Reply #24: Air America failed because the managment was not Liberal at all

[Sebastian Doyle]

AND because they had no idea how to run a radio network.

They should have had more people involved who knew radio. Even the on air talent from the original lineup - only Mike Malloy and Randi Rhodes were experienced radio broadcasters. Thom Hartmann also was, but he came on board a little later, and wasn't actually on the network's main feed until Al Franken quit.

The managment always had motivation other than producing good radio. Evan Cohen just wanted to rob the place blind, which he did. Danny Goldberg was from a record company. He didn't know talk radio. Mark Green tried to turn the whole thing into a DLC propaganda factory to elect Hillary president, and when that mission failed, there was really nothing left for them to do. When Thom Hartmann finally pulled out of Air America last year, I knew it was only a matter of time. Ron Reagan was the only decent show they had on during the week, and Ring of Fire was all they had left on the weekends. Both of those shows will survive, so I guess that tells you how much "Air America" was worth in the end - not much.

A sad ending for a network that once had such potential. :evilfrown: