Gawker
-
recessionomics
Smug Media War Among Radio Liberals
Air America is facing financial problems, again, and might ask for donations. But National Public Radio totally has a patent on charging liberals for free stuff! More »
2,497
15
By Ryan TateComment by gawkimo: According to the right, CNN is the liberal's propaganda of choice. (O'Reilly often cites CNN as "far left".) So I... 5 Responses | Other threads
-
twitterati
The Twitterati Head South, not to Mention Southwest
Can you destroy — or cement — your professional reputation in 140 characters or less? On Twitter, it's easy! Watch and learn from ABC's Jake Tapper, ex-Wonkette Ana Marie Cox, VentureBeat's Eric Eldon and others: More »
4,373
By Owen ThomasComment by TRexstasy: I want Ana Marie Cox's job. Apparently all she does is drink and go to parties and occasionally poop... 2 Responses | Other threads
-
alumni report
Ana Marie Cox to Air America
Original Wonkette Ana Marie Cox has landed a gig at Air America radio. Maybe all those appearances on the Rachel Maddow Show finally paid off. With a job! More »
7,286
Comment by bringmemyTofu: God, I absolutely love women in turtlenecks. 3 Responses | Other threads
-
media
Former Air America Radio Exec Arrested; Network Just Happy To Get Its Name In The Paper
Air America Radio, the liberal talk radio network that has come to dominate the radio dial and our country's political media at large (you can't go anywhere these days without hearing about the latest Rachel Maddow show) is back in the news. This time, for fraud! The network's fugitive former director, Evan Montvel-Cohen, was arrested in Guam yesterday on money-laundering charges unrelated to Air America. But boy, they should really consider rehiring him for his fundraising skills alone: More »
733
Comment by blogissuchanuglyword: Well his mistake was going to Guam. I hear North Korea is lovely this time of year. more » | Other threads
-
randi rhodes
"Whore"-Calling Radio Lady Leaves Air America
The mean radio lady who ruined American political discourse by calling Hillary Clinton a "fucking whore" is losing her job on a radio network no one listens to and will be forced to work for the largest station owner in the entire country. Hope you've learned your lesson, Randi Rhodes! With Rhodes off to Clear Channel's Oakland AM station KKGN, her former network Air America went looking for someone less grating, and logically came up with comedian Richard Belzer. Here's how the liberal network justified the switch, according to the Daily News: More » -
outrage
Radio Lady Calls Clinton Name!
Air America host Randi Rhodes called Hillary Clinton a whore! Oh nooooooo outrage!! Rhodes, who has always been a cross between an outrageous stand-up comic and a naughty drive-time shock jock, has a regular show on the liberal radio network that no one listens to. The clip of her calling Hillary a whore was taken somewhere or other at some point in time and posted to YouTube by some guy. It's a scandal to those who need to actually pretend to take Randi Rhodes seriously in order to feel outraged about something. Also she calls Geraldine Ferraro a whore but no one cares. Anyway, Air America suspended her. Clip after the jump! More »
1,427
By PareeneComment by BettyCrocker: @4_Chan!!!!!11!one: There are. But they don't bother to present themselves as nice, decent, Christian family-values types. It's the hypocrisy that... more » | Other threads
-
defamer
Publicity-Shy Air America Host Wants To Sue Colbert Over Ownership Of Fairly Obvious Klingon Joke
Since we're never ones to ignore the announcement of a perfectly good, publicity-attracting, $65 million nuisance lawsuit against a high-profile show business personality, we note Air America radio show host Cenk Uygur's declaration of legal war against Stephen Colbert, whom he accuses of stealing a joke that no two individuals, save perhaps millions of Star Trek fans familiar with the Klingonian code of honor, could possibly have arrived at independently. You can watch him plead his case above; hopefully, this ugliness can be settled out of court, perhaps with an invitation by the Colbert Report camp for Uygur to join their Trekkie host in a Klingon Joke-Off reminiscent of the Metaphor-Off that salvaged Colbert's relationship with Sean Penn. More » -
media
Media Bubble: Name and Shame
- What do all these kids have in common? They're being exploited by a Murdoch-owned paper to boost sales in the wake of that whole racist "Big Brother" episode. [Guardian] More »
-
-
remainders
Remainders: Mama Ramone Has Left the Building
- Joey Ramone's mom, Charlotte Lesher, died of a heart attack on Saturday night. R.I.P. [JoeyRamone.com] More »
67
Comment by scotchola: God bless little Mama Ramone! Without her, the world would not have had the luxury or the greatness of the... more » | Other threads
-
media
Media Bubble: The Usual Suspects
- Broad and Burkle talk to Tribune directors, who may not sell the company after all. Great, that's six months of our lives wasted. [LAT] More »
-
media
Media Bubble: Putting the Jew in "Judith Regan"
- Apparently, what finally got Judith Regan canned was making anti-Semitic comments. When are people going to learn that you cannot fuck with the Jews? Also, if anyone out there knows what she said specifically, get in touch. We'll pay top dollar to either of you Jew lawyers who were on the other end of the phone. [NYT] More »
376
By abalk2Comment by BrainHorse: Starting any new endeavor is challenging and exciting. Will Big Momma Productions hire an esthetician or will they go... more » | Other threads
-
air america
Air America Radio: No Longer Just Morally Bankrupt
Between crying over Jessica's departure and the drunkening that ensued, we missed this last Friday - Air America Radio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This development doesn't surprise anyone who was paying attention (or even those who weren't, like us), as the air of America was rife with reports of unpaid bills and low listenership. More »
283
By sukiComment by The Real JR: Now's the time for Soros to step in. Instead of his magically creating phantom pedo IMs, he could go into... more » | Other threads
-
543
By abalk2Comment by Mike Barthel: I was going to say something snarky here about a certain AA executive, but I'm too confused by the revelation... more » | Other threads
-
air america
Air America Powers Down
Remember Air America? No? Neither do we. But someone has to broadcast Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo — apparently — and beginning in September, interested New Yorkers must painstakingly reprogram their AM radio settings. Kicked out of its cozy midnight-5 a.m. slot at WLIB (home of Al Sharpton!), AA will move to a new "flagship" at WWRL. The new station has less than half the watts of the old one, but according to AA cofounder Sheldon Drobny, CEO Jim Wigget is still "excited" about the move. "Air America will supplant WWRL's black talk format," intones Drobny imperiously. Does this mean WWRL "personality" Alan Colmes (at right, of Hannity and fame) will also get all supplanted? Can Colmes and Air America peacefully coexist? Does anyone actually still listen to this crap on either side of the politico-radio spectrum? Most importantly, what about Prince Kalunda? More »
122
By Chris MohneyComment by lefty: Drinking more of that Limbaugh/O'Reilly Kool Aid because of the heat wave, K? more » | Other threads
-
softball
Media Softball: 'VF' Beats Air America, Invents Witty, Alliterative Nicknames
More mopping up this morning of last week's softball. Vanity Fair filed a report late yesterday on its Thursday-night drubbing of the Air America team — dubbed by the VF wits the "Pugnacious Progressives," "Blue-State Broadcasters," "Syndicated Seditionists," and "Left Dialers." Valiantly playing on the face of an impending deluge, VF and Air America held on reach the middle of the fourth, when the game ended in a 9-4 VF win. So how could it take from Thursday night till Monday afternoon to write up three and a half innings? The nicknames, clearly. More » -
media bubble
Media Bubble: Air America Going Off the Air, Again
• Today in articles we feel like we keep reading: Air America set to lose NYC affiliate. [Mediaweek] More » -
media bubble
Media Bubble: And If You Think You Understand His Book, He Miswrote
• Penguin wins auction for Alan Greenspan memoir with an offer believed to be nearly $9 million. Obligatory question: Irrationally exuberant? [NYP] More » -
hurricane katrina
Media Bubble: In New Orleans, Angry Reporters and Kvelling Newhouses
• On-the-ground conditions after Hurricane Katrina made reporters there mad. Very mad. [NYO] More »
- 1
1-18 of 18 for "Air America"
