(actually AAR is circling the drain now as it is, PLUS Clear Channel--which put AAR on many of its stations--has gotten sold and the AAR defections are coming fast and furious!)
Al finally realized it'd be nice to work at a job where he'd get paid...
What? And leave orphanage donations unplundered?
Oh boy this is not good... Not that I like Liberals... I am concerned that the Libs in congress will now try to pass the Fairness Doctrine. You know they are going to go after conservative talk radio.
Both of their listeners were saddened.
One is KQKE Radio in San Francisco, which recently cancelled Franken and replaced him with Thom Hartmann, a more obscure "progressive" who airs in the same time slot. A check of Franken's site Thursday evening did not turn up any mention of a departure.
This confirms rumors we'd been hearing from industry sources and Air America listeners that are now backed up by these on- air announcements. What A Mockery, a liberal blog site, captured the audio of KQKE Radio's announcement here
While Franken's contract was recently rewritten in order to extend through the spring of 2007, all bets were off once Air America entered bankruptcy, since Franken's continued participation was directly tied to the network's solvency.
With just a week remaining in which to nail down a buyer, Air America is truly skating on thin ice at this point. Does the impending loss of Franken's show hurt its resale value?
In addition, is there any connection between this move and the five stations that have dropped the liberal talk radio format since election day?
As for his likely US Senate run, it would not have required Franken to exit his radio show until a formal announcement was made, which is likely to occur at least nine months from now. So this departure appears to be tied to the network's financial troubles.
We'll have much more on this breaking story as details emerge.
Well, the best idiocy is the shortest one. How long did it take him to come to this realization?
How in the world do they survive this long WITH HIM?
I tried to listen to Air America once about 2 years ago....worst 15 seconds of my life.....
Now liberal talk blog LTRadio.blogspot.com is claiming that Franken leaving is just a rumor and that he's actually going to Iraq to visit troops, etc., and that he's still not sure whether or not he's leaving AAR. Who knows.