On 14 Apr 2004 14:43:00 GMT, (baroos) wrote:

AA has probably had the most successful launch in the history of talk
radio. However, it remains to be seen whether their line-up of mostly
newbies to the talk radio business are going to make it. So far
there's too much talking among themselves and their guests. Too few
real callers. Randi Rhodes is the best

I've been in Talk Radio for a long time. Where do you get that it's
"the most successful launch in the history of Talk Radio?" If you mean
the most hyped, I'll agree.

This is press release puffery. It came out of the box with sloppy
production on six marginal signals and is now accused on not paying
its bills, so it's lost Los Angeles and Chicago. Read the "Sludge
Report" on their web site at

http://www.airamericaradio.com/pub/resNews.htm

to see how these TV "professionals" bite the hands, arms, legs and
other body parts that feed them. I'm sure that Artur Liu is chomping
at the bit to put them back on his stations.

Rich

AA has probably had the most successful launch in the history of talk
radio.

Please explain this statement. Many other shows have debuted on far more
stations at their launch in the past few years. What definition of success are
you using to make this statement??

On 13 Apr 2004 02:23:07 GMT, pamthis (Sid Schweiger)
wrote:

The only "hypocritical and desperate" thing about the linked article is its
author, who is severely put upon because one program on WLIB got kicked out by
Air America.

As far as I know, WLIB's ENTIRE SCHEDULE was displaced by AA.

While I agree that the loss of WLIB to the Black community is a
problem I thought the article was so far off base it was ridiculous.

Air America is paying Percy Sutton for his time from 6am to 11pm.

WLIB wasn't making money and Sutton was honest enough to admit he did
it for the money.

Rich

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On 13 Apr 2004 02:23:07 GMT, pamthis (Sid Schweiger)
wrote:
Air America is paying Percy Sutton for his time from 6am to 11pm.

Well......maybe not.