Sam Seder is losing his weekday show on AAR. He just said next week is his last week.

[Liberal In Texas]

Talking about it on the webcam during breaks.

This may be a done deal, but I'm writing AAR.

I like Sam!

Update: He just said they're giving him a Sunday show and he isn't real happy about it.
They're taking him off the weekday shows.
(Changed subject to be more accurate.)

[SharonRB]

1. We don't get his show here, but that's too bad

I know he's good.

[bunny planet]

51. Yes, looks like I'm finally getting Steffi

I think that's probably whose replacing him in this market in that time slot. But even though I love Steffi, I adore Sam. This is upsetting.
Especially since the show on before the 9am slot is ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS. Why can't his show be pulled, and put either Sam or Stephanie in that slot. He's got some pull with the NY station, must have, only reason I can think to have him on an AAR affiliate. It sucks.

Everyone should write them, especially in the NY Market.
Just when the schedule was looking kind of perfect. They should get rid of John Elliot in the 10pm slot and give that to Sam.

I'm sad.

[GregD]

2. That makes no sense - look here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=174&topic_id=4735

Sam is on Portland's KPOJ in the afternoon.

[laststeamtrain]

8. So, Sam's departure leaves an open slot 6pm-9pm.

New Weekday Line-up Starting April 9th:

12am-2am Rachel Maddow
2am-3am Mark Riley
3am-6am The Young Turks
6am-9am KPOJ Mornings with Thom, Heidi and Carl
9am-12pm Thom Hartmann ・Nationwide
12pm-3pm Ed Schultz
3pm-6pm Randi Rhodes
6pm-9pm ?
9pm-12am Mike Malloy
*

I wonder...

[meldroc]

11. That's probably a local station lineup, not Air America's official lineup.

So is my local station, which puts Randi on (on tape delay) at 4pm-7pm MST, followed immediately by Rachel Maddow. Mike Malloy isn't on anymore (he was fired from Air America and now does his show for Nova-M, maybe your local station picked up Malloy's show and mixes it with Air America shows.)

[laststeamtrain]

24. Right. It's KPOJ in Ptld, OR.

They're a mixed station. AAR, Jones, Nova-M.
I like that they have a local Thom Hartman show. I'm all for local as well as syndicated in the mix.

[GregD]

32. ya, and it has Sam listed. So how does this equate?

If he is supposedly gone, why list him on KPOJ's new schedule?

[Terre]

42. Sam is on KPOJ twice a day

during Al's old slot live, and another repeat at 6pm (our time). We'll lose both obviously.

This.just.sucks.

Please recommend this post folks?

[BanzaiBonnie]

25. Boy, I would have gotten rid of The Young Turks

before I EVER thought of giving Sam Seder the boot.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

67. Sam and The Turks are my favs on AAR

I'd lose Randi's rude voice before cutting either of those two

[Pirate Smile]

3. I like Sam's show. Who are they planning on having take over that spot?

edit to add - I'm glad he isn't leaving AAR completely. Rachel did this too. That time slot is like the kiss of death on AAR.

[ShortnFiery]

4. This is a big mistake by the suits upstairs.

Damn, why can't they let the people have a say? He's excellent - I'm listening to him now. ;)

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Goddamn it!

:grr::thumbsdown:

[lazyriver]

6. Sam is great. I stream his show every day since

we have no affiliate station for AAR where I live. I just emailed them voicing my concerns. It probably won't do any good because I know how corporate America works.

Looks like all AAR has left is Randi.

[Liberal In Texas]

13. That's what I was thinking. With XM putting Schultz on instead of Hartman, Randi is about the

only weekday thing left.

Randi and Thom, that's about it.

[yurbud]

71. I like Ed, but I wouldn't pre-empt Hartmann for him. Seems like they are trying to dilute

the progressive impact--though Ed might surprise some people.

[Chimichurri]

99. I subsribed to AAR just for his archived shows when I miss them

during the week.

This bites!

[vi5]

7. Has AAR done anything right?

Honestly, I'm not trying to be a jerk. But I gave up on AAR about a year ago due to piss poor scheduling, management decisions, crap shows, etc. And it sounds like it's gotten worse since then even. They took off or reduced the hours of the more entertaining shows (Unfiltered, Morning Sedition, etc.) and then seemed to want to put either more middle of the road, concilliatory hosts on (Springer, etc.) or people like Randi Rhodes who I have absolutely no interest in listening to. And yes, I know Randi was on from the beginning, but my point is that I'd like to be entertained along with my politics/news which is why I liked people like Liz Winstead, Chuck D, Mark Maron, Sam Seder, etc.

[Jane Austin]

33. They did something very right when they put Thom Hartmann on for three

hours in the middle of the day.

He's really good.

[MN ChimpH8R]

64. Yes indeed

Thom is probably the best of all the progressive hosts at connecting the dots and describing the big picture. Mike Molloy is great at explaining the Vast Reichwing Conspiracy, but Thom is so well read in history and economics that he can tie virtually any Repig into knots in three sentences.

Actually, I have liked all of the lefty talkers I've heard on AA Minnesota, but Thom and Mike are my favorites.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

66. They weren't aggressive enough in promoting him to Franken's stations

allowing Lard Ass Eddie Schultz and his syndicate to steal the primetime spot on most AAR affilaites

[LSK]

9. I think hes having trouble competing with Stephanie Miller

[Pirate Smile]

14. I really like both of them. I get Stephanie's podcast but when I can, I listen

to Sam - stream and then listen in the car on XM. I don't have access to a computer or radio where I can listen to either of them live for most of the morning. I listen to Stephanie's podcast on the next morning and listen to Sam before I get to work.

It always was odd for me because the two shows I like the most were on opposite each other.

[Liberal In Texas]

17. I actaully think AAR would be better served by putting Sam back on in his old time slot, following

Randi. Move Rachel elsewhere, I kind of like her, but her show is not strong.

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. I agree! I really enjoyed listening to Randi followed by Sam..then Malloy. *sigh*

What a great lineup that was.:( Dammit.

[blues90]

37. I agree , this was the best line up ever , good things NEVER seem to last

[Liberal In Texas]

43. *sigh* indeed...I also like Rachel in the mornings better than her evening show.

And the Young Turks should be on late. They don't really work as an AM show, Jill might even make sense on an night show.

Make me the AAR program director!

[sasha031]

16. they are dooming themselves

I became a subscriber because of Sam, I love the Majority Report, they had great guest, so they canceled that and put him on mornings, now they are canning him.
They dumped our beloved Mike Malloy, I am real disgusted with them.

I'm not going to be a listener anymore once Sam is gone.:puke:

[bullwinkle428]

22. Sam is excellent, but I listen to Stephanie Miller just about every day

that she's on. This has to be a major factor in the ratings! I'm guessing that other time slots (outside of Thom Hartmann and Randi's shows) don't generate the same level of listenership, simply based on the time of day they air...

[Pirate Smile]

30. I always thought they were grooming Sam for Franken's spot and it

almost seemed like that was what Al thought as well.

I still miss Al in the 11-2 time slot. I liked him and his guests and regulars.

[annabanana]

34. NY got Hartman in Al's old slot... I like him there...

We had Sedar in the 9-12am, following the Sammy & Army show (which I don't care for)

[sabbat hunter]

10. why hasnt he said it on the air? n/t

[Eric J in MN]

23. Good point.

If it were definite that next week is his last, they'd be hyping it: Be sure to tune in to the last week of the show.

I haven't heard anything like that.

[Liberal In Texas]

39. Apparently he just found out, perhaps even just today.

He looked really morose during the breaks. Then a caller asked him about it and he danced around it. After that when Jeanean walked in he said he got sandbagged by a caller about his leaving.

He then said he would be making the announcement next week. Why not today? Having worked with the suits in the broadcast industry for over 3 decades, I can imagine that they told him not to say anything until next week. They probably want to make an "official" announcement of some kind about the programming change that will include whatever they're replacing him with.

[NastyDiaper]

12. I'm about sick of them too.

I'm still a premium member. So long as Maddow is on i'll continue.
Still waiting for the promised 810 Orlando.

[Beelzebud]

15. Par for the course. AAR pushes out its best talent.

[POAS]

18. I like Sam but playing devil's advocate here--

many of us cannot listen to AAR during the week, except at night or drivetime and the weekends are packed with "best of" shows. I have often wished for more live weekend content.

If Sam is part of that lineup he should make my weekend listening much better.

[NightWatcher]

21. podcast

I rarely listen to a show when it airs, but I try to catch them via podcast. If Seder goes from 5 shows to 1 show that will reduce the total Sammy-ness that we can get.

I am sick of AAR. Here's a list of those that they have ditched:

Marc Maron, Mike Malloy, now Sam, then who?

[orleans]

77. on the other hand....how would you make a living supporting a family

with a two or three hour show one day a week?

sam will either have to go over to novamradio like malloy did or find something else to do for a living..?

[POAS]

94. I doubt Sam is being paid hourly

He is under contract which undoubtedly pays him a guaranteed annual salary. If so, then his rate of pay per hour just quadrupled.

[orleans]

100. how does your pay rate get "quadrupled" when you are cut down

from five days a week to just one?

fuzzy math here.

[POAS]

104. Maybe you should read the post again

IF he is getting paid a guaranteed yearly salary and his hours are cut to one forth of what they were before his pay PER HOUR is quadrupled.

You don't really expect that he is an hourly employee do you?

[orleans]

105. no i don't think he is hourly

but he could be getting paid per show

[POAS]

107. That is why I qualified

my OP with "IF", neither of us knows what his contract looks likes so assuming this will be a financial hardship to Sam is not supportable, but is a possibility if his agent got him a really bad contract.

Professionally he is surely hurting and the limited time on air is surely a blow to both Sam and his fans but he'll have other opportunities open up because he is a talented radio personality.

[peacetalksforall]

19. I'm sorry. I can't hear him now and I've been waiting for the next

rescheduling in hopes that I do.

What's the story with the on the hour news? Where is it coming from?

I'm becoming alarmed.

What is their problem with Sam? Our voice is being silenced? He doesn't run around a subject and he doesn't talk about sports for a good part of the show.

[Eric J in MN]

20. Sam Seder is my favorite of the current AAR hosts.

I hope this isn't true.

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. WHY???!!!!@#$%^%$#@ Sam and Randi are my favorites. I suppose she's next?

WTF? Who will replace him? Don't tell me the new owners are hiring DLCers to take to the airwaves? Sheesh. Sam's an AWESOME radio host for the Progressive voice. What the hell's going on? Well, I guess it's time to cancel my subscription. Anyone want to buy 2 XM receivers and boomboxes?

[BuyingThyme]

27. They keep Jon Elliot and the Young Turks, and

dump Mike Malloy and Sam Seder. Sounds like a plan.

:silly:

[Chimichurri]

102. I can't listen to The Young Turks and I've tried several times. Jon

Elliot is boring and nowhere near as talented as Sam or Mike.

Shame on you AAR.

[vireo]

29. Guess I won't be renewing my premium membership

Sam's show was the only one I regularly podcasted.

BTW, I just finished listening to Sam's audio version of FUBAR. Hilarious!

[renate]

35. do you listen to Thom Hartmann?

If not, you might want to give him a chance before you cancel. He's very good. I wasn't prepared to like ANYBODY after Marc Maron et al left the 6-9 slot on KPOJ, but I do like Thom.

[Strelnikov_]

40. I'll give em a month to find Sammy a weekday slot before I cancel

Also, audio version of FUBAR?

Never heard of such. Is it an audio book of his award winning screed?

[jgraz]

46. Audio version at audible.com

Right here, read by Sam:

http://qurl.com/5dchl

[Strelnikov_]

61. Thanks n/t

[vireo]

79. Review

The f-word

Reviewer: Frederick, from spring valley, CA, USA Date: October 24, 2006


It took me only three minutes of listening to the arrogance of Seder, the primary author, using the f-word a dozen times to realize that this is nothing more than a Bush-bashing hate-filled liberal diatribe bemoaning the fact that they are not in power.


2 of 7 people found this review Helpful.

Was this review helpful to you?

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[Jane Austin]

31. I love Sam, but I think more and more stations were picking up Stephanie

Miller.

I podcast both of them to listen on my own time, but Stephanie is getting too "gamey" for me. I don't really like that much sex talk.

Truth to tell, Jim Ward - - Voice deity on Stephanie Miller - - is hard to compete with.

Sam is very good, and he had picked up a lot of Al Franken's regular guests.

Sam should be back on in the evenings, where there's not such strong competition.

[orleans]

78. stephanie has too many damn bells & whistles for me--drives me

crazy (too distracting, i never listen to her)

[vireo]

80. Solution

AAR should hire Steph and return Sam to the old Majority Report slot.

[clbuck]

36. 9 AM-noon ET is Air America's "death slot"

So many progressive talk stations clear Stephanie Miller, so whoever has that time slot will probably be doomed, unless they do a REALLY good job.

This'll really piss off KPOJ, since they just announced yesterday their new lineup, with Sam Seder at 6 PM. Now they have to shuffle their lineup AGAIN (probably by putting Mike Malloy live at that 6 PM slot).

[jgraz]

38. NOOOOooooOOOOOoOOOOOOOO!

Sam's easily my favorite host on AAR. First Maron, then Malloy, now Sam. Why do they keep firing the best hosts?

[garybeck]

41. WTF???

he was becoming my second favorite show on AAR (ring of fire is best)

are they slowly but surely getting rid of the good hosts?
who the heck is this new owner anyway?

[Snotcicles]

44. If this goes trough and Sam does not stay full time I will cancel my two XM accounts.

I will no longer have a need for them.

[sellitman]

63. I did that when they hired that idiot Jerry Springer.

I just couldn't listen anymore. Never got it back and Frankly......I don't miss it.

[liberalEd]

45. Mark Green has said there will be changes...

...and now Thom Hartmann, who broadcasts out of Oregon, is amazingly knowledgeable, interesting and popular. Randi Rhodes, who’s on from 3 to 6 on Air America. Very opinionated and entertaining. She’s followed by Rachel Maddow, who reads and comments on and makes fun of the news. I think we have a very strong lineup. We will be making changes, inevitably, because you never know who the next—

That's from Mark Green's Truthdig Interview. Note that in the same paragraph where he mentions making changes, he avoids mentioning Sam Seder. When I saw that, I kind of figured Sam would be on the way out.

I like Sam, but changes are inevitable. I'm willing to wait and see what comes next.

[KharmaTrain]

47. New Ownership...New Changes

I just did a survey of Progressive Talk radio and was amazed to see how many station have dropped the Progressive Talk format in the past several months. A lot of them were Clear Channel stations that had suffered low ratings and were certain AAR was going to fold. Green came in and helped stop the bleeding, but now the network needs to rebuild or fall back into financial turmoil.

AAR's caught between a financial rock and hard place still...unless the Greens are willing to throw millions of dollars with little assurance of any success. They have Jones moving in on the key dayparts on major stations that are making things tougher and NovaM still spinning its wheels while it tries to figure how to get onto more stations. It's getting to be a murky picture for Progressive Talk and Sam just doesn't fit in with the changes going on. I wish him well.

[KeepItReal]

48. I bought AAR PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP just so I wouldn't miss Sam Sedar's Show!

They don't play him on the radio in the mornings, so I am able to download his shows and listen when I can thanks to the Air America Premium Membership.

Fortunately, I can listen to Randi Rhodes (Love Her!!) on the Radio, but if Sam goes to one day a week, why the hell did I just buy the unlimited AAR membership??

They already took off my boy Marc Maron in the AM, now Sam!?!?

[librechik]

49. I'm sorry, I heard him say something rather different

A caller said there were rumors that Sam had said that next week would be his last week and asked him to repond.

Sam said that the discussion was premature, and that he had no input on the programming side of AAR, that hiring decisions were done above his pay grade, and that he would be able to discuss all of this later when the time is right. He mentioned the Sunday show.

Not exactly an "I'm gone," but still disturbing.

[tnlefty]

50. Well I guess I'll only be listening from 3 to 6 then, and I probably

won't renew my subscription to XM the next time around. I love Sam and he has become a major part of my morning routine!

[Edgewater_Joe]

55. I Gotta Think Randi Will Bolt First Chance She Gets

I know she was royally P.O.'d at the Malloy debacle, and she's mentioned Sam numerous times.

(BTW, did Randi mention it on her show?)

[tnlefty]

70. Not that I heard, but I wasn't listening closely to ALL of her

show so I can't say for certain. Malloy just mentioned it on his show, though.

[SnoopDog]

52. Maybe Nova M will pick him up!!! We could only hope...

[B Calm]

82. Oh god, I hope so!

[KoKo]

53. I didn't go with Sirrius so I could get AAR! I'm paying per month and All I Get

is CHANGE AFTER CHANGE! I think Randi is too foul mouthed and repitive to listen to FIVE DAYS A WEEK. She's funny at first but doesn't know when to LEAVE IT!

The "Young Turks" are too trendy "Rapid Fire" and kind of lame for me....

They moved Ed Schultz to go up agains Limpballs in a time slot where he won't get more viewers than he had the possibility of getting in his old "Drive Time" slot from 3-6 here in NC. Psst...those folks who listen to Limpballs NEVER CHANGE THEIR DIAL AND DON'T DO SATTELITE RADIO! So. moving Ed was a HUGE BLUNDER!

Franken is gone and the WHOLE LINE UP IS A MESS!

I'm almost ready to CUT OFF MY ACCOUNT...because I ONLY SUBSCRIBED FOR POLICTICAL ALTERNATIVE..NOT..the MUSIC!

SHEESH...Did a REPUG Buy out AAR? What's WITH THIS CRAP? :shrug:

[quiet.american]

54. WTF! He is one of the very best things about AAR. They commit suicide over and over, don't they? n/t

[byronius]

56. If True, That Sucks.

I'm addicted to Sam now. I bought AAR Premium so I could stream Randi, but Sam's my #2, every day.

CRAP.

[Edgewater_Joe]

57. Would That Lee Rayburn Guy Be The Replacement?

The guy from Madison that also subbed for Rachel Maddow? He seemed okay but was a bit whiny to me ...

(Anyway, if I were Sirius I'd can that Alex Bennett dude and put Sam in his place. Maybe pair him with Maron?)

[Gabi Hayes]

60. you can download free Sam podcasts here, for the time being:

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/27168

[Swamp Rat]

58. As much as I like Thom Hartmann I haven't listened to AAR since Mike Malloy was fired.

I am quite satisfied with Nova M Radio (where I listen to Mike Malloy) and RadioPower.org, where I can also listen to Thom Hartmann and Stephanie Miller.

[Snotcicles]

59. Of all the programs on AAR,to get rid of the Sam Seder show speaks volumes

I wonder how HR and Dewey feel about it.

[Hun Joro]

62. Crap. I'll probably cancel my XM radio.

I adore Sam. I loved Unfiltered. I probably would have liked Morning Sedition if I'd been up that early. Now I listen to my local Pacifica station when Ed Schultz is on. AAR has made one idiotic move after another.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

65. I wonder if Sirius + XM Radio merger has anything to do with it?

:shrug:

[Liberal In Texas]

84. I don't think so.

It might be a new management thing where they couldn't agree on contract.

Or, the deck chairs don't look so good arranged this way.

Anyway, new owners, and new style.

I don't agree, but there you are.

[live love laugh]

68. Best show on AAR. I'm done with them. I said they had a death wish. This proves it. n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

73. AMEN! somebody should send this thread to him

Who's the Caboose?

[kma3346]

69. I cannot believe this!

CRAP CRAP CRAP!!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad:

This is the pits. I love listening to him. He's funny and smart, and totally entertaining. Sam Seder and Thom Hartmann are the only ones I listen on Air America anymore. Why are they taking all the good people off? I hope he can get on the same network as Mike Malloy.

[jimshoes]

72. I am really bummed at this news

Sam is part and parcel of my mornings at work. AAR really pisses me off sometimes.:argh:

[WillyT]

74. FUCK THAT !!!

AAR has got a perfect track record of FUCKING UP!!!

Grr...

:mad:

[Bjorn Against]

75. Sam was my favorite on AAR...

I haven't got to hear him lately because his timeslot here in Minnesota sucks, but of all the AAR hosts he was the one who I always enjoyed the most. AAR is making a big mistake getting rid of him.

[live love laugh]

76. They moved him to a bad time slot, and I bet they are using ratings to can him. They suck. n/t

[B Calm]

81. Malloy and now Sam.. who's next?

[veness]

83. Maybe Nova M Radio would hire Sam?

http://novamradio.com/

[Liberal In Texas]

87. We need more than AAR. Maybe Nova could fill the gap?

It would be wonderful to have a choice of different liberal talkers one could choose from populating different stations.

Right now in Dallas, we have only right wingers. As I drive around the country, all I hear is RW hate spew.

With XM, it's OK, but they've decided to put Shultz on instead of Hartman.

In a perfect radio world, I would like to be able to surf between Mike, Sam, Guy, and Ed.

Even more perfect, all of these guys on when I don't have to choose between them.

[Cleita]

85. I like Sam Seder but my affiliate seems to prefer to

carry Ed Schultz at that time. :puke:

I hope he takes the Sunday slot. They do a rerun of Thom Hartmann then. It will be nice to hear from him again and maybe he can build up an audience again.

[Gloria]

86. El Paso is a mess! They have local guy on from 8-10 and now have

put on a show from 10-11 called "The Other Side" which is crappy,,..far too much rightwing messages. Then they have Hartmann for 2 hours. Randi and Rachel follow and after that, who knows, because I can't even get the station up here in Las Cruces much after 5 pm now (and not even that late in the winter). They were airing "The Best of Sam Seder" (the Friday show) on Saturday morning. I love Sam but we got very little of him on KHRO.

On top of that, they break into programming to air college basketball (UTEP, I think). It's a real dog of a station...

[chitty]

88. Is it possible

that Stephanie is going to switch to AAR instead of Jones?

Wasn't she in New York a couple of weeks ago?

And I thought I heard that she had lunch or dinner with Randi.

So maybe..........

[Liberal In Texas]

89. Anything is possible. Plausable.

Especially in broadcasting.

I don't care where Sam winds up, but he should still have a national voice.

Frankly, I liked him following Randi.

[LTR]

97. Not likely

Allegedly, AAR made a play for her and she said no.

Why would she want to go to AAR? I'm sure she's more than content with Jones. For her, moving to AAR would be pointless.

[AJ9000]

90. He is the strongest host they have IMHO. nm

[Liberal In Texas]

91. Sam is one of the "strong" hosts. Randi is another one.

On the weekends we have Laura (the ex-pat Brit) and Mike Papantonio & Robert Kennedy Jr. God, they're good.

The Turks sould be on at night. Late.

Sam should be following up Randi.

Rachel should be my morning coffee.

And in a really perfect world, Mike Molloy n the mix!

Also, AAR should give Guy James a shot someplace.

[chitty]

92. This is interesting

reading.............

http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/talk_radio/2007/04/air_america_pul.html#comments

New owner, Mark Green reportedly told people he wanted "less substance" in the 9-ta-noon timeslot. Hence they offered it, to no avail to comedian Marc Maron, and tried unsuccessfully to get Jones Radio's Stephanie Miller with her comedic format.

Many think Elberg is enamored with Free FM "hot talk," the testosteronic, hyper-sexual audio foreplay like Anthony & Opie, or The Radio Chick except he'd have it with politics- a coupling of hot libs with hot libidos in sweaty, partisan, lizard-brain, 9-ta-noon, weekdaily orgies.

"I think he thought Maron could morph into that," says one staffer, "and when Maron balked, he'd gotten himself in a position he couldn't back off of- that there was something wrong with Sam's program."

Elberg really wanted Maron back on; and, says a staffer, he first tried to can Randi Rhodes, "but the minority partners refused to let him."

[Liberal In Texas]

93. Apparently Maron was offered something that insulted him. He came back on

(announcing it as his last day) on the Ceder show and cut his bridges with AAR.

Sam didn't much ask him what was up. During the breaks on the "SammyCam" he just grunted.

At this point I figured somethihng was up with Sam as well. He was pretty closed mouthed on the air, but during the off-radio breaks on the webcam, Sam groused off-mike. He would respond to IMs with yeses and noes. The jist I got was that he was in negotiations with the management. Didn't want to talk about it and wasn't sure what was up.

MY TAKE:
Miller is beating his ass in ratings and it was either take the Sunday job, or bye bye.

[Bill219]

106. this is the part of the story that really bothered me

"Elberg is a veteran radio guy, and was the last AAR man standing after the bankruptcy. Many however, say Elberg simply doesn't even believe in the liberal talk format.

"He voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004," staffers grumble.""

WTF!!!!

[The River]

95. My Local Lineup is Near Perfect

Bill Press from 6 till 9AM
Steph Miller 9 to noon
Thom Hartman noon till 3 and
then Randi 3 till 6
Ed Schultz is on from 7 till 10 PM
but I rarely listen in the evenings.

[WillyT]

96. Kick !!!

:kick:

[live love laugh]

98. Liberal Radio is losing ground. Look at this...

http://talkingradio.blogspot.com/2007/01/big-changes-are-in-works-at-air-america.html

On February 1, 2006, coverage of liberal talk radio* peaked. There were 64 stations carrying three or more liberal hosts daily.**Since that time it has been all down hill for lib talk. In the past year, the format has gained one station and lost 23. This represents a decline of 34.4% in station coverage and 19.0% in potential listeners. Currently, there are 42 liberal talk stations reaching 65,775,234 potential radio listeners. Actual listeners are 1.2 to 2.7 million per month depending on who you get that information from.

* Stations offering three or more liberal hosts per day.

**Stations offering at least three lib talk hosts per day in Arbitron rated markets. There are about 15 lib talk stations in communities outside of Arbitron rated markets.

[Strelnikov_]

103. Reich loses election, clear signs country is trending Progressive

Clear Channel starts dumping Liberal talk.

Who didn't see that coming.

[Chimichurri]

101. Maybe the guys at Nova M can put him back on like they did Mike Malloy?

This is terrible. Sam is my favorite host.