buy? This would be a great money maker for George Senda.
He'd be one of the regulars I'd least expect to be a shill, too vanilla. The shills' job is to stir up listeners, get talked about.
The CC/IHeart shills don't (or at least didn't a decade ago) get paid beyond their local contract salary. Calling Denver from Schenectady is just part of the job, like doing a spot for a local business.