tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post5351670260636200719..comments2023-10-23T16:12:01.685-05:00Comments on LTR - Watching Alternative Media for Five Years: Air America - five down, five to go?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-54553573572732870192009-04-08T11:21:00.000-05:002009-04-08T11:21:00.000-05:00If I'm not accepting of conflicting comments on my...If I'm not accepting of conflicting comments on my blog, then why the blue blazes do I allow them here?<BR/><BR/>Since you are such an avid reader of this blog, obviously you've read many comments posted by people that I don't necessarily agree with. Unlike you, I don't subscribe to the hive mentality mindset.<BR/><BR/>Quit being so thin-skinned. If you're confrontational enough to dish out the ltrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543747185734895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-56266252809830000502009-04-08T07:12:00.000-05:002009-04-08T07:12:00.000-05:00I hate everything? Now who isn't paying attention...I hate everything? Now who isn't paying attention?<BR/><BR/>For the record, I admire...<BR/>Stephanie Miller<BR/>Thom Hartmann<BR/>Michael Jackson<BR/>The Democracy Radio concept<BR/>Morning Edition/All Things Considered<BR/>CBC Radio's As It Happens<BR/>New Jersey 101.5<BR/><BR/>There are others but that's a start. I think I've mentioned all of these at one time or another.<BR/><BR/>Since you FSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167237852531711768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-51396876566589848732009-04-07T12:09:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:09:00.000-05:00Apparently I need to "repeat myself" since you don...<I>Apparently I need to "repeat myself" since you don't get it. I also note that you often repeat yourself.</I><BR/><BR/>What <I>don't</I> I get? And what the hell is your point anyway? And what is your aim? Are you some kind of self-appointed messiah? And why the hell are you using my blog to do it? I don't get it.<BR/><BR/><I>If you disagree with the points I make, please rebut them. So far, ltrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543747185734895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-24370074920086501052009-04-06T21:42:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:42:00.000-05:00Dear LT/FI:Apparently I need to "repeat myself" si...Dear LT/FI:<BR/><BR/>Apparently I need to "repeat myself" since you don't get it. I also note that you often repeat yourself.<BR/><BR/>If you disagree with the points I make, please rebut them. So far, you haven't done that.<BR/><BR/>You want my broadcasting resume but you haven't provided yours. Further you attack people whose broadcasting experience is both known to you and extensive.<BR/><FSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167237852531711768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-41398836493612908542009-04-06T14:09:00.000-05:002009-04-06T14:09:00.000-05:00"Now, I'm not saying they should pack up everythin..."Now, I'm not saying they should pack up everything and move to Peoria (that's in Illinois, folks), but Air America (and many other media outlets for that matter) have long had a problem with being too Gotham-centric."<BR/><BR/>I've also been saying THIS for years. How on Earth do you claim to be an entire radio network converged specifically to discuss public policy and politics without any sortAaron B. Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726153935610177515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-17481916915422878212009-04-06T14:03:00.000-05:002009-04-06T14:03:00.000-05:00"Why isn't Air America using morning drive to push..."Why isn't Air America using morning drive to push high-profile, promising and innovative programming? Who cares if their New York affiliate, WWRL, won't carry it?"<BR/><BR/>I've been saying this for YEARS. AAR continues to insist on 1A1M* programming for every slot. It's absurd. You can't win mornings with 1A1M* programming, especially not if your whole entire day is the same. You've got to Aaron B. Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726153935610177515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-84047686657138805762009-04-06T11:15:00.000-05:002009-04-06T11:15:00.000-05:00A few things...Lefty - Ahh, I forgot about Mark Gr...A few things...<BR/><BR/>Lefty - <BR/><BR/>Ahh, I forgot about Mark Green's return to local politics. And I do know that they have Zier and Hess (the guys who used to run WWRC).<BR/><BR/>Bukko - <BR/><BR/>Sure, Malloy and Rhodes have not been shy about expressing their opinion of Air America. But I have seen weirder things happen in the business. <BR/><BR/>If they went back there (and likely, ltrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543747185734895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-1297695168732834872009-04-05T22:51:00.000-05:002009-04-05T22:51:00.000-05:00I just dont get why people think Marc Maron is fun...I just dont get why people think Marc Maron is funny. I have tried and tried to like him. Can't do it. Can't figure out what makes him "funny"..or maybe its just an East coast thing???Coriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437273156859646439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-75151499327997895982009-04-05T03:41:00.000-05:002009-04-05T03:41:00.000-05:00Many good suggestions, especially about losing the...Many good suggestions, especially about losing the NYC-East Coast focus. I thought Randi's show got better when she returned to Florida, because she was mixing with downscale people, folks who were closer to the life that most Americans lead. She had more focus on economics because of that and less on the inside-baseball Washington political horse race crapola.<BR/><BR/>However, I scoff at the Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-17855148414855529712009-04-04T22:41:00.000-05:002009-04-04T22:41:00.000-05:00You're 100% right about everything, except I think...You're 100% right about everything, except I think Kuby should stay at 3 pm eastern he's doing very well here in NYC. Maybe Randi could pickup affiliates at noon? especially if ed stopps doing radio now that he's going to MSNBCUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197139204542322530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-64664283213742489792009-04-04T16:08:00.000-05:002009-04-04T16:08:00.000-05:00AAR reached its 5th birthday because somebody keep...AAR reached its 5th birthday because somebody keeps pumping money into it. The operation is on permanent life support, the Terry Schiavo of broadcasting. <BR/><BR/>Tinkering with the program line-up won't change anything. The line-up of progressive talk stations keeps shrinking (as the blog keeps showing). Even if management finds bigger trees and can make them fall, the forest remains empty.FSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167237852531711768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-80426546007421654002009-04-02T18:54:00.000-05:002009-04-02T18:54:00.000-05:00Mark Green is no longer Air America's "chief!" He...Mark Green is no longer Air America's "chief!" He said on the air a few weeks ago that he's now only an "advisor." He's running for his old job as Public Advocate in New York City. Air America's Chairman for the past year is Charlie Kireker. Air America's CEO for the past year is Bennett Zier. And Air America's programming VP for the past year is Bill Hess. <BR/><BR/>And "The Greens" no NYLeftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617605999507417742noreply@blogger.com