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Angry Mollusk Donating Member (172 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 07:38 PM
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Any other Mike Malloy fans here? Why was he fired by Air America?
Edited on Sat Feb-23-08 07:50 PM by Angry Mollusk
Thank god for Nova Radio, as I can stream Mike Malloy's show every night...He was the best thing on Air America- i loved how he used to read parts of 1984...
I've never been able to discover why Air America fired him- my theory was that Mike pissed off a lot of right wingers, and somehow they had his program pulled- Does anyone know the details?

When Air america dropped Mike, they lost me as a listener.
So I followed Mike's show over on Nova radio....
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 07:45 PM
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1. I dunno either
But I too, love Mike.
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bpeale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:51 PM
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2. HE MADE COMMENTS THAT OFFENDED LIBERAL LISTENERS
not hard to believe with his big mouth. i'm glad he's gone.
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Angry Mollusk Donating Member (172 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 11:11 PM
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5. How did Mike Malloy offend liberal listeners?
Edited on Sat Feb-23-08 11:12 PM by Angry Mollusk
I'm curious, how did Mike offend liberal listeners? He got emotional at times, but his anger is somthing I could realte to, as could many of his listeners-as Bush has been systamatically shredding the Constitution and waging pointless war....

I really enjoyed it when he read chapters from 1984 on the air- which I think happened shortly before he was fired..
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bpeale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 10:48 AM
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7. this is just old news
do a search in the archives for it. there were lots of threads about it. i'm just plain tired of arguing with people. have fun.
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ChazII Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 09:09 PM
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3. As they say here in DU, Google is your friend.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mike+Malloy+and+Air+America+split&btnG=Google+Search

I typed in 'Mike Malloy and Air America split' and the Google page came up with the listing you see from that link.
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clbuck Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 09:41 PM
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4. Although Mike is no longer with Air America,
His show is carried on some radio stations that also have Air America (and Jones) programming, and he's also on XM's Air America channel (and Sirius).

As for his firing, it was likely he was let go simply because Air America couldn't afford him anymore (even though he was the lowest paid host on the lineup). Remember, this was done a few months before their bankruptcy.
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bookman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 12:02 AM
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6. Actually I think..
..he was critical of some policy of Israel. Mike gives no one a pass...calls them as he sees them.

I don't always agree with Mike, but hey, this is America.

Glad I can still catch him on XM.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 04:41 PM
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8. I'm still a Malloy fan
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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 05:57 PM
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9. He had an interesting interview about 911 ,
some speculated that it had something to do with it, but I think he himself said it wasn't the case.

http://reprehensor.gnn.tv/blogs/17295/Webster_Tarpley_on_Mike_Malloy_show_8_3_2006

http://www.911podcasts.com/files/audio/malloy/MalloyShow-(03-08-2006).mp3|19.3 MB mp3>
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DeeDeeNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 09:38 PM
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10. I love Mike Malloy
He is the absolute best. I assumed he was let go by Air America because of their financial problems, which I think was a very short-sighted move. I am now a Nova Radio fan.
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GigiMommy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 10:08 PM
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11. Love Mike Malloy too! n/t
:loveya:
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