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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 07:54 PM
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Thom Hartmann leaving Air America for new syndicator
From xmfan.com.....
As of March 1st, Thom Hartmann will depart the Air America Radio network to join Dial Global. Dial Global also syndicates liberal talkers Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, and Ed Schultz.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 07:56 PM
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1. Whew! For a minute there, I was worried.
But the station I listen to has those others, so they'll probably keep Thom but go through the new syndicator.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 07:59 PM
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2. I wonder if NovaM
will still cast him?
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 07:59 PM
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3. AAR is dead or dying...and it was self-inflicted
Mike Malloy
Randi (I know yall love her)
Sam Seder, Marc Maron
now Thom


but hey, they've got the Reagan kid and Mark Green's own show.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:06 PM
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6. Definitely dead
Hartmann was the only star they had left.

They drove away every effective progressive/liberal they ever had, for trivial or personal reasons.

If they had nurtured that talent or promoted it properly, they could have had a formidable organization.

More fracturing of left-leaning media. Why am I not surprised.
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KaryninMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:09 PM
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8. They still have Rachel Maddow by the way and Sam Seder
And Robert Kennedy Jr. (Ring of Fire). We need more progressive stations not less- the more the merrier. We're still far below the number of right wing stations- think about it.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:20 PM
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9. I would recommend supporting NovaM
THAT's where the original founders of Air America are.

Sheldon and Anita Drobny have kept the concept alive there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Drobny#Air%20America%20Radio
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:01 PM
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4. Not a bad idea!
Some Air America stations don't even air him so why should he stay with Air America? I'm thinking specifically of Air America's NY station. It dropped Hartmann in favor of Schultz last year. I never understood that decision. Schultz is so not New York
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:01 PM
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5. will we be able to stream him on the web?
He was the LAST reason I listened to AAR.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:06 PM
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7. Very interesting
We get Press (I wish we didn't), Stephie and Ed (delayed) on our station here in Detroit, so I wonder if we'll still get Thom. I guess it depends on his time slot and who replaces him at AAR.
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:23 PM
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10. anyone know why he left.? Rachel is still their biggest star. I wonder how long
she will be there.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:30 PM
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13. she`s not doing radio anymore...she`s a tv star!
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:36 PM
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14. she signed another contract with Air America. Her radio show is going to be
in the 5am NY time.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:43 PM
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16. 5 am New York time?
2am in the west?

I'll be asleep.
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:23 PM
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11. I just hope that Green 960 still carries him.nt
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:29 PM
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12. 820/92.5 in chicago has that line up with ron at night on the fm side
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Ranting_Wacko Donating Member (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 08:42 PM
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15. Good for him.
I'd still rather we got Big Eddie instead of Thom during that time slot (Ed Schultz would play a WHOLE lot better here in Dallas, I think) but anything that might get him more play nationwide.
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clbuck Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 09:32 PM
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17. I'm pretty sure that all of the stations carrying Thom now will continue to carry him.
All the affiliates have to do is change their satellite equipment settings to pick up Thom's new show.
The only changes the listener may probably notice is a new call-in number, and possibly differently placed commercial breaks.
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 01:05 PM
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18. I'm just wondering where his podcasts will end up.
I podcast him every day, after getting to listen to him for a few minutes on Sirius around 9 AM Pacific Time.
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