Reply #596: AAR is screwing the pooch on this one... [View All]

[elric13]

Read pretty much every post in the thread before I posted. Very interesting cross section, for sure. While I would like to see the posters quit chewing on each other, I guess that's to be expected. All in all,I have to agree with the majority on this one...AAR has made a very poor decision, be it "financial," philosophical or otherwise. Those who post that everyone "should keep listening to AAR no matter what so we (progressives) present a "united" front" don't seem to get it... we are listening to the personalities we enjoy, we are not listening to "our party line radio station" to be listening to ANY party line radio station. When Maron was dumped, I just went back to my MP3 player (until a competitor local liberal station (yes, we have TWO) started airing Steph Miller). This was because <whoever it is> AAR replaced him with was (is) boring. The Maron/Riley mix was perfection... what they have now isn't even close. I can't listen to much of Franken because (sorry) he's a horrific radio personality. His per-show "errr...ummm" count must be in the thousands. Randi is tolerable. Springer is a (boring) whore. I like Seder, and I'm glad Garafalo is gone (shrill and repetitive). But driving home with Malloy (started 7PM local time) was great. And, yes, sometimes I turned even him off when I just wasn't in the right mindset for the rants. But he surely calls 'em like he sees 'em and that's the bottom line. So AAR dumps the 2 people that I ENJOYED listening to leaves me with (to me) a simple choice: move on. If AAR doesn't get it, doesn't understand how many listeners they're alienating and they crash-and-burn as a result, well, so be it, by golly. They've made their choices and I'm making mine. As far as Malloy going satellite, whatever, I hope he does so soon so those of us who are his fans can continue to enjoy him. While it might be challenging since he is far more of a "cult" figure than a Stern or even an Opie & Andy (right?), I'm sure he'll land on his feet and we will all carry on... we just won't be doing it by listening to AAR.
Peace, Love, Freedom,
Chuckles