BREAKING NEWS: (rumored) new AAR schedule

[Rosco T.]

This is from the WFMU blog.. they've been accurate in the past, but still call this RUMOR


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Again, this is just another hot fresh rumor, and things could change, but THIS is the way I’ve heard the weekly schedule is going to go change, coinciding with the NYC move from WLIB to WWRL September 1--

5 AM to 6 AM - The Mark Riley Show
(For the network. This will not be heard in New York, except via the web.)

6 AM to 9 AM - “The Young Turks”
(Also for the network, and will not be he heard on WWRL either. Only on the web locally. New York City gets Bush flunky Armstrong Williams every morning!)
HOT DIGGITY DAMN!

9 AM to Noon - Sam Seder
(Don’t know if it will still be called “The Majority Report” or the “The Sam Seder Show,” or maybe “F.U.B.A.R.!”)

Noon to 3 PM - The Al Franken Show

3 PM to 6 PM - The Randi Rhodes Show
(Yes, now three hours...)

6 PM to 8 PM - The Rachel Maddow Show

8 PM to 9 PM - Politically Direct
(David Bender’s weekly show becomes a nightly affair)

9 PM to 10 PM - Eco Talk
(Another weekend show goes nightly)

10 PM to 1 AM - The Mike Malloy Show
(Malloy returns to NYC radio, but as before the last hour is cut off here to allow WWRL to broadcast something else.)

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AND news from the EcoTalk blog says that their sponsors now include

Autodesk,
Winslow Management,
Better World Club,
SRI In the Rockies,
Organic Valley,
and Sun Microsystems.

Lose one daily show (Springer) gain THREE NEW DAILY SHOWS

[Subdivisions]

1. Yay! for Eco Talk and Randi's extra hour! eom

[NYCGirl]

2. Actually, Randi's been CUT one hour. NT

[Rosco T.]

3. ok, YAY for Rachel's two hours! (grin) n/m

[NYCGirl]

13. I'll join you on that one. Rachel's THE BEST!

:D

[JackBeck]

4. Boo! Randi loses an hour.

But otherwise, interesting line-up. Wish they could have gotten Stephanie Miller in there somewhere.

[Rosco T.]

5. Randi's FOUR hours now is pretty much an abberation in the biz...

.. four hours of high-powered talk is a KILLER of a shift.

[JackBeck]

8. I'm being selfish.

I take the subway home. By the time I get home it's almost 6pm. I always looked at 6-7pm as my third hour.

[Cleita]

11. Yes, everytime Mike Malloy subbed for her, he

used to remark that he didn't know how Randi did it.

[wellstone dem]

6. yeah for losing Springer

I can now listen to AAR in the am!

[DWilliamsamh]

15. Not to start a fight but......

Have you actually ever listened to Springer on AAR? His TV show is trash aimed at trailer trash, and when I heard he was going on AAR I felt like vomiting. And he agrees with me on that subject almost every day..... LOL


But...

Then a funny thing happened. I started listening to Jerry after Rachel Maddow (DAMN I Wish I could marry a woman that smart and attractive) via the web at work. I am a total AAR junkie I listen all day till I get home and veg with geek games and TV LOL. I have actually found him to be very well informed and very reasonable. He is definitely capable of making "conservatives" who call to shill for Bush, look like idiots with reason.

And yeah I hate that Randi is loosing an hour too, but I think it will focus her more.

Just my two cents.

[otohara]

28. Cheers to That Decision

I too will now listen in the AM.

[Eric J in MN]

7. In New York will Armstrong Willams still be 6-10AM?

Will New Yorkers not hear the first hour of Sam Seder's show on their radios?

[Eric J in MN]

9. David Bender's show is called "Politically Direct." NT

NT

[KittyWampus]

10. Rosco, how do you think we could persuade AAR to jettison Armstrong?

I heard he has a partner...

Has anyone heard the show? Is it worth it?

[Rosco T.]

18. It's not AAR you need to convince, it's WWRL

[foreverdem]

12. YAY! Mike Malloy is back!

I've missed him here in NY since he was taken off the air a few months back.

[JackBeck]

14. I've got XM and record him every night.

Listen to him every morning on the subway ride to work.

[Stardust]

51. Me too! Nothing like some Malloy to get ya started, right?

[DainBramaged]

16. I haven't listened to AAR in the morning for months.

I just couldn't grab Springer. Just too nice with the Cons. we can be nice after November elections.

[longship]

17. Comments on the new schedule

"Of cooooourse!" The Young Turks are a great improvement over "Jerry-rigged on the radio". BTW, Cenk Uygur is a former Republican. Their style is slightly irreverant and a mix of politics and pop culture.

Randi down to three hours... Good move.

Sam in the morning. Another good move.

Malloy on a new two year contract... Hooray!!! Gotta have a fire breather in the evenings. If you're a Malloy fan, you can stream the "Lion of the Left" (Bernie Ward) from KGO San Francisco immediately afterwards.

Two hours of Maddow in the evening... Good, her program is tight as hell.

Expanding daily programming with EcoTalk and Politically Direct... Great. I never get to hear these. Now I'll be able to tune in.

Don't forget "Ring of Fire" on the weekends. It's a really good one.

I think Air America Radio has turned the corner. This is an excellent schedule. The only thing that could improve it would be to revive "Morning Sedition". :evilgrin:

[eleny]

30. Yes to streaming Bernie after Malloy

With a laptop in the bedroom and a wireless connection, streaming the actual schedule is a delight before bedtime. Bernie right after Malloy is a great way to top off the evening. Now if I could stay awake for Ray T - but sleep is also a priority. :)

[longship]

37. A schedule for only a totally addicted liberal mainstreamer...

Mike Malloy -- Fire breathing liberal on AAR 7PM-10PM PDT.
Bernie Ward -- The "Lion of the Left" on KGO 810AM from San Francisco 10PM-1AM PDT.
Ray Taliaferro -- Another fire-breather, also from KGO 1AM-5AM PDT.

Ya gotta have a strong stomach for ten continuous hours of take no prisoners, no holds barred liberalism. I love this shit. I wish I could listen every single night.

Bernie Ward fans: Here's Bernie's classic intro on MP3:
Lion-of-the-left.mp3
Click to stream... Or, Right-click and save as...

[eleny]

38. i often catch ray via the kgo archives

he's amazing to listen to first thing in the morning! }(

[longship]

39. You evil woman, you!!!

I'll bet you listen to him before coffee, too.
How brazen!!! You hussy!!
:evilgrin:

Gotta love your chutzpa.

[eleny]

42. !

:rofl:

[never_get_over_it]

47. Yep I go to bed with

Mike, Bernie and Ray every night - but usually fall to sleep during Bernie - and then listen to last bit of Ray's show and catch what I miss on the archives in the mornig - but now with Sam on in the morning I'm going to have to change my whole archiving routine.

So except from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET I have all my favorites straight through from 10:00 PM until noon - COOL!!!!

Anyone know how to save those KGO archives - sometimes I can't get to them within the 24 hours...

[daa]

19. AAR isn't even on in Atlanta

Of course there are only 5 million people here, must be a small market. The last station they were on didn't broadcast out of the parking lot.

[Rosco T.]

21. maybe so... but it was still enough to scare the fundi-cons to buy ..

.. the station to get AAR off the air.

[daa]

43. Sure did eom

[no_hypocrisy]

20. 5-9 a.m. WWRL: You aren't being fair.

Sam Greenfield is teamed with Armstrong Williams, and I think the show is provocative with the two viewpoints, and Sam lobs some good volleys that Armstrong can't reach. Give it a chance for that alone, and then make up your mind. If you've never heard Sam Greenfield, you're missing a lot.

[DinahMoeHum]

27. Yep, I've listened to Sam Greenfield before. He's as liberal as they come

and I don't mean the Alan Colmes type either.


:thumbsup:

[melissinha]

22. So these are the network broadcasts on local stations or stream?

Yeah for the Springer-Seder trade!!! I think Sam has made great strides in radio since I first heard him and he is in top form, Springer sucked, and continues to suck.

Randi down to three like everyone else is probably better for her....

[Rosco T.]

23. Network broadcasts should be both STREAM and XM. n/m

[proud patriot]

24. I'm going be able to hear Rachel again

if this schedule is close .:woohoo:

Out on the west coast it's just too early for me ..

[immoderate]

48. Yay Rachel! They took her off the air in South Florida.

I used to love having her with me on the way to work. They replaced her with Jim Defete, who does local politics -- boring!

Now at least Rachel's on when I'm home. (I've been playing Charles Mingus CDs to work. I can't listen to the legislative election issues, yawn.)

--IMM

[Mad_Dem_X]

25. I'm glad they're getting rid of Springer

I always thought it was a bad idea having the host of the world's worst TV talk show on AAR.

[LTR]

26. Here's the link

And for what it's worth, it's in the comments, and not the official blog entry:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/08/air_america_vs_.html

"The Young Turks" in morning drive is not a bad idea. They've already got an established show currently carried on three stations and Sirius Left. Sounds like they could use a boost.

[bigdarryl]

29. Springer was boring as hell

No lost there in fact i wish Franklin was replaced he's worst than Springer.

[ms liberty]

31. The Turks are great, but...

is it going to be a replay of their nightly show? Or are they leaving Sirius? Or what?

Any idea?

[Exiled in America]

32. Hmm mixed bag for me....

My best times to listen are during the workday, mountain time. The means I usually get Randi's show and Al's show. Ok, I could have gotten springers show or whatever comes on before Al, but I don't like it.

The shows I want to hear are:

Randi
Sam Sedar
Rachel Maddow
(Mike Malloy) but he always comes on too late for me

So YAY for being able to hear sam instead of Al (just like him better, to each their own) but major BOO for having Al instead of Randi in the slot when I get to listen to AAR the most!! :(

[Exiled in America]

33. lol self correction:

never mind! I can't tell time. Randi still comes on the same time, but for an hour less. So I can hear half of sam's show, all of randi's show and half of rachel's show - that's a big win for me! :) :)

[Nutmegger]

34. Eh, not too thrilled.

I'm going to miss Seder. Looks like I'll have to podcast him.

Listened to Maddow a few times, she's good.

[Rosco T.]

35. SECOND PART OF SCHEDULE CHANGE CONFIRMED!

from the MajorityReportRadio.com BLOG-

August 24, 2006

Thank You

We recieved nearly 14,000 emails of support which I think had a big hand in keeping me on AAR. Thanks to the folks at the NET who generated thousands of emails from thier legions of activists. Thanks also to the dailykos and Atrios and Liberaloasis and crooksandliars and all the bloggers out there who helped spread the word.

announcement on the flip!

That is what they call in the radio business a tease. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I will be moving to the network 9a-12p slot starting sometime in mid september. They're still working out the details of the launch.

Don't know what the show will be called as of yet. There is desire form the network for me to call it the Sam Seder Program or show or something like that-- supposedly it's a branding issue or some other crap. I am not terribly comfortable naming a show after myself because it bores me in one sense and probably because of deep seeded psychological issues. But more specifically, I am very attatched to the name Majority Report. It's what the first prototype of this show was called on one night in Feb. 2003 when Tom Scharpling gave me two hours on his Best Show on FMU. It has a two and a half year history which I shared with Janeane. Most importantly, I now associate it with you, our listeners and particularly our bloggers. So with all that said, we'll see... but, and I bold this so there is no doubts this blog will remain.

We're beginning to develop ideas for the new show- I don't think it will be radically different and any new developments that we make we will roll in. That said I do have a couple of surprises in mind.

I will give more updates later, but now I am on vacation! Thanks again for all your support and I won't let you guys down.

Posted by majority at August 24, 2006 8:16 AM

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Rachel's move CONFRIMED already.
Now Sam's move CONFRIMED...

[Maat]

36. I'm very happy, but I will be SUPER happy when Thom Hartmann ..

gets more time on AAR.

[CrushTheDLC]

54. They should give Thom the slot that Franken now occupies

As if Al wasn't boring enough on his own, his "guest hosts" for next week will be putting the entire country to sleep.

Put Franken on at 1:00 AM where his show can do an actual public service to us insomniacs.

[Maat]

55. Sorry this reply is late, but ... I agree!

I love Al; I heard him speak at Democracy Fest. He seemed to be a very social, sweet, caring guy. He can be articulate and witty; he does very well when talking to people, after hearing their individual stories. And, he would act for the people if elected. That's it - he's a CANDIDATE.

He's o.k. as a radio personality; he's a moderate, though, and lack's Thom's passion and knowledge of thousands of facts.

[LaPera]

40. My liberal schedule-I'll listen to on the west coast.....

Thom Hartmann 9-12 AAR or KGOE

Randi Rhodes 12-3 AAR

Peter B Collins 3-6 KGOE

Rachel Maddow 6-7 AAR

Mike Malloy 7-10 AAR

Bernie Ward 10-1 KGO

(All, also on Internet and archives, if missed, on White Rose Society).

[Stardust]

52. Wow, I thought I was the only one hooked on liberal rad (io)!

For me, it's wake up to Stephanie Miller; Malloy on mp3 player on subway ride to work, Young Turks, Thom Hartman, Randi Rhodes, and Sam Seder during work; Malloy on return trip home; then a little Malloy lullaby as I try to go to sleep (not very sleep-inducing, I might add, but hey! I'm a liberal junkie.)

[upi402]

41. man, we have depth!!!! lots of talent there!

[choie]

44. and what about

mark riley - is he out of a job?

[choie]

45. mark riley - is he out of a job?

[Rosco T.]

46. appears that he's got the 1st broadcast hour of the day.,..

probably straight news, I would hope they make him the 'news' honcho of AAR for all shows.

[Stardust]

53. "We'll be alright." Mark Riley 11/4/04. I'll always love him for that

calm assurance (even though we are not really alright. Guess it depends on which prism you're looking through.) That heartbreaking moment, I was reminded of, in the words of Jerry Jeff Walker, "He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out." Thanks, Mark.

[CrushTheDLC]

49. From a West Coast XM Listener, this is a great change.

Sam in at 6:00 AM local time is an excellent move. A show I can actually WAKE UP to, so that much is great.

I'll rarely be up early enough to listen to the Young Turks, but I'm not so crazy about them, as one of them is a "former" Republican who said fairly recently that he still admired Poppy Bush. Sounds a little too Schultzy/DLC toolish to me. But as I said, I won't have to listen to the guy

As for the evening lineup changes of "Politically Direct" and "Eco Talk" that's also a good move because it lets me get away from the radio for a couple hours. Nothing against either show, but not a regular listener. It will be cool having Rachel on in the late afternoon, but I'm not sure why they didn't give her a three hour show and only add one of the others.

BTW, how does Mark Riley get up so early in the morning just to do a one hour show?

[The Jacobin]

50. Hrm

Well, Rachek Maddow has been the only morning host that has consistently pulled me away from NPR. I'll be sad to see her move to the evening (on the way home I listen to the ipod - music or podcasts depending on my mood).

Who are the "Young Turks"? I'll give them a chance, I guess.