Randi Rhodes announcing she signed a 4 yr contract with AAR

[LSK]

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Hugin]

1. Good for Randi!

:thumbsup:

[LaPera]

2. Cheers to Randi & AAR! Support Air America Radio!

Donate six or ten bucks a month to AAR PREMIUM -- For fine liberal progressive radio!

www.airamericaradio.com

https://secure.airamericaradio.com/premium/register.php

:smoke: :toast: :bounce:

[Caution]

but but...AAR's rating are in the tank! The network will fold any minute!

They are out of money! They are losing all of their stations! Liberal radio can't work!

Congrats to Ms. Rhodes. I'm not a huge fan of hers but her success is a slap in the face to every asshole conservative who said liberal radio would fail.

[LSK]

6. they found WMD in Iraq, and thousands of farms are lost from estate taxes

Dont forget those lies too while you are at it.

:rolf:

[iconoclastNYC]

60. Can't call out DUers

But I have a feeling I know who you are refering too.... the same one who keep saying that AAR is going to close up shop any minute. A month ago he said they were going to lose WLIB (New York station).... but yet....what am i listening to right now? 1190 WLIB.

[Cleita]

3. I just heard that.

I guess they must be over their problems if they are confident in being around for four more years. I was getting worried and keeping my fingers crossed.

[tridim]

4. I'm hoping for a 4 year Malloy and Seder contract as well n/t

[LSK]

8. Seder is doing her show next week when shes on vacation

[benburch]

9. They do nothing whatsoever to promote Mike.

He has no contract now, and they can cancel him at will. And I doubt they will EVER offer him either a contract or even a decent rate of pay. They pay him the minimum Union rules will allow.

[tridim]

12. Damn, I didn't know that

Is there anything we, as loyal listeners can do about it?

[benburch]

17. I don't think so.

I doubt the new AAR CEO has even bothered to give them a phone call in all the weeks he has been at the helm. That is how little they respect him.

[smokey nj]

16. Do you think they'll do to him what they did to Marc Maron? n/t

[benburch]

18. I don't think so.

They simply do not believe that they can make any money in the time slot Mike works, and so, there is no motivation for them to replace him.

[smokey nj]

23. Self delete....Sorry

[MikeDuffy]

59. I thought I heard him say recently that he got $80,000 a year

or some such number in the high 5 figures (I also recall him saying he hoped to someday get into 6 figures). It was not clear if his producer/wife Kathy is paid a separate salary. Of course when you compare his salary with the typical RW talk show host, he receives rather little. Anybody know what the ballpark figure for Randi is now?

[iconoclastNYC]

61. You know part of that is total bullshit.

I listen to the AAR stream online and they run his promos just as often as everyone else.

You never have anything good to say about AAR. And a lot of the stuff you say ends up being proven wrong.

Maybe the problem with Mike is that he's not turning in the ratings? Ever thought about that?

[B Calm]

5. Now if they would just give Mike Malloy a day time slot!!

[TornadoTN]

7. Not a *huge* fan of Malloy, BUT

Anything to get Al Franken off the air would be A-OK in my book.

[Vincardog]

15. Al F is not as bad ad "Big Head ED' He wasts my afternoons and bumps Randi

here in N. TX

[TornadoTN]

20. I can agree with you on that

I guess they both share the honor of my most hated, supposedly "progressive" talk show hosts.

[Vincardog]

44. I do not know which is worse. 1) Listening to AL pander to the middle

in his electoral run for Minnesota or
2) listening to mr. Big Head Ed spout his uninformed opinions that all seem to be pro bizness and anti democratic.
I would rather listen to Randi even if she is in love with her own voice.
At lease she is willing to do her homework, even if she has a way to go to be fully enlightened.

[Hun Joro]

49. Both Franken and Springer's time slots could be put to better use!

[iconoclastNYC]

62. Springer especially.

He can't argue his way out of a paper bag. The tone and cadence of his voice drives me batty. He talks to his listeners like a kindergartner teacher talks to the class.

[tridim]

10. I like Malloy in his current time slot, but I'm in mountain time.

Maybe an hour or two earlier would be fine.

What I really want is my local AAR station to stop preempting Randi's show for Ed Schultz' crappy show.

[benburch]

11. Malloy is in the time slot he wants to be in.

It is the slot he asked for long before AAR ever got on the air.

[LaPera]

19. Who did he ask before AAR went on the air? Malloy wasn't even on the AAR

roster until month's after AAR started broadcasting..."long before AAR"

Who in the fuck was he "asking"...God?

[B Calm]

24. Mike was under contract with another when AA first started up.

[benburch]

26. Nope.

He wasn't.

[LaPera]

28. No he wasn't i.e.america was off the air (and Internet) and even Mike was

wondering where he would end up or even if he'd ever get offered a job...but as he use to say on i.e. "I'll end up someplace"...

[benburch]

37. Easy question to answer!

AnShell communications begat Central Air LLC begat Air America.

Mike was involved in AnShell from the beginning.

He is the one who suggested that Jon Sinton ought to run the show, having been asked to run it himself and having declined.

[CottonBear]

58. Isn't it amazing that Air Atlanta was bought and no longer carries Mike or

any AA programming except for Al Franken. You'd think that AA would try and carry Mike in Atlanta. :( I spoke with Mike back in February and he gave us the heads up about the upcoming 1160AM sale. Sure enough, Air Atlanta went off the air a few Sundays ago right in the middle of Radio Nation. It sucks big time. There is no liberal talk radio in Atlanta or NE GA. :( (NPR doesn't count.)

[B Calm]

22. Which show is your most popular download Ben?

[LaPera]

25. Malloy is! Peter B. then Hartmann are my personal download favorites

I listen to Malloy live...But I have hard time Hartmann's White Rose set up...so what's your point...that Mike gets more downloads so people can hear his show the next day and he wouldn't want to be on during prime, if a slot were available?

[B Calm]

30. My point is, he's too damn popular to have the time slot he's

presently in! We both know that Mike likes working those hours, but he could reach a much bigger audience during the daytime!

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. Malloy is my favorite AAR host, but I don't think his 'temperament'

would play well during the day....too many kids around? Know what I mean? ;) Actually, just like when Johnny Carson was on the air....I loved going to bed with him every night. Same with Malloy. I LOVE laying in bed listening to Malloy until midnight...then off to sleep with a BIG SMILE on my face because he speaks for ME so well. I know when he fills in for Randi he calms down his schtick during the day. Malloy wouldn't be Malloy at 2:00 in the afternoon. It wouldn't be the same show. IMCPO.

[LaPera]

36. What do you think of the madman Limbaugh's wild & ranting "temperament?

The pigman's number one in his prime time (radio) slot! Malloy would do well in any time slot!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. I wouldn't know. I've never listened to that piece of shit. Never will.

I'm just telling you what I heard when Malloy filled in for Randi a few months ago. He really TAMED DOWN his show. It wasn't the same as it is at 9-12 P.M. CT. It wasn't even close. He was still GREAT, but different. He didn't call anyone any of his CHOICE names he has for them.:) Does Limpballs use the same colorful language as Malloy? That's what I'm talking about.

[benburch]

31. Well, let me look...

It would take some work to check actual downloads as there are lots of different file names and they are spread across five servers...

Assuming that podcast fetches translate broadly into popularity...

Podcast xml fetches over 7 days ending midnight;

22971: 0.02%: 22/Jun/06 00:00: /freehartmann.xml
14042: 0.01%: 22/Jun/06 00:00: /rhodes.xml
13946: 0.01%: 22/Jun/06 00:00: /malloy.xml
4594: : 22/Jun/06 00:00: /hartmann.xml <--- The paid subscription
3965: : 22/Jun/06 00:00: /Kincaid.xml
3924: : 21/Jun/06 23:51: /werbe.xml
3514: : 22/Jun/06 00:00: /james.xml

[benburch]

33. However...

...on page fetches it is different;

6492: 0.13%: 22/Jun/06 00:00: /Malloy.html
2702: 0.05%: 21/Jun/06 23:58: /Rhodes.html
2121: 0.03%: 21/Jun/06 23:52: /Hartmann.html
933: 0.01%: 22/Jun/06 00:00: /James.html
725: 0.02%: 21/Jun/06 23:57: /Kincaid.html
400: 0.01%: 21/Jun/06 23:31: /Werbe.html
362: 0.01%: 21/Jun/06 23:54: /Brown.html

[bdamomma]

13. Randi is on vacation

starting tomorrow I wonder if she's going to have anyone cover her? she's going to celebrate her 4 yr. renewal contract.

:applause:

[LSparkle]

21. She mentioned Thom Hartmann filling in for a few shows

I'm hoping she gets Mike Malloy to do a day or two also -- like she's done in the past. A chance to hear Mike before MIDNIGHT on the west coast -- aaahhhh!!!

[OnionPatch]

46. Ah, my two favorites

I love Randi and Thom Hartmann is my all-time favorite. His knowledge of history and civics is awesome. He frames the issues so well and so logically. I wish he had a regular spot on AAR.

I love Mike Malloy too, but sometimes he sounds so much like what's going on in my head (bitching and complaining about the right-wing with a lot of bitterness) that I just don't feel the urge to listen to him that often. Randi makes me laugh and lightens me up and I really need that sometimes. Bounce Your Boobies on Friday afternoon just puts me right for the weekend. :bounce:

[LSK]

27. Seder and Hartman, maybe Malloy too

[TornadoTN]

32. Sam Seder is the best

I have a lot of respect for the guy, I have yet to see anyone who can refute every NeoCon talking point as quickly and as effectively as Sam.

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. Sam Seder....ALL week. I think that's what Sam said last night.

:hi: I LIKE Sam!

[npincus]

14. love, love, love, love ,love Randi.

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. WOOHOO! 4 MORE YEARS!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: I hope Malloy makes such an announcement too!

[clbuck]

38. Mike won't make such an announcement

As Ben Burch said above, Mike doesn't have a contract with Air America; he's being paid the talk radio equivalent of the minimum wage, and he's not being promoted at all.

Very sad, really, when one angry liberal gets a primetime slot, and another gets buried late at night.

I sort of wish Randi would shave off an hour, so that Majority Report would be on from 6-9 and Malloy from 9-midnight.

[in_cog_ni_to]

41. I have XM and get Majority Report from 6-9 P.M. and Malloy 9-Midnight.

Randi doesn't use the same adjectives as Malloy does. I think he likes his time slot for that reason. Actually, I think it's the perfect time slot for Malloy. The kids are in bed, mom and dad can grab a glass of wine and swim in the GLORY of Malloy's rants. I LOVE IT!

It saddens me to know he doesn't have a contract though.:( Is that his choice or AAR's choice? I don't think AAR advertises, do they? I know Malloy does commercials on AAR and so does Randi, but I thought I read they (AAR) don't do advertising?

[clbuck]

43. Actually, I meant Eastern time

You seem to be in Central time.

Although Mike does testimonial advertisements for the Impeach Bush Game, AAR never does promos for Mike's show while they do promos for everyone else. Hell, even IEAmerica did promos for Mike back then; hillarious ones, too!

[bunny planet]

45. I hear promos for MM show on AAR in the NYC area but ironically they

cancelled his live show in NYC. We now have the insipid Satellite Sisters instead. You would've thought NYC could handle a nightly rant from Malloy. I was shocked they took him off in this market. Now I've got to stream from 10 - 1. I can't go to sleep without my Malloy rant, its cleansing, he expresses the outrage I've been building up all day and he does it so well. He's the real Howard Beale in the AAR lineup. I'm upset to hear that they won't extend him a contract. That sucks. So does having to turn the station off from 9 am until three and go elsewhere when Springer and Al come on (although I sometimes listen to Al).

[BrklynLiberal]

50. I cannot believe that even 1 AAR listener actually tunes in to that inane

Satellite Sisters show!!!!! What a total waste of airtime!!! :puke:

[CottonBear]

56. I love it when Mike subs for Randi! He gets lots of exposure that way!

I've met Mike and Kathy Malloy. They are really great people. He has a good heart and a passion for truth and democracy! I just love him! Unfortunately, he is no longer broadcast in Atlanta (where he lives) because the new station owner of 1160AM got rid of Air America except for Al Franken. :cry:

[Roon]

39. I don't listen to the radio, but I am glad to hear this

AAR drives my freeper friends in yahoo nuts. They keep insisting they are gonna go bellyup any day now..LOL

[GreenTea]

42. Great news for AAR!

[MazeRat7]

47. But..but..but.... AAR is failing... its going under... its toast.....

:sarcasm:

MZr7

[Olney Blue]

48. In that case, I think I will

bounce my boobies!

[zatoichiicc]

51. Good for Randi, Good for AAR

This is a good thing for both parties.

Randi is a great radio personality. She gets some piece of mind on her future.

AAR locks in a great talent for four years.

I am very happy about this development.

[file83]

52. Sweet. I love Randi!

[DarleenMB]

53. Streaming Air America

I was plenty po'd when AAR moved from Sirius to XM ... I bought all that equipment BECAUSE AAR was on Sirius and then 6 months later they were gone.

I've debated about selling off my stuff and buying an XM sub but discovered recently that you can now stream AAR via iTunes. YIPPEEE!

I'm a happy camper. And it's free. Don't even mind listening to the commercials either.

[GreenTea]

54. AAR will be kicking ass - For many, many years to come...O'Reilly

has desperately been trying his best to discourage advertisement revenue from AAR - Hasn't and won't work.......So sorry - Liberal progressive radio is just beginning to kick ass!

:bounce:

Sign up now for AAR premium, to truly help out, a bit!

https://secure.airamericaradio.com/premium/register.php

I love Air Armerica Radio!

[CottonBear]

55. It's so Republican of O'Lieley to try and pull the rug out from under AAR

by discouraging advertising revenue instead of trying to compete fairly in the radio marketplace. :grr: He is such an ass. :(

[bedazzled]

57. don't like franken - wish malloy was on in that slot

lucked out a few weeks ago, though. they replaced springer with stephanie miller in
my market. what an improvement!

i liked springer to start with, his heart seems to be in the right place. i don't
think he has the background or knowledge to handle the task, though. he is way too
compassionate to the freeps. don't waste my compassion on those guys, sorry...