tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86971872011-12-26T19:38:10.874-06:00LTR covers liberal and progressive talk radio, including Air America Radio, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Mike Malloy and others. In addition, LTR features other forms of alternative and independent media, technology and grassroots broadcasting.ltrnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-45248419797042161832010-02-22T14:54:00.000-06:002010-02-22T14:54:47.036-06:00

According to All Access, there are several upper-office changes at the Clear Channel San Francisco cluster. Most notable to readers here is the departure of longtime KKGN program director John Scott. Scott also oversees conservative talk sister KNEW. Also gone from the building is Stacy Cunningham, PD of hip-hop formatted KMEL. Other personnel in the building will assume programming tasks.

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According to AllAccess, "Hollywood Clout! with Richard Greene" has been resurrected and will continue via independent syndication. The show will air weeknights 9-10ET. WCPT Chicago is the first station to pick up the show. The show left the airwaves following the demise of syndicator Air America last month, and is one of several from the network to live on. "Ring Of Fire" moved to Westwood One

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For those still curious about the finances of Air America, its Chapter 7 liquidation petition, filed with a federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan yesterday, shows a few creditors and almost $16 million owed. The company listed assets of $1,549,910 and liabilities of $17,357,302. Air America was current on their taxes, so no government liens were claimed. There are, however, two secured claims -

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In a California desert radio dial shakeup, Palm Springs progressive talker KPTR is set to move to the right. Physically, anyway. Starting tomorrow, KPTR and it's format will move from 1340AM to 1450AM. The new frequency is home to KGAM, a conservative talker that airs the likes of G. Gordon Liddy and Michael Savage. That station will be no more. The reason for the change is the sale and move

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A few updates on what stations are doing post-Air America... Yesterday, I reported that Norman Goldman gained eight new affiliates, seeking a live show for evenings. Now it appears that Premiere's Randi Rhodes has picked up two three, KPTR Palm Springs (3-6P) and KVOT Taos, NM (4-7P). And KPTK Seattle has just picked up Rhodes for the slot vacated by Ron Reagan. Her show starts airing there next

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Not surprisingly, one of the biggest winners in the post-Air America world of progressive talk radio is Norman Goldman, who has gained eight new affiliates looking to fill a gap in their afternoon/evening rosters. According to RadioInfo, the show, distributed by Compass Media Networks, picks up WCPT Chicago, WWZN Boston, KKGN San Francisco, KPOJ Portland, KJFK Reno, WXXM Madison and WNYY in

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As I tend to this somewhat-neglected blog, and clean up after the whole Air America demise thing, I've updated the links section in the center column. Hopefully, everything is up to date. Here are a few things I've revised: All Air America links and whatnot are gone. As of last night, the stream officially bit the dust, as they make their way to the Chapter 7 graveyard. Air America hosts that

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BlatherWatch reports that Ron Reagan has abandoned his radio show, hours before he was to launch the post-Air America phase of his on-air career: No Ron Reagan on KPTK this afternoon. The Seattle-based son of the eponymous late president says he’s throwing in the towel on his radio show, effective right now. Producer Tina Nole says it was his decision, and he has no other plans at the moment.

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Following last week's demise of Air America, WZAA, the Washington, DC station that they leased, will flip back to it's previous format - simulcasting all-news WTOP, according to dcrtv.com. Air America had been leasing the suburban AM station from WTOP owner Bonneville International. WZAA will continue to fulfill its local sports commitments. "We have had some very intriguing offers and or

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With the demise of Air America, many stations and hosts are scrambling to fill programming holes, and hosts are scrambling to acquire new gigs and/or syndicators. But seeing as Air America's on-air influence had been greatly diminished as of late, listeners may not notice many differences in their local station lineups. First, the stations... Obviously, it appears that WZAA, the station the

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From Air America's website: It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business. The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on

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Just wanted to drop a note, saying yes, I'm still alive, and yes, the Turkey Of The Year is on the way. Just takes a little time to prepare the succulent feast. Look for it later today, or no later than tomorrow. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving. Regular updates will resume tomorrow, with some current news. In the meantime, enjoy "Alice's Restaurant." Breaking news, fun and frivolity, always

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Syndicated talker Ed Schultz is without a Washington, DC affiliate for the first time in five years as WTNT (570AM) has dropped him from the on-air roster in favor of local conservotalker Jeff Kuhner. Station management cites ratings, though ratings for the station as a whole are pretty lousy all-around. DCRTV.com's Dave Hughes sums it all up this way: WTNT does a splendid job keeping all

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Missoula listeners were no doubt shocked when, tuning in to listen to Stephanie Miller last week, they heard liners like "A new attitude and a great line-up or some of the best conservative talk!" Yep, KMPT (930AM) has abruptly shifted ideology. The station now airs a conservotalk format. Market manager Scott Lindahl said the station under-performed with its progressive talk format, and they had

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-72083769032277721112009-10-31T11:22:00.000-05:002009-10-31T11:22:13.176-05:00

In what has become somewhat of a tradition here at LTR, I thought I'd share a little history with you. Seventy-one years ago yesterday, October 30, 1938, a radio drama aired that really made an impact on the airwaves of America. The Mercury Theatre on the Air, led by Orson Welles, did an adaptation of the H.G. Welles classic science fiction work The War Of The Worlds. I wrote about this the

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It is that time of the year. Time to cast your vote for the "LTR Top Talker of 2009." It works the same as last year. Check out the poll in the middle column. You will see 40 or so personalities and/or shows listed on the ballot. To make things a bit more interesting this time around, I have added a few television personalities to the mix of typically radio, webcast and podcast personalities,

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Norman Goldman's recently launched radio talk show has been picked up for syndication by Compass Media Networks. The show airs weekdays 6-9p ET, and is being aimed by Compass at progressive talk radio stations. From the presser: "Don't know Norman Goldman? You will soon," said Peter Kosann, CEO and Founder of Compass Media Networks. "Norman has compelling rags to righteous life-story, track

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Hey, remember all that brewhaha last week about some quotes right-wingers claim Rush Limbaugh didn't say? Well, nobody really came forward with any proof that he did or didn't say a couple racist quotes attributed to him. Evidently, in in 1998, in the days before internet media watchdogs, someone didn't think of recording Boss Hogg's radio show for future prosperity. And because of just a few '

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Just got this in my inbox from Thom Hartmann, and I thought I'd share in its entirety (as Sundays can be a bit lazy): We haven't been issuing press releases as this stuff has happened, so if you want to be the one to break the news feel free to put this stuff into your own words... 1. In addition to our commercial Dial-Global syndication, we're now a Pacifica affiliated show, providing a 3-hour

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Just like the end of every year, this very blog will once again do a readers' poll of the top liberal 'talkers' of the year. This poll, the fourth edition, will be similar to the ones done in the past. But, to throw a little curveball, I added some extra names. In addition to all the radio and webcast notables you've seen and voted for in the past, I have taken into account the various notable

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Well, it looks like Rush Limbaugh's dream of being a football mogul has been squashed. Boo hoo. Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the front man in the group attempting to purchase the Rams, has removed Boss Hogg from his potential role as a minority owner, in an attempt to get approval from other NFL owners. The move comes amid outcry from players, team executives,

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After months of work, and weeks after it was officially announced, Air America has relaunched it's online presence, complete with yet another web makeover. The new layout sports a much cleaner interface, similar to other left-leaning sites, such as Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo, which currently rank among the top progressive websites. And the new web presence seems to be keeping with

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A little rumor floated by mainstream news organizations yesterday certainly scared the crap out of quite a few people. Yes, something even scarier than Orly Taitz without a wig. In the latest curveball thrown in the NBC Universal sale negotiations, a couple new potential suitors were floated about. Namely Liberty Media, which seems to want to buy a stake in everything, and News Corp. Yes, that

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To celebrate today, the fifth birthday of this very blog you're reading, I thought I'd do something a bit different. Namely, I am writing a hypothetical letter to myself, to be delivered (via time machine, of course) on October 12, 2004, the day this bad boy hit cyberspace. Now if I can only locate a time machine... Dear Myself of 2004: About that crazy blog you just started... Well, here I

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When Barack Obama was surprisingly named the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, well, one could almost hear the heads exploding across the "Frank Burns Wing" of the nutosphere that currently makes up the core of the conservative movement. Funny thing is, they agree with the terrorists. Some things are best left without comment from yours truly, particularly the ridiculous reactions from

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And here's a look at the week that was (so far), via the LTR Twitter page... First, those tighty-righties are really getting their undies in a bunch. When they're not rooting for this country to crumble, or plotting ways to overthrow our duly elected government, they're out there seemingly doing everything except for the job they were elected to do. Like Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), who's still

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Following the demise of two local stations catering to African-American listeners, Pittsburgh media executive Eddie Edwards Sr. promised to give the community a new radio outlet for the disenfranchised listeners. And so far, he's delivered. Edwards has struck a deal to purchase WPYT (660AM), licensed to nearby Wilkinsburg, for the daytime-only AM station, with the intent of creating a news/talk

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Catching up with a weeks-old news story (hey, if it took this long for the San Francisco Chronicle's Ben Fong-Torres to cover it, well...), John Rothmann is now the official replacement for imprisoned night-talker Bernie Ward at Citadel’s KGO (810AM) in San Francisco. He is now holding down the 10P-1A (PT) time slot. Rothmann intially did weekend overnights for KGO, and got the full-time gig

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The owner of WCHL (1360AM) has sold a minority stake in the station to Barry Leffler, who is stepping down as president of TV station WNCN-TV (NBC17) and will run day-to-day operations at the community-oriented mostly liberal talk station, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. Current owner Jim Heavner eventually plans to sell the station outright to Leffler. "The opportunity to become a

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How's this for phony patriotism? Radical right-wingers across the land have been blasting President Obama for personally lobbying the International Olympic Committee on behalf of his country and his hometown of Chicago, as he and many others hoped to land the 2016 Olympic Games. The spin leading up to the moment has been quite ridiculous. They claimed that Obama was taking his eyes off

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Former Air America talker Mark Riley has returned to radio with a new Saturday afternoon show on WWRL (1600AM), New York titled "Working New York", a show focusing on people "who are working, looking for work, and people who have worked all their lives and are now retired." WWRL is also undergoing further weekend changes, days after renewing their deal with Air America. The station is harking

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Gee, has it been a week already since I did one of these things? Well, here's the latest from the LTR Twitter page, now with 100 followers and growing: We all know that right-wing pundits, particularly the high-profile ones on radio and television, have major insecurity complexes. Here, Huffington Post wonders if Sean Hannity is starting to feel intimidated by partner-in-grime Glenn Beck. So

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A hypothetical question for all of you: Is it possible to gain respect from the public at large by acting like unhinged crybabies? Or by expressing oneself in the nastiest, most immature ways possible? The past week has been quite an embarrassing one for the conservative movement. Sure, the single-payer approach to health care is stuck in development hell as we speak, which must bring shrieks of

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After reports of some differences between the two parties, Air America decided to stay with WWRL for the forseeable future. Here's the presser: NEW YORK – Air America Media has extended its agreement with WWRL 1600 AM for Air America programming to be carried in the New York market. Under terms of the deal, WWRL will continue to carry "The Rachel Maddow Show" weekdays from 5-6am, "Montel

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Yeah, I know. I've been slacking a bit. There's just so much stuff, it's become rather overwhelming. Well, time to try my best. Here's what I've been tweeting about the past few days... First, aren't you all getting a bit sick of that whole 'liberal media' meme that right-wingers casually spout about when they're just not as extreme as them? The argument is even sillier when you factor in

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After less than six months, Jon Elliott is no longer the afternoon voice on XEPE ("San Diego 1700") effective last Friday. The only explanation thus far claims that it was revenue-related, with advertising sales in short supply these days, a situation all-too common in the industry these days. Elliott apparently funded the show himself. Elliott joined the station in May after leaving Air America

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With the relaunch of "LTR @ Twitter," I thought I'd shake things up a little. To be honest, I've never been a big fan of those 'catch-all' entries I've done. They've always seemed so sloppy and disjointed to me. But they did seem to be the most effective way to forward a bunch of information in one fell swoop. Well, thanks to Twitter, I can cobble it all together in a thematic sort of way,

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Just think, three weeks from today (October 12), this very blog you're reading now will turn five years old. Yep, believe it. And with that, I'm slowly streamlining this thing in order to make it easier to read, and perhaps more interactive. 1. Many readers here have been checking us out on various social networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. If not, by all means do. I don't

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Will Air America programming stay on WWRL in the future? This is what both sides are trying to determine. Air America, and their nominal New York flagship station, WWRL (1600AM) are currently engaged in discussions that could determine whether or not the network opts to keep its programming on the station, according to David Hinckley of the Daily News. The deal between the two parties is set to

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Starting later today (Sunday), President Obama embarks on an unprecedented media blitz to promote his policies, most notably health care reform. He will appear in one-on-one interviews on the morning talking head shows of NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and even Univision. In addition, he will appear with David Letterman on Monday night. Yes, Obama will seemingly be everywhere this week.Notice any glaring

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Meet Mark Williams. By day, he's an idiot with a microphone, a.k.a. an obscure internet radio talk show host/cable news pundit (don't act so surprised). In his spare time (which he most likely has a great deal of), he's the de facto founder and leader of the current 'tea party' movement that's embarassing Republicans across the land.In an incident that everyone should have seen coming, Williams,

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Here's a heads-up on a couple television appearances designed to scare the crap out of paranoid right-wingers. And it involves their two favorite bogeymen: Michael Moore and President Obama.And to all you scaredy-cat tighty-righties out there reading this, yes, they do plan on bringing straws, which will allow them to suck the brains of you and your children. Mwaaaah ha ha ha!First, President

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While spending the weekend crankin' the Beatles remasters (just added "Sgt. Pepper" and "The White Album" -- which is really kick-ass! -- to my collection), I have really just taken a passing glance at all the other meaningless stuff going on in the world.Yeah, there was that lunatic fringe protest over the weekend, with a few thousand gullible lemmings doing the bidding of egotistical and

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So, Michael Savage got dropped by his hometown station. Well, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.Here's what Jon Scott of KNEW in San Francisco (yep, the same guy who also oversees Green 960) has to say on his blog:Why did you take Michael Savage off the air?"Here's your no-spin direct answer; we have decided to go in a different philosophical and ideological direction, featuring more

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From The Beatles to The Smiths (as evidenced by the title of this little entry). Yet's it's quite appropriate, coming a day after a Republican congressman treats an important and respectful presidential speech before a joint session like a Munich beer hall puscht circa 1918 (and they call us Nazis!), and another Republican congressman is stupid enough to talk about playing 'hanky spanky' with his

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Didn't think I'd let this one go, did you?Okay, so a day after waxing poetic about the Greatest Rock Band In The History Of The Planet (okay, Led Zeppelin is close), I had to go to the local Big Box Retailer to sample some of the wares myself. After all, in this day and age of bland all-digital recordings recorded by bland digital bands, all processed, Autotuned, limited, clipped and compressed

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After a summer suffering through some increasingly back-and-forth 'Bloods n' Crips' games between this country's two ideological divides, perhaps it's time to get away from the silliness and dig into something a bit deeper, and perhaps something people from all sides can agree on. Namely, we all like, heck, even love The Beatles. And what better day than today, on the occasion of the release of

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Hey, did you hear the one about Glenn Beck raping and murduring a girl back in 1990?Well, so goes the latest meme crawling around the web. It claims that the FOX 'News' squawker has a very dark and sordid past. Very dark and sordid. Allegedly, he committed rape and murder.And one site is looking to expose the high-strung wingnut screamer. The accusing site even claims to have evidence, including

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Well, that didn't last long.After just two weeks at his newest affiliate, KQLX (106.1FM), Schultz announced on-air during his one-hour local morning show on Tuesday that he is ending his short-lived run on his new Fargo-area affiliate.Between his weekday MSNBC show and his three-hour nationally syndicated radio show, the Fargo admitted that he just didn't have the time to do an effective job with

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From Marc Maron's most recent email:Hello, Comrades-The first episode of WTF with Marc Maron is up at Itunes. If you want some, get some, here:Subscribe via iTunesDownload (without iTunes)Follow the show on TwitterThe show will be me talking shit in the way I do. Interviews. Comedy.Maron also encourages fans to follow him on his regular http://twitter.com/marcmaron and http://www.facebook.com/

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As I see it, a radio show that nobody listens to will be simulcast on a cable channel that nobody watches. Makes sense, right?Well, I would assume FOX Business has more viewers than Don Imus' former television home, RFD-TV. At least I think they do.Reuters says:The Fox business news channel of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has agreed to simulcast the radio show of Don Imus, the ratings-grabber who

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-38228775844883234212009-08-19T12:34:00.005-05:002009-08-19T13:45:50.814-05:00

Well, it's been a long, fun stretch, but now's the time to hang up my jock. I have decided to retire from this thing.But wait! Brett Favre's back? Do tell! Well, that settles it - I'm back!Hey, if an over-the-hill primadonna quarterback can suddenly come out of a three week retirement (how many has that been so far?) for buttloads of money and a guaranteed starting job with his biggest nemesis,

ltrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-39664391649140287352009-08-12T11:18:00.003-05:002009-08-12T11:37:30.184-05:00

Following reports from TVNewser, and a confirmation from a CNN spokesperson, Jon Klein, the president of the network's U.S. division, has asked his show producers to avoid booking talk radio hosts. "Complex issues require world class reporting," Klein is quoted as saying, adding that talk radio hosts too often add to the noise, and that what they say is "all too predictable."So, does this finally

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-87045827897439108432009-08-11T12:21:00.002-05:002009-08-11T12:33:58.418-05:00

The act of picking apart all the crazy stuff that comes out of the mouths of right-wing pundits is a process akin to playing Whack-a-Mole. It requires a large, attentive staff and the job never gets done. That's why I typically shy away from that sort of thing. And quite frankly, groups like Media Matters for America do the job way better than this one man band possibly could.The right-wing noise

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-65849307562348659612009-08-11T12:04:00.007-05:002009-08-12T11:16:05.010-05:00

A new show is hitting the airwaves soon, another radio goofball gets visited by the Secret Service, Jay Marvin's in the hospital, and there's some noise being made in the radio industry. Here's the lowdown:Goldman gets own show(Updated with correction)Norman Goldman, legal analyst and frequent fill-in host for Ed Schultz, is finally getting his own show. His program, which will air weeknights 6-

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-33983314015144857832009-08-07T15:39:00.004-05:002009-08-07T15:48:03.614-05:00

Yeah, I know you're hating me right about now. I admit it, I've been slacking. Hey, like I said last week, it's summertime. Hey, our last President used to take the whole month of August off, and the only thing he missed was a memo claiming that terrorists were looking to hijack passenger jets and fly them into buildings. That's not all bad, is it?Truth is, the real world has been keeping me busy

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-92083433974595317922009-08-07T15:33:00.003-05:002009-08-07T15:39:03.672-05:00

There are many unhinged tighty-righties out there still bitter about losing the election. The radio pundits are the most ridiculous, doing all they can to topple President Obama, even if it means taking the country down with it. Why do these guys hate America?And we all knew one thing was bound to happen. Some talk radio geek loses his shit and actually threatens the Commander in Chief. Whoops!

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-51243696871397605252009-08-07T15:32:00.001-05:002009-08-07T15:49:21.504-05:00

This one is from a couple weeks ago, but I finally have the motivation to say something about it.Listeners of right-wing talk radio have been hearing a lot of nonsense from assorted pundits and talking heads as of late about our Democratically-controlled government. Most ridiculous of all, aside from the 'Obama birth certificate conspiracy' nuts, is the ongoing debate about the current movement

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-8308797838457785922009-07-29T13:14:00.003-05:002009-07-29T13:28:13.263-05:00

Guam media executive Evan Montvel-Cohen was sentenced to five years of probation today after pleading no contest to a charge of first-degree theft. He will, however, have a felony charge on his record in the case.Montvel-Cohen, 43, admitted stealing some $30,000 from a Waimanalo landscaping company that he worked for in 2005. He has since repaid the money to the company, Ultimate Innovations, Inc

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-10223951208340505782009-07-27T12:55:00.006-05:002009-07-28T15:05:16.005-05:00

Okay, it's been awhile, but that's what happens when...A. There's nothing to write about.B. The only stuff to write about is ridiculous wingnut exploits like picking apart Barack Obama's birth certificate and kissing the asses of corrupt health insurance and pharmaceutical companiesC. I've got writer's bloc.D. It's summer, and I've got a bitchen' tan!E. The dog ate my homework.Nonetheless, I

ltrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-27673493425992026492009-07-15T13:34:00.005-05:002009-07-15T14:55:36.666-05:00

I always get rather interesting things in my email box. Aside from Nigerian and Chinese money-making scams that could probably result in me either getting fleeced or getting killed, should I be stupid enough to comply, I get some rather interesting news items, press releases, newsletters, fan mail, hate mail and women who want to bear my children. Okay, so that last part's not true. But if any

ltrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-734510060515379482009-07-15T13:18:00.004-05:002009-07-15T13:33:53.518-05:00

America’s radio landscape is looking to shift considerably in the next month, with several industry moves that will topple two pioneering stations. First, a 65 year-old New York classical music radio icon is ending. And in the other, CBS Radio is looking to boost it's FM sports presence with two format flips. One of those moves was long-rumored. The other one effectively kills a four decade rock

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-16407977036755223562009-07-13T12:49:00.005-05:002009-07-13T13:50:31.636-05:00

Here's a little of what's happening today..."Clout" goes celeb-crazyAir America calls the concept "Pollywood" (the intersection between politics and Hollywood). And now, they're beefing up the weeknight show "Hollywood CLOUT!" with the permanent addition of 10 celebrities to its weekly line-up. According to AAM, "these celebrities, chosen for their depth of knowledge and commitment to political,

ltrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-16291671282590961282009-07-08T15:03:00.004-05:002009-07-08T15:16:53.948-05:00

Well, it seems the rumors are indeed true. Liberal talk on KPHX (1480AM) in Phoenix is back.The station, which had aired the format for over two years, brought it back to the local airwaves today.Here's a statement from their websiteWelcome back! The Progressive Talk format has returned to the airwaves in Phoenix, Arizona! I want to thank all our sponsors, advertisers, listeners, hosts and

ltrnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-56227954522358924602009-07-08T14:52:00.005-05:002009-07-08T15:19:50.508-05:00

We all know that many die-hard right-wingers are having problems coping with the current sad state of the conservative movement. Hey, we've got 60 senate seats, a majority in the house and a black liberal in the White House.I love America. I really, really doBut one has to kinda feel sorry for those tighty-righties out there. Things are so rough for the crybaby conservative movement that its

ltrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-62486119603208983972009-07-07T14:15:00.005-05:002009-07-07T14:38:44.547-05:00

After several years of bouncing around various affiliates in his home market of Fargo, Ed Schultz has solidified his home base with a new local show.Local right-wing radio host Scott Hennen recently purchased two stations, KQLX and KQLX-FM (106.1FM). The AM station is all-farm news, the FM airs a talk format. Back in March, he offered to air Schultz' syndicated show live, as opposed to the

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-7201895424936300502009-07-07T14:09:00.003-05:002009-07-07T14:20:38.207-05:00

The grim reaper has obviously been building up his Rolodex as of late, as there has been an abundance of well-known personalities who have passed on, seemingly just in the past few weeks.Over the holiday weekend, we marked the passing of a well-known behind-the-scenes figure, one who's impact was felt throughout the 1960s. Respected by some, he was loathed by many. In short, the guy was an

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-52861168324235521912009-06-30T14:11:00.005-05:002009-06-30T14:17:12.179-05:00

Well, it looks like the long wait is over. Almost.ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for a resolution in the seven-month fight over the seat. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-40591187447382678662009-06-30T13:10:00.003-05:002009-06-30T13:22:09.058-05:00

The theme for today seems to be arrivals and departures. There's a few of note to readers of this blog. And there were some rather noteworthy departures in the real world during the past week, by now known to all but the most detached cave dwellers.Going: In the famous celebrity column, the passing most widely reported was that of pop icon Michael Jackson, who died last Thursday at the age of 50.

ltrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-42523898031942705092009-06-25T15:50:00.003-05:002009-06-25T16:04:07.101-05:00

Just when you thought it was all over at KPHX (1480AM) in Phoenix, word comes that it could very well return to the airwaves on July 6. This, according to the Phoenix New Times.Maybe.Kathleed Osborn, who claims to be the senior account executive with "Phoenix Progressive Radio", sent out an email announcement and media kit to prospective advertising clients and some in the media heralding the

ltrnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-87774230161640761292009-06-25T09:08:00.004-05:002009-06-25T09:16:19.807-05:00

Gotten quite a few emails on this one. And it appears that the rumors are true. Ron Kuby's midday show on Air America is no more. It is being replaced in national syndication by recent hire Jack Rice, who was originally slated to be on live in Washington, D.C. only.From the Doin' Time page on Air America's website:Monday, June 22nd was the final edition of “Doin’ Time With Ron Kuby” in its

ltrnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-61906869207090992142009-06-23T13:09:00.002-05:002009-06-23T13:47:23.615-05:00

A few demises to note today. One's a well-known Miami talk show host who was dismissed from his job, another a national radio icon hosting his last show next week, and finally, we mark the real-life passing of a late-night television icon.Rogers, WQAM part waysFirst, after 12 years, Miami midday radio talker Neil Rogers, of note to some readers here, has been let go from sports talker WQAM (560AM

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-81993181339076380922009-06-23T09:04:00.002-05:002009-06-23T09:12:00.336-05:00

Air America Media and Randi Rhodes have seemingly mended fences, as their new Washington, D.C. outlet WZAA 1050 AM has struck a multi-year deal with her new syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications) to air her show live (3-6P ET). They will begin airing it today (June 23), and stream online via the station's website.From the presser:“I’m thrilled to have

ltrnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-8685138649639349662009-06-16T13:15:00.006-05:002009-06-17T12:44:02.420-05:00

So many emails and so many inquiries have arrived in my inbox, and up until now, I have had nothing to report on Air America's new station in Washington, DC. Well, now I do. The station launches tonight at midnight.Here's the press release:Air America Media will debut the new 1050 AM throughout the Washington, D.C. region on Wednesday, June 17 at 12 midnight under new call letters WZAA and also

ltrnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-88398107106832578202009-06-12T09:45:00.013-05:002009-06-12T10:23:27.321-05:00

The ubiquitous box sits by the wall in the living room, it's kaleidescope of colors the center of attention. To paraphrase The Dude in The Big Lebowski, it pulls the room together. For over sixty years, this cultural icon was like a window to the world, bringing the images of society into our homes. We were informed of the daily news headlines by nicely groomed people staring right at us as they

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-91511869440495844452009-06-12T09:20:00.003-05:002009-06-13T11:58:54.598-05:00

Kinda slow on the news front, and I've been spending the past few days on what I think is a pretty cool tribute to analog television. Nonetheless, here's what else is going on...The analog endingUnless you've been living under a rock, have no grasp of reality, or are George W. Bush, you should all know by now that today is D-Day, as in 'digital'. That means full-power analog television in the

ltrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-21996238912765680192009-06-10T11:10:00.005-05:002009-06-10T11:30:03.458-05:00

The changing of the roles in the ideological landscape of 2009 has been nothing short of entertaining. During the past eight years, right-wingers across the land were shouting "love it or leave it," meaning that, if you have a bone to pick with our Republican government, then you could leave the country and go elsewhere. I seem to recall they even referred to us dissenters as 'traitors' or

ltrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-65817353539390858752009-06-04T13:00:00.005-05:002009-06-04T13:26:51.410-05:00

The radio business has been a pretty rough ride as of late, and one sure sign is the demise of the industry's 'bible' - Radio & Records magazine.After 36 years, it's publisher has decided to axe the publication and merge much of its content with sister Billboard, which has given much more inferior coverage of the industry, concentrating mostly on the music business.The magazine's last print issue

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-28664150375381426352009-06-04T07:29:00.003-05:002009-06-06T12:29:47.471-05:00

Gee, go away for a day and something happens...Anyhoo, looks like Air America has landed a pretty noteworthy new affiliate, as liberal talk returns to the airwaves of our nation's capitol. It could happen as soon as next week, once the papers are signed.The station is WTOP (1050AM), which is owned by Bonneville International and is currently simulcasting an all-news format with its FM sister

ltrnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-82138356284936571892009-06-02T10:05:00.005-05:002009-06-02T14:27:52.473-05:00

Guam media executive Evan Montvel-Cohen, also one of the founders of Air America, pleaded no contest in Circuit Court late last week to a charge of first-degree theft.The no-contest plea was part of a deal with prosecutors who agreed to dismiss other charges of credit card fraud, forgery, money laundering and second-degree theft.In return, Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said his office

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-83082043958766973772009-05-27T13:37:00.004-05:002009-05-29T09:46:36.754-05:00

Air America Media continues to reorganize and bring everything in-house, and their latest move is to create its own advertising sales division.On Wednesday (May 27), the progressive talk radio network announced the end of its relationship with Westwood One, which formerly handled the network's national ad sales. In its place, is the creation of AAM Network Sales, an in-house sales

ltrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-42477239050277123982009-05-19T12:25:00.006-05:002009-05-20T12:05:04.323-05:00

Here's what's the haps for today...More Randi on the radioAs kind of an update to last week's entry, a couple more affiliates have added Randi Rhodes, both owned by Clear Channel, which syndicates her show. WXXM Madison, after not being able to agree with her on a suitable time slot, has compromised with a little shuffling. Her show will air on 92.1 The Mic weeknights 6-9P (CT) starting May 26.

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-87638068274618244682009-05-13T13:01:00.004-05:002009-05-14T11:42:10.736-05:00

Looks like Air America, in the midst of all its on-air shuffling, has found a new place for the currently-in-exile Lionel. He will be offered in morning drive via Air America's syndication division.By sending him out via Air America Syndication, rather than their normal channel, they are positioning him not necessarily as a liberal, or any other type of ideological political talker, but rather as

ltrnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-9033688698064981442009-05-12T11:20:00.008-05:002009-05-12T12:22:37.444-05:00

Gee, it seems so long since we've had a ridiculous media obsession germinating from the thick, grimy logic swamps known as the right-wing blogosphere. Sure enough, we have one now. And quite frankly, it's as ridiculous as one could possibly imagine.And like most incidents of 'mockrage' (meaning 'mock outrage' - neat new word, huh?), this one will likely be forgotten in a few days.Now, allow me

ltrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-15078381418593813652009-05-11T11:39:00.009-05:002009-05-13T12:52:44.623-05:00

NOTE: Keep checking this entry for updatesWell, Monday is the day that many have been looking forward to for several months. The return of The Randi Rhodes Show, this time via Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks, home to personalities as diverse as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, George Noory, Bob and Tom and Ryan Seacrest.The big question among her overly-patient listeners is, of course, where

ltrnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-17144610378902320682009-05-11T11:05:00.003-05:002009-05-11T13:32:40.715-05:00

Acording to All Access, Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott is exiting the network to take over the 3-6P PT afternoon shift at XEPE ("San Diego 1700"). Elliott's last day at on the network will be this Friday (5/15), with his San Diego show starting Monday(5/18). The show will also be made available to Elliott's current AAR affiliates and other interested stations.Elliott is a long-time

ltrnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-27228736357454655202009-05-06T11:35:00.004-05:002009-05-06T12:22:04.111-05:00

If you plan on visiting Great Britain in the near future, by all means go. So long as you aren't some racist, xenophobic blowhard like anti-gay Christian crusader Fred Phelps or former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and white supremecist Stephan Donald Black. Or controversial radio host Michael Alan Weiner, a.k.a. Michael Savage. All three, along with 19 others (16 of which were mentioned by name),

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-68291418670317516162009-05-05T10:51:00.003-05:002009-05-05T11:09:32.005-05:00

Yeah, it's one day before the much more-celebrated "Cinco de Mayo". But if our president can observe it, why not me? And since it's been a week since I've written anything, why not invent a holiday?And it's quite fitting that I create something out of nothing. Especially since the only thing half-interesting to talk about is some unhinged conservojock down in Orlando who went nuts and shot off

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-74491583101423768162009-04-28T12:39:00.008-05:002009-04-28T13:56:59.428-05:00

On a day when Pontiac is going to the glue factory, Sen. Arlen Spector is calling himself a Democrat, and 'swine flu' is a pig virus not named Rush Limbaugh, you most certainly have a right to be befuddled. And if you're a progressive talk fan in Boston, well, you have even more right to scratch your head in bewilderment.So, for those of you keeping score at home, let's see if you can follow all

ltrnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-66784350312683856402009-04-27T12:13:00.009-05:002009-05-11T13:31:12.121-05:00

(5/11/09) For and updated list of Rhodes' affiliates, click here.Randi Rhodes will be back on the airwaves come May 11, two weeks from now, via Premiere Radio Networks. Her show will originate from the Washington, DC area, rather than her longtime home in West Palm Beach. And three Clear Channel-owned stations have announced plans to bring her back as well, including KTLK Los Angeles (live), KKGN

ltrnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-8356630664633113782009-04-24T11:39:00.003-05:002009-04-24T11:52:58.746-05:00

This thing's happened so often in Boston that it's starting to sound like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".Nevertheless, it kinda sorta does look like progressive talk is making a return to the city's airwaves, via WAZN (1470AM).WAZN GM Jeff Kline sez:Many of you have expressed an interest in this type of programming. It can now be revealed: WAZN-AM 1470 will soon be adding Progressive Talk, airing

ltrnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-16981465685967609252009-04-23T16:19:00.006-05:002009-04-24T12:31:31.181-05:00

You read it here second! Thanks to Chris Mason at Green 960 for the original heads-up and email. It looks like Randi Rhodes has resurfaced at... Premiere!Here's the press release:PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS SYNDICATES THE RANDI RHODES SHOWLOS ANGELES, April 23, 2009 – Premiere Radio Networks is proud to announce that beginning May 11, The Randi Rhodes Show will join its lineup of nationally

ltrnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-54216237418044008832009-04-21T12:29:00.004-05:002009-04-21T12:38:56.685-05:00

Nothing profound or earth-shattering from yours truly today, just the latest press release from Air America Media. The new "Affiliate Sales Division" will be charged with enlisting new affiliate stations. NEW YORK -- Air America Media has named radio veteran Stuart Greenblatt vice president of the company’s new affiliate sales division. In this role, Greenblatt will place Air America’s

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-91104233739890324852009-04-20T12:47:00.004-05:002009-04-20T13:13:53.864-05:00

Yeah, it's rough out there in radioland.Radio-advertising revenue is down 9% from last year and doesn't look any better for the rest of the year. Things are so difficult that even commercial radio stations are doing the public radio thing - asking for money directly from listeners, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.And it wouldn't have that right amount of News Corp./WSJ

ltrnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-11903085109826627762009-04-17T11:59:00.002-05:002009-04-17T12:49:17.372-05:00

Been a rather quiet week, which is nice once in a while when I feel I need to get away from this thing (which is more often than you think). So here's what's going on in the media and whatnot.You say it's your birthdayOnly a few scant weeks since Air America turned the Big Five, another radio programming service celebrated an even bigger milestone earlier this week.At 3P on April 15, 1949, Lew

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-50205519239155297242009-04-13T10:18:00.005-05:002009-04-13T16:04:49.720-05:00

A little cleanup from the holiday weekend...Musical chairsNicole Sandler is back for another week of noon-3P fill-ins on Air Ameirca. This is the slot vacated by Thom Hartmann last month.Actress Deidre Hall will be guest-hosting Air America’s "Hollywood CLOUT!" this week. The program airs weeknights at 9P ET.And veteran Denver talker Erin Hart will fill in for morning host Jay Marvin through

ltrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-9017797467200359422009-04-13T09:50:00.002-05:002009-04-13T10:06:04.833-05:00

Nothing fancy for the day after Easter. A few articles you may (or may not) enjoy.First, we hear from Air America's newest host, Montel Williams, who has a firm idea of what he wants with his new show. And he told the New York Daily News' David Hinckley what he has in mind:"My beliefs include both left and right," says the 52-year-old Williams, looking fit in casual blue jeans and, of course, his

ltrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-13380028385064838262009-04-09T11:30:00.007-05:002009-04-11T12:04:12.500-05:00

Okay, call me crazy but I read the news today, oh boy, and it made me quite giddy. After two decades, we'll all get to hear the music from the greatest band that ever existed in a sound quality that pays justice to it.Now, pardon me if you will this indulgence. This music means a lot to yours truly. I grew up with it and still enjoy it thoroughly. The Beatles are that rare band, just like Led

ltrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-71697689913572278692009-04-08T11:52:00.001-05:002009-04-08T12:00:07.010-05:00

Last week in Pittsburgh. a guy named Richard Poplawski came home after a night of drinking. Hung over the next morning, he got into an argument with his mother, whom he shared an apartment with. Poplawski got rough and mom called the cops. His reaction was to put on a bulletproof vest, grab a few of his guns, including an AK-47 assault rifle, and wait for the law to arrive. When two officers

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A few tidbits to get you through your day...Collins joins the campaignA few weeks after hanging up his headphones, Peter B. Collins has a new job. Lt. Governor and gubernatorial hopeful John Garamendi has hired Collins to act as a new "messaging and communications consultant."The Garamendi for Governor 2010 replaced his top campaign advisor, Jude Barry, with Collins, 55, who started in radio in

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