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To: Common Tator

"I got the impression that the hosts work on a percentage of the gross. "

Franken was getting something like $7 million a year in salary last I heard. Anybody remember the actual number?


26 posted on 08/25/2006 10:37:43 AM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII

Soros is propping up Air America and no one knows why. I'm surprised NPR hasn't picked up the whole network by trading a fax machine for it.


29 posted on 08/25/2006 10:39:15 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: webstersII
IIRC, Franken gets 2 mill a year, up front. The total overhead of AA must be unreal.
39 posted on 08/25/2006 10:42:11 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: webstersII

AA has now cancelled Springer, Garafolo has quit, and they are moving shows around to try to fill the gaps. Even Soros can't have deep enough pockets to keep this lead balloon afloat.

Franken, in 2005, got base salary of $1,725,000 paid in advance, plus fringe benefits and potential bonuses. His staff was also well paid. Rhodes also is alleged to be getting big money from AA.


82 posted on 08/25/2006 11:41:32 AM PDT by mak5
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To: webstersII
"Franken was getting something like $7 million a year in salary last I heard. Anybody remember the actual number?"

If true, it would be from the likes of Soros or one of his ilk and not from any real revenue Air Amerika generated.
83 posted on 08/25/2006 11:41:33 AM PDT by Arcy
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