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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:47 AM Mar 2012

Stephanie Miller getting show on Current TV

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/current-tv-announces-morning-block-with-bill-press-and-stephanie-miller/

Al Gore‘s Current TV is taking the next step toward fulfilling its promise of a 24-hour slate of progressive news and commentary with the announcement that the network will debut a morning programming block featuring progressive radio veterans Bill Press and Stephanie Miller. Beginning in early spring, Press will anchor the 6am-9am time slot, with Miller holding down the 9am-12pm hours.

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Stephanie Miller getting show on Current TV (Original Post) warrior1 Mar 2012 OP
YAY, MAMA!!!! n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #1
Yay Momma! Sedona Mar 2012 #2
Good for Current. Everybody needs to tune in and support this channel. marmar Mar 2012 #3
YEESSSSSS!!!!! n/t Surya Gayatri Mar 2012 #4
Bill Press!!! earthside Mar 2012 #5
Agree - Press has been an excellent xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #43
He DESERVES to have a show on cable again Samantha Mar 2012 #66
I'm more excited about Press than I am about Stephanie. nt gateley Mar 2012 #86
Thank God! Firebrand Gary Mar 2012 #6
DANCE OF JOY!!!!! Casandia Mar 2012 #7
I've never liked bennett DiverDave Mar 2012 #103
Now, people can stop watching Morning Joe. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #8
YESSSS! ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #24
My thoughts exactly chairman. coldbeer Mar 2012 #93
+1!! Love Bill Press! Greybnk48 Mar 2012 #27
My exact thought lark Mar 2012 #59
Will the format be like Hartmann? NightWatcher Mar 2012 #9
Press said that starting out his would be the radio show on TV rurallib Mar 2012 #15
Stephanie's full radio show can be heard here Sedona Mar 2012 #10
I have the IHR app stopwastingmymoney Mar 2012 #25
Tune In Radio app... TeeYiYi Mar 2012 #33
Thank you so much for that! stopwastingmymoney Mar 2012 #104
I know! BEST free app evah ! ! ! ... TeeYiYi Mar 2012 #105
You can watch Stephanie now talk about "breaking news" warrior1 Mar 2012 #11
It's Monday Sedona Mar 2012 #14
I have to pat myself on the back all american girl Mar 2012 #12
Current TV; Atman Mar 2012 #13
Me too lunatica Mar 2012 #18
We got that, too HillWilliam Mar 2012 #26
All right! LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #16
Did you know the term "Walk and chew gum at the same time" originated Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #62
No kidding? LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #67
Breaking news! -- yay! The Stephanie Miller Show is coming sfpcjock Mar 2012 #17
KRXA is a crummy 24k stream...how about her flagship station KTLK 1150? alp227 Mar 2012 #83
Great news !!!! Marrah_G Mar 2012 #19
Wow! eShirl Mar 2012 #20
It's going to be fun. mmonk Mar 2012 #21
John F. said on Friday warrior1 Mar 2012 #22
I miss Edie too.....n/t radhika Mar 2012 #44
Why hasn't she been on? nt gateley Mar 2012 #88
John is awesome ihavenobias Mar 2012 #53
ha warrior1 Mar 2012 #23
GREAT NEWS!! LoisB Mar 2012 #28
Best News I've Heard all Day! Champion Jack Mar 2012 #29
I hope that Miss Miller and Mr. Press ... bayareaboy Mar 2012 #30
I'm listening to her right now. Lint Head Mar 2012 #31
HAPPY DANCE! HAPPY DANCE!!! JitterbugPerfume Mar 2012 #32
Thom Hartmann 90-percent Mar 2012 #34
Thom Hartmann and Amy Goodman ! JitterbugPerfume Mar 2012 #38
Thom Hartmann is the Rolls-Royce of Progressive Broadcasting. navarth Mar 2012 #102
Oh Yeah! Hell Yeah!! tosh Mar 2012 #35
Cool, it looks more and more nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #36
Do the Mooks get to go? Doin' the Happy Happy Joy Joy Dance! nolabear Mar 2012 #37
K & R Liberal_Dog Mar 2012 #39
Thank you, Current! peace frog Mar 2012 #40
K&R... stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #41
Not a huge fan, but good for her and her show. n/t SmellyFeet Mar 2012 #42
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! Stephaniiiiiiiiieeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! nt Joseph8th Mar 2012 #45
That is AWESOME!!! truebrit71 Mar 2012 #46
Current, please, please sell subscriptions so we can watch live online. MsPithy Mar 2012 #47
I've been watching it online here... dreamnightwind Mar 2012 #96
This is WONDERFUL! BlueCaliDem Mar 2012 #48
Love her! Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #49
an all progressive channel! florida08 Mar 2012 #50
that's good news!!! SemperEadem Mar 2012 #51
Best news all day!!! Slit Skirt Mar 2012 #52
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #54
great, however current is only on the highest tier on cables/sat providers librechik Mar 2012 #55
Congrats to Mama and Current! Patsy Stone Mar 2012 #56
Huzzah! nt Deep13 Mar 2012 #57
Mama and the Mooks !!! davidwparker Mar 2012 #58
Yeaaaaaa!! Glad and sad northoftheborder Mar 2012 #60
I hate the thought of her leaving radio, but rocktivity Mar 2012 #61
My understanding is they will be simulcasting her radio program DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #65
So much the better! rocktivity Mar 2012 #85
Will the mooks be with her? NICO9000 Mar 2012 #63
I wish she could get her third hour on XM instead of that tool Alex Bennett DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #64
+1000 zinnisking Mar 2012 #79
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Break out the box-o'-wine!!!!!! calimary Mar 2012 #68
This is great! But just one more thing... CobaltBlue Mar 2012 #69
I keep checking that out also warrior1 Mar 2012 #80
FABulous mzmolly Mar 2012 #70
What's happening with Olbermann and Current? usrname Mar 2012 #71
He's on every day at 5 PST, 8 EST... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #99
awesome news!!!!! BigD_95 Mar 2012 #72
Really didn't know her but AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #73
This is fantastic! RubyDuby in GA Mar 2012 #74
Yippee! Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #75
Woot woot Smilo Mar 2012 #76
excellent samsingh Mar 2012 #77
Yay! She's crazy funny. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #78
Stephie And the Mooks, ALL Good! colsohlibgal Mar 2012 #81
I'm going to so love watching her. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2012 #82
title is a bit misleading: the TV show is just a simulcast of radio like MSNBC's Imus alp227 Mar 2012 #84
that's why I linked the article, for more info. warrior1 Mar 2012 #90
Fine with me! I love the radio show. nolabear Mar 2012 #92
Good EC Mar 2012 #87
Whoooooooooo hooooooooooooo! MrsCorleone Mar 2012 #89
I got to listen to Stephanie during the morning drive BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #91
Hell yes!! Now if cable companies B Calm Mar 2012 #94
Keep requesting... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #100
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #95
So that's the "big news" they were hinting about on her show Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #97
YaY! Liberalynn Mar 2012 #98
OMG! There goes the neighborhood! Cleita Mar 2012 #101
I'm a straight man who's all gay for Jim Ward. That dude kills me. :-P Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #106

earthside

(6,960 posts)
5. Bill Press!!!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:53 AM
Mar 2012

This is great news.

I've been saying for about three years now that probably one of the best, informative progressive radio shows is 'The Bill Press Show'.

Press's show is tight, witty, clear, entertaining and informative. For early morning, to get going on the issues of the day, Press is great and will be great on TV.

Stephanie Miller as a follow-up will fit perfectly.

'Current' is on an upward flight track and this is wonderful news for America's real patriots: progressives!

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
43. Agree - Press has been an excellent
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 12:40 PM
Mar 2012

sub for Olbermann a couple of times as well. Some radio hosts do not transfer to TV but Bill Press is very good on camera.

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
66. He DESERVES to have a show on cable again
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 03:12 PM
Mar 2012

His last one, The Spin Room, was taken off the air for his criticism of Bush over Election 2000. Way overdue.

Sam

Casandia

(602 posts)
7. DANCE OF JOY!!!!!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:56 AM
Mar 2012

Now maybe I can cancel my siriusxm.... they insist on Alex Bennett, cutting an hour from Mama...

coldbeer

(306 posts)
93. My thoughts exactly chairman.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:46 PM
Mar 2012

Buchanan's absence is my pleasure and I turn Joe off. 6 a.m.
is a very desirable timeslot. I am forced to watch TWC
when I am already informed of the weather ... same goes for
ESBN!

I watch some CURRENT and mostly MSNBC.

Greybnk48

(10,144 posts)
27. +1!! Love Bill Press!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:11 AM
Mar 2012

I used to watch the today show, for 30 years up until sometime after 911. Couldn't stand it anymore. Everything went Bush. I look forward to a.m. t.v. again. i cannot watch MJ.

lark

(22,941 posts)
59. My exact thought
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:16 PM
Mar 2012

I'd love to be able to watch some progressive while I'm getting ready for work in the am, and am thrilled that I will be able to quit watching Morning Joe soon. I live in red neck No. FL. , so we have no progressives on the radio at all.

for Current TV

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
9. Will the format be like Hartmann?
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:59 AM
Mar 2012

Just with cameras in the radio station, or a whole new format? I'd hate to lose them on the radio.

Sedona

(3,769 posts)
10. Stephanie's full radio show can be heard here
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:59 AM
Mar 2012
http://ihr.fm/r4p

I stream it on my smart phone in the car. Sorry Alex Bennet is a complete snoozer when you couod choose to listen to Momma and the Mooks

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
33. Tune In Radio app...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:42 AM
Mar 2012

Go to http://tunein.com and download the app. I'm listening to Stephanie Miller right now. It's a progressive radio treasure trove including Rachel Maddow archives. I'm addicted to this app and it's FREE.

TYY

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
105. I know! BEST free app evah ! ! ! ...
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 01:32 PM
Mar 2012

The more I use that app, the more I find to listen to. It really is amazing... I use it 6-8 hours a day.

TYY

Sedona

(3,769 posts)
14. It's Monday
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:04 AM
Mar 2012

What will the Rude Pundit have to say?

Oooo I hope she scores some of the same guests for Current!


Hal Sparks and John Fugelsang are so smart (it helps they are hot as hell)

Momma rulz!

I am so happy and excited for her. I must now go to her chat room!

Yaaaaaaaaay Stephanie!

Atman

(31,464 posts)
13. Current TV;
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:04 AM
Mar 2012

As Bill Maher put it, "That channel you can only get if you pay for the 'Every damned channel ever put on cable tv' package."

I get 97 sports channels (I don't watch sports) and 73 God channels (I'm an atheist), but I can't get Current TV.

HillWilliam

(3,310 posts)
26. We got that, too
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:00 AM
Mar 2012

including the 17 goof, er, golf channels.

People actually sit around watching golf on TV? Jeebus, I'd rather watch paint dry.

We do get Current and Veria, though. Yay, Mama!!!

Uncle Joe

(58,029 posts)
62. Did you know the term "Walk and chew gum at the same time" originated
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:57 PM
Mar 2012

from a fart joke that LBJ told about Gerald Ford?

I didn't know that until I researched Ford to make a post on this thread in regards to Nixon's pre-Presidential conspiracy to prolong the Vietnam War so his Wall Street bankster, financier and investor cronies could to make more money.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=17846

"As Minority Leader in the House, Ford appeared in a popular series of televised press conferences with famed Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen, in which they proposed Republican alternatives to Johnson's policies. Many in the press jokingly called this "The Ev and Jerry Show".[47] Johnson said at the time, "Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time."[48] The press, used to sanitizing LBJ's salty language, reported this as "Gerald Ford can't walk and chew gum at the same time."[49]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_ford

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




sfpcjock

(1,936 posts)
17. Breaking news! -- yay! The Stephanie Miller Show is coming
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:14 AM
Mar 2012

Breaking news! -- The Stephanie Miller Show is moving to Current TV within a couple of weeks 6-9 am PT. See it now on UStream www.ustream.tv/stephaniemiller and www.KRXA540.com/player/listen.ram (Real MP3 stream) - on now

alp227

(31,943 posts)
83. KRXA is a crummy 24k stream...how about her flagship station KTLK 1150?
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:08 PM
Mar 2012

the I Heart Radio stream is better

warrior1

(12,325 posts)
22. John F. said on Friday
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:39 AM
Mar 2012

that he's moving back to LA. He will on air with Stephanie on Fridays and Hal on Wed. I hope Edie comes back on Mondays.

I'm torn, because I podcast the show now. So I move about my day. I'll probably DVR the show for awhile. Maybe it's time to change my routine.


ihavenobias

(13,532 posts)
53. John is awesome
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:45 PM
Mar 2012

He's been doing a great job filling in on our new panel show The Point and he's incredibly nice in person. His monologue on Jesus, Republicans the Bible is a must watch:



bayareaboy

(793 posts)
30. I hope that Miss Miller and Mr. Press ...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:27 AM
Mar 2012

can make the transition to TV.

They are lots of fun to hear and Bill is right on most of the time and Miss Miller is beautiful and charming and has lots of fart noises. Yippee!

90-percent

(6,817 posts)
34. Thom Hartmann
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:43 AM
Mar 2012

Thom is just freekin' BRILLIANT. Hope he makes it over there also.

Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! would also be nice.

Max Keiser would also be nice.

Julian Assange and wikileaks may be pushing it, however.

-90% Jimmy

navarth

(5,927 posts)
102. Thom Hartmann is the Rolls-Royce of Progressive Broadcasting.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 12:13 AM
Mar 2012

The absolute apex. It would be SO wonderful if he had a show on Current, oh yeah.

And late night would be awesome with some Mike Malloy...but I'm just dreaming big now.

peace frog

(5,609 posts)
40. Thank you, Current!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:58 AM
Mar 2012

At last, a great alternative to the usual daytime drivel. Good work, Current - I'll be tuning in.

MsPithy

(809 posts)
47. Current, please, please sell subscriptions so we can watch live online.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:02 PM
Mar 2012

I do not want cable. I do not need 200 channels, I watch 12 shows. I do not want to give my money to comcast.

I will happily pay Current for a subscription.

dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)
96. I've been watching it online here...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:52 PM
Mar 2012
http://www.thertv.eu/93 - Current TV stream

It doesn't help Current any, but at least you get to watch the programming this way.

Hopefully they'll get a subscription program eventually, that's a great idea.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
48. This is WONDERFUL!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:08 PM
Mar 2012

I really don't like the morning lineup at MSNBC so this will be wonderful! I love Bill Press and Stephanie Miller and it's about time they get shows to support them.

This is wonderful news!

florida08

(4,106 posts)
50. an all progressive channel!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:12 PM
Mar 2012

thank you Al Gore. Current is a good channel. Have watched many documentaries that were excellent.
Cenk and Keith are great and to add Bill and Stephanie would be like icing on the cake. Hope they go against Morning Joe and Fox and Fiends.

Putting Current as a single subscription would be a good move. I have all those dumb channels but what is the worse is those music and PPV channels that I have blocked so I don't have to scroll through them.

librechik

(30,659 posts)
55. great, however current is only on the highest tier on cables/sat providers
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 01:51 PM
Mar 2012

On edit: actually Current is availble online here:

http://www.thertv.eu/

check the menu

but Stephanie and Bill Press won't be there for a week or two--

Patsy Stone

(41,435 posts)
56. Congrats to Mama and Current!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:00 PM
Mar 2012

I wish I could recommend this a brazillon times!

And, just a tip girl to girl, Steph: stay away from the magical purple sweater for the first few days.

davidwparker

(5,397 posts)
58. Mama and the Mooks !!!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:14 PM
Mar 2012

(Is there a conspiracy against Randi. Really.)

Would love to see her at 9pm, after KO. Push the current 9pm back an hour.

northoftheborder

(7,565 posts)
60. Yeaaaaaa!! Glad and sad
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:36 PM
Mar 2012

Glad: because Current is becoming a really viable channel with some good talk. I can get Stephanie on XM, but I've so missed Bill Press there. (Replaced by obnoxious Alex Bennett.)

Sad: because my cable discontinued Current except on a package I don't want. Need to do another letter writing here to cable company.

rocktivity

(44,546 posts)
61. I hate the thought of her leaving radio, but
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 02:45 PM
Mar 2012

CUE THE VONAGE THEME!!!

P.S. Now Current can boast of having a token homosexual on the air, too!


rocktivity

NICO9000

(970 posts)
63. Will the mooks be with her?
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 03:00 PM
Mar 2012

I'm so glad Steph has been so successful the past few years. She says what needs to be said with added fart jokes!

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
64. I wish she could get her third hour on XM instead of that tool Alex Bennett
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 03:07 PM
Mar 2012

He's on all morning and is this old school "disk jockey" type and he's terrible. Well, he's not "liberal talk radio" at least. I suppose if someone wanted to hear a crotchety old disk jockey, he would be your guy.

zinnisking

(405 posts)
79. +1000
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 05:29 PM
Mar 2012

There are countless liberals that could replace him. Even Alan Colmes would be an improvement. I haven't been with XM for a year now but if they replaced him with someone interesting it might be worth coming back.

 

CobaltBlue

(1,122 posts)
69. This is great! But just one more thing...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 03:43 PM
Mar 2012

I'm glad Current TV is making these strides. The Young Turks was the best addition. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is also worthwhile. With Bill Press and Stephanie Miller, who are on Sirius Left, coming to Al Gore's network, I do have this suggestion:

Transform Current TV into a high-definition programmer!

Current TV should be in HD. It would make it look visibly better on my cable-television provider, DirecTV.

And, with 2012 still relatively young, I hope it happens this year.

 

usrname

(398 posts)
71. What's happening with Olbermann and Current?
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

Nice to see Miller and Press. Maybe Shultz and Maddow would join Current. Then ad in Randi Rhodes. Would love to see the visual version of Randi's top-of-the-hour bits.

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
73. Really didn't know her but
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:16 PM
Mar 2012

Had heard Stephanie Miller's name tossed around a bit on DU. Just watched an interview with her on The Young Turks on Youtube.com and she was an amazing breath of fresh air. I hope she does well!

RubyDuby in GA

(6,861 posts)
74. This is fantastic!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 04:17 PM
Mar 2012

I'm so happy to hear this. We've made the switch and only watch Current in our house. I'm glad I will now have the chance to hear Bill Press again. I was bummed when XM cut his show down to an hour and put on that annoying jackwagon Alex Bennett.

colsohlibgal

(5,274 posts)
81. Stephie And the Mooks, ALL Good!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 05:56 PM
Mar 2012

The show is super funny, I wish Stephie weren't a complete Obama apologist but she is a hoot....and there is Jim Ward to balance her total Obama slurpage out, and Jim is an amazing voice impressionist, dead on with people like Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson.

Plus John Fugelsang, who is usually on once a week, is brillant and funny and a great foil to the righteous bible thumpers since he knows the Bible thoroughly because of his parentage.

Keith, The Young Turks and this, awesome.

alp227

(31,943 posts)
84. title is a bit misleading: the TV show is just a simulcast of radio like MSNBC's Imus
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:15 PM
Mar 2012

otherwise good to see that Press and Miller are reaching out to a wider audience than limited by the number of progressive radio stations out there.

EC

(12,287 posts)
87. Good
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:56 PM
Mar 2012

finally something I'll like watching getting ready for work.

Hope Mr. Vice Pres. Gore doesn't go broke like Air America. The commercials are really getting better, some high buck ones buying air time. So good luck Currant TV, hope you're around for a long, long time.

MrsCorleone

(874 posts)
89. Whoooooooooo hooooooooooooo!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:04 PM
Mar 2012

Great news to kick off the day.

Congrats to BP, Steph & Mooks!

Bring on the magic, err, tragic purple sweater!

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
94. Hell yes!! Now if cable companies
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:46 PM
Mar 2012

would put Current on without extra premium charges, like they do Fox.

 

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
98. YaY!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 10:46 PM
Mar 2012

I have so missed listening to her since our local left leaning station got pulled. Congratulations Momma and the Mooks.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
101. OMG! There goes the neighborhood!
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:14 PM
Mar 2012

Just kidding! That's fantastic. I loved her on the CNN show that she did with Bay Buchanan more than a decade ago. It was a hoot and she constantly put Bay in her place in the most humorous way.

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