[BC] Air America

[Mike McCarthy]

Since 1994???  The network known as AAR did not exist prior to late 
2003 and didn't launch as a network until early 2004. Morning Sedition 
may have been a morning show on WLIB, NY...but lets keep these two 
facts straight.  Once preceded the other by some time.

As for making a profit...I would not go so far as to say that.  On two 
seperate occasions, I also know they very nearly went toes up.  One 
within the past few months. It's my understanding there is still 
outside money coming in to fund operations.

Then there are all the repeated F bombs that get out on the network and 
onto affiliate airwaves.  I find specific fault with them for that 
occuring....repeatedly.

I agree Ed Shutlz is more level headed than anger venim filled Randy 
Rhodes.  And Al Franken is certainly more humerous than Michael Savage.

MM

> At 03:35 PM 10/10/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> > >>No, but one morning, I happened to catch them via skywave on 
1530, and
> >heard
> >them talking about something called "Morning Sedition". I just shook 
my
> >head, and thought that was a rather inappropriate name for a radio  
program.
> 
> Umm, AAR has had this program on the air since 1994.  It's a satire 
on the 
> name "Morning Edition," from a show that was on NPR.  But so what?  
We've 
> beat this dead horse before and let's not beat it again.  Air America 
is 
> doing very well in some markets and is making a profit finally-- not 
> everywhere, but they are a factor in a number of cities.  That's good 
for 
> democracy.  And AAR is NOT the only thing out there-- there are now 
> Democracy Radio (syndicator of comedienne and satirist Stephanie 
Miller) 
> and Product First (run by two former Clear Channel guys) who now 
offer q 
> wide range of liberal and progressive talk shows hosts-- some are 
serious, 
> some are angry, some are funny.  I recommend Ed Schultz 
> (www.bigeddieradio.com) as a good example of a progressive talk host 
who is 
> making huge inroads by being entertaining but not angry-- he is a 
former 
> rightie who came over to progressive talk and is now on over 100 
stations. 
> As for so-called liberal anger, let's be honest-- there is anger on 
both 
> sides.  The right wing talkers were furious and enraged and huffing 
and 
> puffing when they went on the air too-- you are right that outrage is 
not 
> the only way to do a radio show, but we live in a very polarised time 
in 
> America, sad to say, and polarised talk networks are all over the 
place.  I 
> doubt they shed very much light on the subjects at hand, but they 
serve a 
> useful purpose.  I want to see both sides of the story told-- the 
right 
> wing has dominated talk radio for far too long, and if the left can 
get 
> their side out in an interesting way, I think that's a good 
thing.