Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
How Is Air America Doing?
In Portland, Ore., the Air America affiliate is among the top 10 stations. In San Francisco, only two stations are keeping listeners tuned in longer on average than the Air America outlet.
In Sacramento, Talk City 1240 – long a ratings black hole – has scraped its way to 21st in the market rankings. In the last two Arbitron ratings books, Talk City, despite a relatively weak signal, even finished ahead of the conservative news-talk station KTKZ (1380 AM) among listeners 12 and older, the broadest possible demographic.
And in perhaps the most telling sign of all, Air America’s biggest customer is now Clear Channel Radio, which owns 24 of the 53 stations that broadcast at least some of the liberal network’s programming.
It’s a notable change of direction for the country’s largest radio operator, which has long specialized in conservative talk radio – and whose top executives tend to be GOP contributors.
“Listeners across the country are asking for more progressive talk radio,” Clear Channel Radio chief John Hogan said in a statement when the company picked up Air America programming in Washington, D.C., Detroit and Cincinnati earlier this year.
Wait a second, you say, didn’t I read that Air America has expanded to more than 50 markets? That’s true, but let’s put things in perspective: Conservative pundit and former Reagan official William J. Bennett’s morning talk show, launched at the same time as Air America, reaches nearly 124 markets, including 18 of the top 20, joining the growing ranks of successful right-of-center talk programs (Limbaugh is still the ratings leader, drawing more than 15 million listeners a week).
And look at Air America’s ratings: They’re pitifully weak, even in places where you would think they’d be strong. WLIB, its flagship in New York City, has sunk to 24th in the metro area Arbitron ratings � worse than the all-Caribbean format it replaced, notes the Radio Blogger. In the liberal meccas of San Francisco and Los Angeles, Air America is doing lousier still.
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