Posted on 06/05/2008 7:53:26 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Laura Ingraham's Radio Absence Creates Speculation
After an unexplained radio absence and a cryptic message from one of her producers, speculation is building that syndicated radio talker Laura Ingraham may have at least temporarily stepped away from her program. It has been carried on hundreds of stations across the country.
Worried listeners have already begun to email your Radio Equalizer, while attempts to confirm her possible departure from the Talk Radio Network- distributed show are met with a peculiar silence. Will Laura return at some point, or has she already moved on?
When yours truly contacted a number of people who might have information on her status, some seemed caught off-guard, while others would neither confirm nor deny the news.
An email sent directly to Ingraham was not met with a response and her own website doesn't even admit that she's been away from the program in recent days.
Because Ingraham faced cancer in the past, one might be quick to wonder if this is health- related. But given her frequent FOX News Channel appearances this week, that doesn't seem likely this time.
One theory is that there is some sort of contractual dispute with the Talk Radio Network, a syndication firm based in Oregon. Could Ingraham be ready to depart for another network, or move directly into television?
A key clue has actually come from a roundabout source: a guest who was scheduled to appear on her program this week received a cryptic email from her producer. Donny Pauling then posted the email from Ingraham assistant Tom Elliot on his own website:
From: Tom Elliott To: Donny Pauling, Craig Gross Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 3:48 PM Subject: Tomorrow
Hey, guys –
Bad news. We’re going to have to take a rain check on tomorrow’s segment. I’m unable to provide a lot of detail, but the short story is that Laura will not be hosting the Laura Ingraham show for the foreseeable future. This just developed over the weekend, so I apologize for the late notice. Could someone please contact Ron, or should I? Whatever’s easiest. (I don’t have an email address, and don’t really want to bother him on a Sunday.)
I do hope we’ll still be able to air this segment; it likely will just have to wait a little while.
Thanks,
Tom
Tom Elliott Executive Producer The Laura Ingraham Show
A check of Ingraham's staff roster confirms that Elliot serves as her executive producer.
Meanwhile, fill-in hosts including Tammy Bruce have temporarily assumed the slot.
As soon as we hear anything further, this post will be updated.
oops—actually WCRN in Worcester has her live but only last 2 hours: 10 till noon
i admit to not being well versed in talk radio. i just discovered tammy sitting in for Laura when i found the station on XM radio. i stick pretty close to listening to foxnews tv on XM, when i am in the car, normally.
Will do—can you pick up WCRN AM 830 where you are? They run her 10 till noon. (Coverage map at link below; also Laura
is run 12-3 pm on XM Satellite Radio if you have that)
WCRN AM 830 daytime coverage
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCRN&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
Outstanding! Good one!
Ding, ding, ding.
Could be, but she could poss. do both. A few times she moonlighted filling in for O’Reilly.
Laura “Bitch-Slapped” Greta last Night.
Greta tries to be the “Expert” in politics and Laura caught her in some error...and Greta spent the next 3 minutes trying to back track on Her words....
God bless Laura, I wish her all the best.
Well, she has adopted a child............
She’s probaly exausted!
I caught only the tail end. what did she say?
If you have cable tv...you may find her show on one of the talk channels.
Maybe she realizes the inevitability of the Fairness Doctrine and decided to get out now.
First and foremost I hope she’s in good health. Second, she does great filling in for O’Reilly, I hope there’s a TV spot in her future.
The cancer again?
Really? Who's been doing that? I've never seen her bashed on FR.
I heard Howie early this week mentioning something to that effect that some station had skipped Laura's show in favor of Howie's live show "because people didn't like Laura Ingraham's replacement host". He didn't really elaborate, so I was a bit confused. Now I understand... thanks, raccoonradio! :o)
Give it time. The “homosexual haters” will be out in force.
Exactly!!!
Have to disagree about Laura’s appearance. I think she looks great.
I rarely listened to her, but will miss her. None of the substitutes quite cut it.
I’ll bet it is a TV deal.
I don't think so (Worcester is about 75 miles from here), but I'll give it a try. Hubby and I went to a Howie Carr and Col. Hunt WHYN-sponsored book signing in Holyoke, MA back in March or April. Lots of WCRN listeners there, I had not heard of the station before, but many people there were regular listeners. I'll give it a try...
I will get XM one of these years... just haven't gotten around to it yet... ;-)
I like Laura a lot, except when she dwells and dwells on things. She's is really bright and articulate as well.
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