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Home Front: Culture Wars
Air America Radio Signs New Franken Pact
2004-12-08
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Hat tip: Drudge - EFL
Air America Radio, a startup radio network that offers liberal talk and commentary, has signed a new contract with comedian Al Franken to stay on as its lead personality for at least two more years, the company announced Wednesday.
Air America: the Frankenetwork, lurching across the airwaves! Lemme get my pitchfork!
Air America also said that Rob Glaser, the chairman and chief executive of the technology company RealNetworks Inc., had joined the company as the chairman of its board. Glaser has also been an investor in the company, although he declined to disclose the value of his stake. Air America has been signing up more stations and gaining its footing following a shaky start earlier this year. The company went through a management shakeup in May, about five weeks after going on the air, that included the departure of its previous chairman, Evan Cohen, and other executives.
I loved the part when they threw pies at each other and then changed all the locks...
The network can now be heard on 40 stations around the country as well as on the satellite radio services offered by Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Air America also signed a new contract with Randi Rhodes, another popular radio personality, for three years. Its contract with Franken is for two years, with an option to extend for another year. The company did not disclose how much it was paying the personalities. Air America also said it had new commitments of $13 million from investors.
Posted by:CrazyFool

#7   Rob Glaser, the chairman and chief executive of the technology company RealNetworks Inc

Ah the kiss of death. Real is pure CRAP! Good choice.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-12-08 9:16:33 PM  

#6  LOL 98Z and the very bad man mojo.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-12-08 5:16:28 PM  

#5  Now if they could only sign up Ben Stein, they could have the Franken-Stein Hour...
Posted by: mojo   2004-12-08 3:33:55 PM  

#4   "The network can now be heard on 40 stations around the country".

Yeah, 1 in NYC, 1 in Chicago, and 38 in San Fran.
Posted by: 98zulu   2004-12-08 3:19:47 PM  

#3  You don't need more investors if you sell commercial time, but that requires a real listening audience to offer the advertisers. The problem they face is that radio is not print. There are far more stations than newspapers in any general area, so radio is really subject to supply and demand particulars that print is not. It's harder for radio to cooking the books on the number of listeners/readers than print.
Posted by: Don   2004-12-08 1:52:21 PM  

#2  *ghastly grinding noise*
Air America investor: What's that sound?
Air America ex-listeners: That's your money going down the garbage disposal.
AAI: Then I'll just sue the rethuglicans for their sabotage.
AAeL: Suing because the audience wasn't there?
AAI: *goes off into a long moonbat rant with all the buzzwords and very little coherence*
Posted by: Steve from Relto   2004-12-08 1:13:44 PM  

#1  Air America also said it had new commitments of $13 million from investors.

Man, I'd like to get my hands on that sucker list. I've know of some great deals on swamps lake front property in FL. Wonder how long it will take, after they collect the money, to declare bankruptcy.
Posted by: 2b   2004-12-08 12:40:57 PM  

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