AirAmerica's CEO Responds to Brian Anderson Opinion [View All]

CEO's Letter:

Radio's Air America Is Finding an Audience

Re "Why the Liberals Can't Keep Air America From Spiraling In," Commentary, April 18: Brian Anderson's attack on Air America Radio is petulant and inaccurate, an indication that conservatives are having a hard time dealing with a robust alternative to the monopoly they had on talk radio since the 1980s.

Regardless of how much Anderson and his ilk whistle past the graveyard, there is a large and growing audience for liberal talk. Every one of the original stations that picked up Air America has experienced dramatic increases in ratings. Our audience more than quadrupled what it was just nine months ago. We are on in 53 markets, including 16 of the top 20.

A recent study by the independent Paragon Media showed that in markets where we are on the air, the names Al Franken and Air America have a greater familiarity than any other talk-radio names except Rush Limbaugh. Our Internet stream reaches 1.3 million separate listeners a week, more than any conservative show. Is Air America having an impact? Ask Tom DeLay.

Danny Goldberg

CEO, Air America Radio

New York


There are three other letters at this link:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-radio23apr23,0,2666547.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters

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Link to DU thread and Anderson column:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1730552


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