Here’s How Donald Trump Could Create a Media Empire If His Campaign Fails

Here’s How Donald Trump Could Create a Media Empire If His Campaign Fails Could Donald Trump start a media empire if his White House bid falls short? [...] he’s already halfway there. “I can’t see how he wouldn’t start some type of a modern-day news/entertainment company because he is, if nothing else, the greatest shock jock of all time,” said Michael Harrison, the founder and publisher of Talkers magazine, which covers the talk-radio business. “He has surpassed Howard Stern in terms of proving his mastery of this peculiar digital-age, 21st-century brand of media that has combined sensationalism, news, opinion, journalism, non-journalism and shock,” Harrison told TheWrap. Donald Trump's Pitch for Black Vote: 'What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?' (Video) If we went solo, Trump could follow the path of conservative host Glenn Beck, who started out as a morning-zoo radio DJ, graduated to Headline News and Fox News, and now runs his own network, The Blaze. Palin was able to parlay a thin political resume into an occasional reality TV career and is continuously in-demand as a program guest and speaker. Throughout the campaign, voters have looked to his Twitter to get the candidate’s often-outrageous takes on opponents and current events, making his feed nearly a reality show unto itself.