Air America, the Talk Radio Network, Will Go Off the Air
According to the NY Times:
Air America, the long-suffering progressive talk radio network, abruptly shut down on Thursday, bowing to what it called a “very difficult economic environment.”Is that why they are a complete failure? They failed because they are liberal.
In a troubled time for advertising-driven media businesses, “our painstaking search for new investors has come close several times right up into this week but ultimately fell short of success,” Mr. Kireker said.
Charlie Kireker is The chairman of Air America Media.Gosh, you don't think it has anything to do with the fact that they are liberal? The cash-strapped NY Times didn't see any connection.
Although it lacked a substantial audience, the network catapulted a number of progressive media personalities into stardom, most notably Rachel Maddow, who now anchors a prime-time program on the cable news channel MSNBC.
Al Franken, now a Democratic senator from Minnesota, hosted an Air America show from 2004 to 2007, before running for office.
Several other prominent talk radio personalities who worked at Air America, including Randi Rhodes and Thom Hartmann, remain on the radio, but without the network affiliation. “It would be a shame if the world sees the failure of Air America as representing the failure of progressive talk radio,” said Michael Harrison, the editor of Talkers Magazine, a talk radio publication.
Such a shame... NPR and PBS are "progressive" and they need government subsidies to stay on the air. They failed because they are liberal. MSNBC ratings are on the bottom, and they are liberal.
The Collapse Of The Far Left Media
Air America has Crashed
Michelle Malkin covers it and links to the Air America "shady finances" story: Lib talk radio flops again: Air America goes bankrupt
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