Randi Rhodes will be on Green 960 starting monday.

[El Supremo]

UPDATE: John Scott, Program Director of Green960, speaks out:

"We have been very frustrated the past few days in our efforts to rectify the Randi Rhodes Situation (her suspension by her network, Air America Radio). It is our understanding that today (April 9th) she is no longer an employee of Air America. So we are bringing her back."

Monday, April 14th at 4pm... it will be our pleasure to announce the return of Randi Rhodes to the Green 960 family.

http://www.green960.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=213008&article=3493425

[NOLALady]

1. AAR is dead to me now.

She was the only one there that I listened to. All the others I enjoyed have been gone for some time.

[bkcc]

2. I don't think you're the only one.

Air America seems to have lost much of its initial appeal as host after host has left or was fired. Randi Rhodes was the only star they had left.

I'll be shocked if Air America lasts another year now that she's gone.

[ronnykmarshall]

5. I quit listening months ago.

AAR and Stephanie Miller's anti-Hillary attacks 24/7 turned me off.

Ironic that in a politcal year that Democrats were supposed to be taking by storm, we see this.

[bkcc]

6. It really is ironic, isn't it?

Leave it to the Democrats to find a way to shoot themselves in the foot.
This was supposed to be a good year for us, yet all we've seen is infighting and backstabbing.

[rhett o rick]

10. Unlike the zombie lockstep repukes, we can handle some infighting.

It makes us stronger. You see, we believe in evolution, survival of the fittest. the repukes don't like to think too hard, they just let O'Reilly and Limpballs do their "thinking" for them.

[ronnykmarshall]

12. This goes beyond ...

"some infighing".

[rhett o rick]

16. I agree, but my response was to the above poster who wants to blame it on Democrats infighting and

backstabbing. The corporatists can literally buy anything. They can buy the media, public broadcasting and even AAR. And even parts of the Democratic Party.

But i m suspicious of posters that say things like "leave it up to the Democrats to shoot themselves in the foot."

[bkcc]

24. You're suspicious of me for making that statement?

I don't know what I said that should arouse your suspicion. Or what you'd be suspicious about.

I'm a liberal. I'm a Democrat. I've been on these boards a long time.
I'm also someone who's just about sick of watching this party tear itself in two during a long, drawn-out primary season.

No hidden message or agenda intended.

[rhett o rick]

25. Sorry, I am just extra suspicious these days. The Democratic Party

has two distinct halves, the corporatist half and the peoples half.

[bkcc]

26. Fair enough.

There's more than enough nastiness on these boards lately and I just didn't want to have a label attached to me for no reason. I'm glad to sort this out. Have a good day.
:)

[rhett o rick]

28. And you have a good day. nm

[bdamomma]

11. we better get our shit together or say hello to another bush clone in the WH

we have to stop torturing ourselves like this.

[lumberjack_jeff]

32. Styles come and go. Just a few months ago "you're either with us, or against us" was in disfavor. nt

[DaDooRonRon]

3. It's a joke

Seder will bolt from Sundays.

I think Hartmann is syndicated, and even if not he is certainly not a guy you'd want in drive time or opposite Hannity.

I can't see Maddow staying, so what does that leave?

Press? Lionel?

Please.

[rhett o rick]

7. I like Lionel, Lionel, Lionel. nm

[regnaD kciN]

9. According to Mike Malloy, Lionel got fired last week...

:shrug:

[rhett o rick]

14. Wow, wonder what's going on. nm

[roguevalley]

30. truly? Lionel could make me really laugh sometimes. is that true?

[Kool Kitty]

33. Lionel is no longer on WWRL 1600 in NYC.

They are running infomercials instead. He is still on AAR on XM.

[rocktivity]

4. She's probably also sealing a deal with Nova M Radio even as we speak

I mean, post.

They're still running her promos, at least.

:headbang:
rocknation

[regnaD kciN]

8. I doubt it...

Maybe a reputable syndicator like Jones, but Nova M? I would say that any "progressive radio" organization that is dependent on "subscribers" authorizing $10/monthly charges to their credit cards in order to pay the bills is not long for this world. Well, maybe it might survive (and continue to pay a small salary to Mike Malloy), but there's no way it could meet Rhodes's income bracket, unless she was willing to work for free for a couple of years.

Most likely, she'll become a local host on Green 960, and attempt to syndicate from there. Which is fine, except that's a ClearChannel station, and they have quite a track record of pulling the plug on even highly-successful progressive stations in order to replace them with something like local high-school sports programming.

In any event, it doesn't help the rest of us whose local AAR affiliates aren't connected to Green 960. (I tried calling AM1090's programming line up here in Seattle a few minutes ago, and got -- surprise! -- a FAX line.)

[FlaGranny]

17. Randi has been employed by Clear Channel

for years in Florida. Clear Channel has been running her show in Florida the entire time she has been with AAR. She is Clear Channel's top show in the area, regularly whipping Rush Limbaugh in ratings (comes on right after him). She makes them money in Florida. Limbaugh threatened to quit Clear Channel if they gave Randi a wider market.

[rocktivity]

18. You're overlooking the cronyism.

NovaM's management used to be AirAm's managment, and Randi thinks the world of them.

:headbang:
rocknation

[rocktivity]

21. This just in from Media Bistro

We got an (anonymous) email:

...(S)ome info on the Rhodes situation:

She's going to be signing a deal with Nova M Radio in the next few hours for about the same money Air America was paying her. She will broadcast Monday afternoon on all Clear Channel affiliates and several other stations...

CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

:woohoo:
rocknation

[newmajority]

34. AM 1090 is on board.

They're running announcements featuring Randi herself talking about Nova M, and she will be back on Monday in her usual (albeit ridiculously delayed) time slot.

[rhett o rick]

29. B I N G O

[rocktivity]

31. I love the smell of vindication

just a few hours after the fact!

:headbang:
rocknation

[BlueGirlRedState]

13. what happened to Randi's website?

www.therandirhodesshow.com does not bring up her website anymore -- it goes directly to airamerica.com and the announcement that Randi has chosen to terminate her employment with AAR.

So, where's the website, the message board, the links to Randi's Homework? Anyone know?

[FlaGranny]

15. Randi had that website way before AAR.

As far as I can tell AAR "took" it and all the forums. That was always her personal page - for many years now. I wonder if they can really legally do that? When she started doing AAR the web page got linked to AAR, but it has always been her web page.

[LSK]

19. isnt that pretty fast? where would she be working out of?

[libnnc]

20. WJNO has always said she could come back there

I'm wondering if that's what has happened. Is she just going back to Florida to do the show from the JNO studios?

That would make sense. Or a working vacation in San Fran for a few days?

[rocktivity]

22. See post #21

You're welcome.

I'm listening to Sam Seder subbing for Mike Malloy on NovaM now--he's playing coy, and they're STILL running her promos.

:headbang:
rocknation

[libnnc]

23. Exxxxcellent.

:bounce:

[NOLALady]

27. Have you seen this?

BREAKING NEWS:

Randi Rhodes will appear on CNN’s “Larry King Live” tonight (Thu, 4/10) – 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific

http://www.novamradio.com/
The Nova M Radio Network is thrilled to announce the addition of “The Randi Rhodes Show” to its nationally syndicated talent offerings beginning this Monday, April 14, 2008.

Randi Rhodes is the #1 rated progressive talk radio host in the nation.

Nova M CEO John Manzo says, “I just can’t stop smiling - Randi is simply the biggest and the best. Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy under one roof – talk about TALENT!”