AAR changing evenings, too

[peaches2003]

Jon Eliot, AAR/XM, moving to Midnight to 3 AM ET. WHO is going on 10 - Midnight in place of him?

[pstans]

1. They screwed up the schedule enough, does it even matter?

They have taken all of my favorites off already. I used to listen all day long on XM, now I only like listening to Randi for a few hours in the afternoon. Malloy's gone, Seder's gone, XM doesn't play Hartmann. It sucks.

[Jim Sagle]

3. And our Chicago "affiliate" had Steve Malzberg on today.

:puke:

[Jane Austin]

2. On Politicallly Direct, Mark Green said

they are going to have "The Air Americans" which will feature Laura Flanders, Mark Riley, Bobby Kennedy, and David Bender.

David will fold his "politically Direct" show into this new show which will run from 8 to midnight.

Sam Seder's show on Sundays will be a look at what all the Sunday Morning shows had to say, with commentary by bloggers.

Sounds interesting.

"Ring of Fire" has proved so popular it is expanding to three hours on Saturdays.

[madfloridian]

4. Are the Air Americans daily? or week-ends.

And where you guys seeing the schedule?

[Jane Austin]

6. Monday through Friday

Mark Green was on David Bender's show and he talked about the new schedule.

I haven't read it anywhere yet.

[madfloridian]

7. What time for Air Americans? for Randi?

[Jane Austin]

8. 8 to midnight for Air Americans and I think Randi and Thom Hartmann

and Rachel Maddow stay the same.

[peaches2003]

5. Hmmm...

Thanks for the information. I will listen to Sam on Sundays. But- The Air Americans. I can see they are totally turning away from hardball progressive talk show radio. AAR will fold and this time deserve to.

I wish XM would pick up Nova M.

[jmatthan]

9. From the official Press Release

Hope this clears up the matter. Not very exciting but as we have several alternatives today, Air America will lose its significance if they continue on the same vein of curtailing or cutting their good "truth to power" hosts.

"....The network also announced today new changes in its network programming beginning Monday, May 21, 2007, with the addition of three new shows on weekdays and five on weekends (see attached for whole line-up). "Our lineup combines the best of proven radio stars like Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, Rachel Maddow and The Young Turks along with new programming that broadens and deepens Air America's reach," said Air America President Mark Green. "When people ask what Air America 2.0 means, they'll hear the answer on May 21."

*The Lionel Show will debut from 9-12pm ET, M-F. Lionel was #1 in his previous time slot on WOR Radio in NYC.

* NY Radio and Air America veteran Mark Riley moves to nighttimes from 8-12m ET, M-F with a new show The Air Americans; contributors will include Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mike Papantonio of Ring of Fire, David Bender of Politically Direct, and Laura Flanders of RadioNation, among others. The show will consist of various segments discussing not so much the War on Terror abroad as the War Against Democracy at home as well as talk about culture and music.

*From 12m-3am ET, M-F, San Diego based host Jon Elliott will entertain late-night Air America listeners with This is America with Jon Elliott which will focus on important political national and international news that is not always found in the mainstream media. The show features interviews with newsmakers plus calls.

The weekend line-up will receive a dose of fresh voices with five new programs:

*Your Money with Marc Sussman 9-10am ET on Saturday mornings, will be a unique show for ethical, personal planning, and socially responsible investing.

*This Week in America, 6-7pm ET Saturday, will be the network's first weekend news-of-the-week-in- review -- from a decidedly beyond-the-beltway perspective -- with "immoderator" Mark Green and panelists Arianna Huffington and Bob Kerrey.


*Clout with Richard Greene on Saturday 8-10pm ET, will explore how corporate and political muscle is exercised in the corridors of power.

*Sam Seder’s new show, Seder on Sunday, airing Sundays, 4-7pm ET, will recap and review the Sunday morning political talkfests largely from the view of bloggers and the blogosphere -- hence the program will be the first of its kind to look at the networks from the netroots.

*A new RadioNation with Laura Flanders will be an hour program at 1pm on Sunday and will focus on the articles featured that week in The Nation Magazine, the country's oldest and most read liberal magazine."

My listening include Mike Malloy (Nova M), Peter Werbe (WRIF Chicago), Peter B. Collins (AM540 KRXA), Stephanie Miller (AM540 KRXA), Bernie Ward (KGO), Ray Tallifero (KGU), Guy James (online), Ring of Fire, part of Randi Rhodes, part of Ed Schulz (AM540 KRXA), Thom Hartmann, John Rothmann (KGO), Mike Webb (online), - so the programming of Air America by itself is irrelevant. If AAR continue to shoot themselves in the feet - they have only themselves to blame. And with WhiteRoseSociety (Benburch) and RadioPower doing yeoman service, liberal radio followers have a great lineup they can make for themselves without depending on the Air America powers that be!

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland
http://TalkShowRatings.blogspot.com

[upi402]

10. Seder's show will be good, but gardening & car shows lose me

I hope AAR doesn't lose its mission and go the way that PBS did. The "truth to power" personalities are bringing the bread and butter loyal listeners.