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Shakeup At Air America Radio: CEO and Program Director Out
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Posted on 04/27/2004 4:43:11 PM PDT by GulliverSwift

The Associated Press is reporting a shakeup in Air America Radio's top management.

Mark Walsh, has stepped down as CEO of the new liberal Radio network and its Program Director, David Logan, has been put on "administrative leave".

According to the AP, Walsh said, "he gave up his CEO title earlier this month but will continue to pursue deals for Progress Media." Progress Media is the parent company of Air America Radio.

There was no further clarification as to why Logan was no longer actively programming the network.

In the interim, Air America Radio is being run by David Goodfriend who is the company's lawyer. Goodfriend worked once as an advisor to the F.C.C. but reportedly has no other direct radio experience except for a one-time job as a DJ in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Taking over, at least temporarily, as Program Director is Lizz Winstead. Winstead is a host for Air America Radio and is also the co-founder of Comedy Central's "Daily Show".


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airheadamerica; erramerica; liberaltalkradio
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Good for them, a shakeup.

No that I think of it, that pig did need a new application of lipstick.


1 posted on 04/27/2004 4:43:14 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
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but reportedly has no other direct radio experience

Good, just the kind of man they're looking for.

2 posted on 04/27/2004 4:44:15 PM PDT by GulliverSwift (Scott McClellan and Jamie Gorelick both need to go.)
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To: GulliverSwift
This whole Err America farce is starting to read like a Mel Brooks script......gotta love it.


3 posted on 04/27/2004 4:48:30 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: GulliverSwift
I continue to predict that Air America will be totally off the air not later than July 1st - no one of FR will take the bet!
4 posted on 04/27/2004 4:48:32 PM PDT by VRWCTexan (History has a long memory - but still repeats itself)
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To: VRWCTexan
That's because everybody else selected May 31st or before in the office pool.....LOL


5 posted on 04/27/2004 4:50:14 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: GulliverSwift
They probably won't be around much longer.
6 posted on 04/27/2004 4:50:14 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: VRWCTexan
July 1st... you really think it'll take that long? :)
7 posted on 04/27/2004 4:51:02 PM PDT by upchuck (Message to Senator John F'ing sKerry: Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.)
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To: Old Grumpy
Yah tink?

I watched a meeting on CSPAN and those dinkts don't have a clue. Its difficult for them to descend to the level of their sheeple in order to energize the base! They want everything handed to them on a silver plate.

GOOD LUCK!

8 posted on 04/27/2004 4:53:28 PM PDT by Young Werther
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To: GulliverSwift
There was no further clarification as to why Logan was no longer actively programming the network.

I'm guessing it's because his overnight success went to his head and he is no fun to be around any more.

9 posted on 04/27/2004 4:54:31 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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To: GulliverSwift
This is just too darn funny! A comic is taking over eh? The whole thing is a joke!
10 posted on 04/27/2004 4:56:54 PM PDT by ladyinred (Kerry has more flip flops than Waikiki Beach)
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To: VRWCTexan
I already look foolish. I said 18mo. Wow, what a miscalculation.
11 posted on 04/27/2004 4:57:01 PM PDT by mlbford2
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To: GulliverSwift
Damn. There's nobody left there to send a "heh-heh-heh...Ha..AHH-HA-HA-HAAAA!" message to.
12 posted on 04/27/2004 4:57:24 PM PDT by guitfiddlist
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Goodfriend was last to leave after delivering the closing argument.

The VRWC killed us by not listening.
13 posted on 04/27/2004 4:58:34 PM PDT by bert (Save People.... Kill Terrorists)
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To: GulliverSwift
A shakeup during the shakedown. Coooool.
14 posted on 04/27/2004 4:59:57 PM PDT by ride the whirlwind (We can't let Kerry win - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.)
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To: GulliverSwift
A radio station run by a lawyer, Oh that should work
just fine.

I think some of these folks have just realized that the
cream is about gone and the rest is 2%.
15 posted on 04/27/2004 5:01:14 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Did they call it "Air America" because "Air France" was already taken?
16 posted on 04/27/2004 5:04:22 PM PDT by Argus (And furthermore, I am of the opinion that Fallujah ought to be destroyed.)
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I guess they weren't very prepared after all, if they've fired their program director and CEO already.
17 posted on 04/27/2004 5:05:59 PM PDT by rs79bm (Insert Democratic principles and ideals here: .............this space intentionally left blank.....)
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To: VRWCTexan
The count down to doom is starting, they can't find a sane person to run the place.
18 posted on 04/27/2004 5:08:07 PM PDT by boomop1
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To: VRWCTexan
To be honest, I think they'll keep pumping in money and assinine attitude until the election proves them to have 'misjudged', to have 'underestimated the evil represented by the VRWC', or to have pi***d away their funding in order to assure a better shot for Hillary in 2008.
19 posted on 04/27/2004 5:16:31 PM PDT by norton
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To: GulliverSwift
Air America's CEO said some,well, typical things about the drooling, inbred listeners of conservative radio, like this poster. I must paraphrase, but I think that we were characterized as "captive" listeners. You know, these people just descend more and more into madness with their statements. Don't they even care?
20 posted on 04/27/2004 6:06:44 PM PDT by ashtanga
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