Marc Maron will try to get Randhi on the air

[nadinbrzezinski]

so we may be able to hear the rest of the story

[IndianaJones]

1. mahatma randhi? nt.

[eleny]

2. kick

[Breeze54]

3. I was just typing this....

:P

I gotta hear this! ;)

Listening here!
http://www.1480kphx.com/DynamoPages.php?PID=22

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Mahatma Randhi?

[eleny]

5. something like that

:P

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I can't wait to hear the full story

and I expect the usual suspects to also tell us how much she's spinning

[SharonRB]

12. She's on now!

Go, Randi!

[Breeze54]

13. LOL! Some uppity bitch with a PhD (she reminded Farias over and over

that she had one- :eyes: STFU!) :P today (what a jerk!) and talked as if SHE was the only one supporting www.NovaMRadio.com
and went on and on and on about how Randi was just such a bad, bad girl but she'd give NovaM a "pass" :puke:
and keep listening. :eyes:

I wanted to call in and tell her to jump the cruise ship next time!! :rofl:

[backscatter712]

7. kick

After Randi's interview on CNN was truncated by the classic dead-white-woman distraction, maybe now we can hear the whole thing...

I'll bet that Marc can get Randi on the line - she just got hired by Nova-M.

Anyways, I'm glad to see she landed on her feet.

[backscatter712]

11. SHE'S ON!!!

Tune in to KPHX or your friendly Nova-M affiliate!

[Ellipsis]

8. She's on

[TTUBatfan2008]

9. She's on now!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Randhi's on

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. WOW... this was by design... from AARs side

GOD!

[SharonRB]

15. I can't even believe this

They told her this to her face and then realized she was their most valuable asset and still decided they had to get rid of her.

[BattyDem]

20. They realized AFTER they caused this whole mess.

They should have done the research BEFORE they started this. They f*cked up. Idiots! :rofl:

[SharonRB]

22. They're going to be gone soon

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

[otohara]

54. Richard Belzer Filling In Next Week

that will be fun!

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. I'll start my streaming at 09:00 as usual with Thom

but alas on the Nova M site... so who's this Beltzer guy anyway?

And I think many of us will now do Nova, not AAR

[SharonRB]

58. Subbing for Randi?

I'll be streaming her on NovaM.

[tech3149]

41. I said it before and I'll say it again

Either the owners and management are dumber than a bag of rocks or they are plants to take down progressive radio.

[BattyDem]

43. They've got to be plants. They can't be that stupid ... can they?

She only had one year left on her contract. Why were they so obsessed with taking out the "we can't fire you" clause if she had the ratings and was bringing in money to the network? That doesn't make any sense. :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. As some of us have said before

it has nothing to do with what she said but who...

Mark my words but critics will leave if they can help it

[BattyDem]

48. I think you're right.

I was hoping the "make you pay for what you say" nonsense would stop when BushCo left office, but I'm no longer optimistic about that happening. Too many other people seem to like that policy. :-(

[otohara]

55. They Made Randi Call Hillary

and Geraldine Big Fucking Whores?

Wow, so none of this is Randi's responsibility - she is a victim.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. FYI comedy show, and she said this OFF the air

Don't like the language myself but this was the excuse for the whole circus.

Not that some folks want to even get it

[bunny planet]

40. I tuned in late to her Marc Maron interview, what exactly happened Sha-sha?

something about trying to mess with her contract and then using the story about the comedy club to smear her when she wouldn't go along with it? Huh?

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Cliffs notes

new owners, wanted to do a marketing bit... they released this to see how well she stood under flying poop

They found she was the most critical asset

Then they said, you either change the contract, or we don't give you the contract back

She gave then the one finger salute I suspect

And t'is is truly cliffs notes

Oh and she added, that there is no justice in this country except for rich people so she chose to move on

[bunny planet]

46. What was in the contract that they wanted changed?

A protection clause for her in case they tried to fire her? I caught the part of the interview where she talked about no justice for anybody who doesn't have 250K to tie up for 5 years, ain't that the truth. Also caught the Larry Johnson answers, just missed the part about the shenanigi AAR pulled that caused this to happen. So they set her up with the comedy routine to find out if she was a popular enough radio host to withstand the controversy? Huh? How lame is that if that's what happened.

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. The controversy bit, is done by radio stations from time to time

with unpopular programs, or to raise ratings

But her contract had a no fire clause, that she could only leave on her own accord. They wanted that changed, she said no

They said, you don't get your mike back.

I read more into it, but that is me. It was a shitty thing to do

[bunny planet]

49. Wow, that's a really stupid management decision, they couldn't figure out on their

own that she was their most popular radio program, she's been afternoon drive and the anchor for the station since they began. Stooopid.

[SharonRB]

50. Sorry -- I just saw this

That's basically the story. If you want me to explain it more, call me. I'll be up another 15 minutes or so. If not, we can talk tomorrow.

[WolverineDG]

60. Wow what business braniacs they are

I don't even have a business degree (what I learned I learned by osmosis from my dad), but *I* could have told them that. :crazy:

dg

[eleny]

16. now we get more facts...

finally.

[libnnc]

17. buyers remorse...we want you to change your contract

randi says "no".

Standup show was a "test" market research...

Amend your contract, you'll get your mike back.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. The show was about thuggery... god this is worst than I thought

[SharonRB]

19. They are really scumbags

They wanted to be able to fire her, but didn't want her to have the freedom to leave if she ever decided to leave.

They're going to be sorry now -- they just lost their most valuable asset.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. AAR just moved from premiere to scum

I'm not sure how long Hartman will stay there, but we may want to start a death watch...

[SharonRB]

24. I hope Hartmann and Rachel move to NovaM

That will be the end of AAR.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. Rachel will go to MSNBC... and Thom will probably

move to Nova M soon, and so will Sam

[SharonRB]

31. All that works for me

What a shakeup!

[TTUBatfan2008]

27. Doesn't he produce his own show and basically sell it to AAR?

If so, then he can drop them at any time. Hopefully he does. The three best hosts that were ever on that network were all treated like garbage (Franken, Malloy, Rhodes).

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. Well franken was treated the best

lord, this was quite the lowdown

[itsrobert]

21. I almost predicted it right on. And some people called be a conspirist nut

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3136115&mesg_id=3136115

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. I did as well, but I cannot find the thread

Justice is for rich people, tell it sister!

[Edgewater_Joe]

38. Actually, It's Just The Radio Biz

They wanted her to renegotiate her contract to get rid of a we-can't-fire-you-but-you-can-quit clause.

The Good News for AAR: she got out of her contract.

The Bad News for AAR: she did so by quitting.

D'OH!!!!

[tishaLA]

28. Now dogging Larry Johnson, the schmuck

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Going into the Larry Johnson part of this

and his political motivation and I read it...

[eleny]

30. Talking about Johnson

I've been waiting for this.

[SharonRB]

33. I'm glad she talked about it

I sent her the link to the story the other day to make sure she knew what a piece of scum he turned out to be.

[eleny]

35. She said very little about him - tonight

Pretty much glossed over his involvement. I find that interesting since he was the one who put it on the web. I won't speculate or question why she spoke so little about him. But that makes it all the more curious. She gave that Judas so much air time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. I can tell why...

...

And I hate the tactics

[eleny]

44. thx

[libnnc]

39. I"ll bet we'll hear more about Lar

I think she was pressed for time.

[johnfunk]

34. Randi did a metaphorical Lorena to Larry Johnson's Johnson

Hurt much, Larry?

:rofl:

[The Wielding Truth]

36. That's so much for the heads up. Randi starts on Nova M.

Dated: 2008-04-10 http://www.novamradio.com/index_page.php?pid=19&PR=10

Randi Rhodes Joins Nova M Radio

For Immediate Release

April 10, 2008

RANDI RHODES JOINS NOVA M RADIO
The Nova M Radio Network is thrilled to announce the addition of “The Randi Rhodes Show” to its nationally syndicated talent offerings beginning this Monday, April 14, 2008.


Randi Rhodes is the #1 rated progressive talk radio host in the nation.


Nova M CEO John Manzo says, “I just can’t stop smiling - Randi is simply the biggest and the best. Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy under one roof – talk about TALENT!”


Randi Rhodes adds, “With Manzo at helm of Nova M, I am truly going to work for the best of the best. He is radio elite…and I am too <laughs>. I’m home, I’m home, I’m home!”


“The Randi Rhodes Show” will air live Mon-Fri from 3-6pm EST on The Nova M Radio Network.


AFFILIATE, MEDIA, ADVERTISER & INVESTOR INQUIRIES:

John Manzo, CEO

Nova M Radio Network

[email protected]

[orleans]

51. i saw this, i turned it on, after the commercials were over--i heard her

thanks so much for posting this

now...randi needs to get her message board back.

[nadinbrzezinski]

53. I suspect that is comming

what is funny is that Nova just became the power house

It was AAR, but now the raw talent is gone, except for maddow and hartman... and call me silly. I don't expect them to stay with AAR

Rachel will go on to MSNBC, and she should quite honestly

And Hartmann is too much of a clinton critic, so he will ease his way out I suspect

Now what do I do with my AAR gear that I've still got?

I mean we gave them lots of support when they came out... now I think we are all AAR weary and their incredibly STOOOPID management

Makes you wonder, huh?

[orleans]

59. put your aar gear in storage, i've my my aar tshirt in the back of my

closet.

keep it for posterity. one day our kids/grandkids can look at it and think: "oh yeah, that was the first liberal radio network. i've heard of that."

i'm keeping it for sentimental reasons. the first day aar came on air, march 31, 2004, it was a GREAT DAY. we had the radio on a half hour early (maybe even an hour) and they were playing all these 60's revolution songs--it was wonderful, the anticipation was wonderful. it was a great day.

now, the tshirt (for the past year or two) hangs dormant in the closet. but i'm keeping it.

[Garbo 2004]

52. I missed it but Malloy's show is aired on Seatle KPTK from 9 to midnight Pacific.

For those who may wish to listen to the stream. http://www.am1090seattle.com/pages/15587.php