"At least we got the deck chairs right!"
Posted on 05/21/2004 9:25:54 PM PDT by Pikamax
Randi Rhodes announced today that she is quitting Air America. Rhodes made the surprise announcement in a prepared statement at the opening of today's broadcast of the Randi Rhodes Show.
On a related note the Arbitron ratings came out (for New York only) and it is not pretty. Air America on WLIB came in ranked #24 between #25 Mexican Radio and #26 Wall of Voodoo.
LEGAL CLARIFCATION REQUIRED: If you quit on a radio show with no ratings does that count as a resignation?
The Air America message board is in mourning.
In case you missed it...here is the updated timeline of the Air America Death Watch. I won't cheat and post it but I had meant to post a prediction that she would be the first to go. From what I understand she had a bigger audience in Florida then she was getting on AAR's "national" network. I don't think her little "assassination" joke helped.
I agree. It will be a delight indeed!
"At least we got the deck chairs right!"
Please don't leave us to the wiles of the conservative media. We need a station of truth tellers the get the word out there ... The station's only two months into it's on air life, please don't bail on us yet. We need you. Everyone has to make their sacrifices during scary times to help save us from the evil that lurks in our midst. We're all doing our part, but your part is bigger than most. Please stick with us and don't leave us.... For whatever it's failings, Air America is our last, best hope. Please, _please_ don't abandon us. I know you'll land on your feet if you leave, and you'll be back on the air in some markets, but Air America has a national audience and a huge following. Continue to stand on your soap box and scream as loud as you wish, just don't silence yourself to the country now.
LOL!... "Please don't leave and allow the evil conservatives to dominate the airwaves. Please, PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE!"
What can I do to help? Please tell me where to send the check or whatever else is necessary.
LOL! Yeah, send that check to the RNC in DC.
I'm guessing she's quitting because she sees the low ratings and wants more money, not because the AA management forced her to step down after calling for Bush to be murdered.
Ozzy Osbourne's former deceased guitarist...
The 5000 watt washed-up lib harpy of Florida talk radio.
My most gratifying memory of Randi is when she hosted the pro-clinton rally the week before the 1998 Freep March for Justice. She had a good 20-30 people show up. All broadcast live on C-Span.
Ohmagawd how did I miss this little bit of news!
I could have been celebrating since yesterday!
by the way, the rise and fall of err America proves that my tagline is the truth.
Wait, isn't that Rocky Tops? :)
DU is still in denial over this.
How soon does the world forget Bob Grant. Sad.
Haha, the first thing I thought was that I thought that guy died in the 70s.
We're showing our age here, you know.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
I don't get it.
<< Who is Randy Rhodes ? >>
Isn't it a small squalidy-socialistic state stuck somewhere in the nation's North East and populated by some of the East Coast's Euro-peon huddled masses?
Or a Limey-Greek porn person?
[I give up. Ask me an easier one]
Move to the top, in case anyone missed it on Saturday. Fun Sunday reading.
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