Goodbye and Good riddance: Franken bolts from Air America.

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Friday, February 2, 2007 17:05
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AURAPTOR

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:16 PM

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Air America to be sold; Franken leaving
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 12:56 PM CST Mondayby Portland Business Journal

Air America Radio said Monday it has signed a letter of intent to sell its business to SLG Radio LLC, an entity controlled by Stephen L. Green, the founder and chairman of New York City-based SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLGPRC).

The sale will be accomplished pursuant to Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and is expected to close by mid-February. The announcement was made by Air America CEO Scott Elberg.

Also on Monday, Al Franken, the network's best-known host, said he is leaving Air America Feb. 14. Earlier this month Franken, who has moved to Minnesota, told the Associated Press that he was considering a run for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Norm Coleman.

Thom Hartmann, Portland-based host of "The Thom Hartmann Program" on Air America's syndication channel, will move into "The Al Franken Show" timeslot next month.

Air America, which does business as Piquant LLC and is headquartered in New York City, currently produces 19 hours of original programming a day and is heard on 81 affiliates reaching 54 percent of the country.
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/01/29/daily6.ht
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After failing to help 're-defeat Bush' in 2004, Stuart Smalley is hanging up his head phones and lookin' for new work.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

RUE

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:46 PM

I hope Al makes a better Senator that a radio host. Thom Hartman WHOOHOOO ! He's great!

CITIZEN

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:18 PM

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:21 PM

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Originally posted by citizen:
RE: AU's opinion of Al...

Chrisisall

PIRATECAT

Thursday, February 1, 2007 3:04 AM

I love talk radio. I never listened to Air America but driving through New Mexico channel surfing I picked it up well Bush sucks, Bush is evil, Bush is bad, who wants to listen to that. Their is room on the am dial for everyone but ya gotta have a format. I bought am antennas from C Crane Company for both my trucks, luv it. I've picked up KDKA 1020 from Pittsburgh PA in Texas. Charlotte's WFNZ 610 am in West Virginia. I enjoyed 570 am WKBN out of Youngstown OH and even AmericaFreedom.net off of shortwave from Colorado in PA. I am a conservative by nature but these are mostly Democrat influence stations but not liberal. Sports radio out of Charlotte had President Carter, Senator John McCain, and James Brown boy that's great. Just talkin football. I still think Nevada has great talk radio even though they have libertarin views but its good. There is an area of WV on I 81 where you pick up New Orleans, Buffalo, DC, Richmond, and Chicago all with in an hour with my C Crane am antenna. I like that guntalk show, Art Bell, Arnie Spanier, and Ferrell. Those are just some of the great talk shows on am radio. Air America only heard them in NM. Still I had rather listen to disney well in Utah that is all there is.

"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".

AURAPTOR

Thursday, February 1, 2007 4:00 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by citizen:
RE: Radio listeners opinion of Al...

Chrisisall

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

CHRISISALL

Thursday, February 1, 2007 3:11 PM

Touche' AU.

Chrisisall

SHINYED

Thursday, February 1, 2007 5:22 PM

Al Franken would make a perfect Senator.......

He's a loud-mouth, egotistical jerk who is absolutely sure that he's smarter than everyone else in the world.

He might have to scale back a bit on his habit of physically attacking & punching out anyone with who he disagrees however....I think even Ron Reagan Jr. could kick his ass ( once the tutu came off ).

CITIZEN

Thursday, February 1, 2007 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by ShinyEd:
Al Franken would make a perfect Senator.......

He's a loud-mouth, egotistical jerk who is absolutely sure that he's smarter than everyone else in the world.

He could join the Republican party and run for president.

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AURAPTOR

Friday, February 2, 2007 1:36 AM

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Originally posted by citizen:
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Originally posted by ShinyEd:
Al Franken would make a perfect Senator.......

He's a loud-mouth, egotistical jerk who is absolutely sure that he's smarter than everyone else in the world.
He could join the Republican party and run for president.

More proof you don't know much about our Senate. When it comes to loud mouthed, egotistical jerks who think they're smarter than everyone else, we're talking...

Hillary Clinton
Robert Byrd
Joe Biden
Ted Kennedy
John Kerry
Dick Durbin
Chuck Schumer
Barbara Boxer

Those'd be Democrats, pal.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

ANTIMASON

Friday, February 2, 2007 1:46 AM

and then naturally the republicans are all Gods gift to humanity, angelically humble and restrained at the tongue

*edit- republican is a race or species i guess.. superior to ourselves

CITIZEN

Friday, February 2, 2007 4:54 PM

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Originally posted by antimason:
and then naturally the republicans are all Gods gift to humanity, angelically humble and restrained at the tongue

*edit- republican is a race or species i guess.. superior to ourselves

Dude, we seldom agree, but your sarcasm is righteous.

Though I must add.

Please don't feed the trolls

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BIGDAMNNOBODY

Friday, February 2, 2007 5:02 PM

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Originally posted by citizen:
Dude, we seldom agree, but your sarcasm is righteous.

Though I must add.

Please don't feed the trolls

Yes, because that is your job.

Posting to stir stuff up.

CITIZEN

Friday, February 2, 2007 5:05 PM

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Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:
Yes, because that is your job.

Wow, you had the balls to attack me in the open, sure you didn't mean to PM this?

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