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| Al Franken’s Radio Show - "Hated It!" |
| 2004-03-31 |
| NRO’s Michael Graham is not impressed so far: ...but so far, not so good. Al and his sidekick just sent me to www.AirAmericaRadio.com to listen, but there’s no "listen" link. You have to go to AirAmericaRadio.com WITHOUT the "www." It’s incredibly confusing, like most of Al Franken’s commentary thus far. ’Confusing’ = No ad revenue = off the air in 4-6 months. One for the Rantburg Futures! |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #19 My guess is that he will stay on the air through the election season then, Poof!, disappear into the ether. And that may just be deliberate. Then they'll try to find some professionals. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-03-31 9:39:51 PM |
| #18 Almost President Gore called in? Okay! The Official Kiss of Death! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-31 7:51:13 PM |
| #17 #1 This guy really has the face for radio.... And a voice suitable for newspapers ... |
| Posted by: A Jackson 2004-03-31 6:30:57 PM |
| #16 I've just lost my apetite for the rest of the day thinking about Franken and Moore together. |
| Posted by: Lil Dhimmi 2004-03-31 5:44:18 PM |
| #15 The best part of the show (IMHO) was when More and Franken attempted to defame the Presidents National Guard service. These two could no LESS about military service and they talked like they just served in Iraq. I hope the investors weren't looking for a profit! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-03-31 5:41:04 PM |
| #14 The best part of the show (IMHO) was when More and Franken attempted to defame the Presidents National Guard service. These two could no LESS about military service and they talked like they just served in Iraq. I hope the investors weren't looking for a profit! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-03-31 5:41:04 PM |
| #13 Be sure to click the ad for Kerry buttons early and often. More cha-ching for Fred's til. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-03-31 5:17:43 PM |
| #12 lol! rantburg carries ads for kerry buttons on the side. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-03-31 4:16:40 PM |
| #11 There was about 1 full minute of dead air. That's the #1 mistake to avoid in radio, and they did it more than once. Pathetically amateur... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-03-31 4:14:18 PM |
| #10 I caught a few minutes just before and after 2pm CST. Apparently I had missed the churlishly named O'Franken Factor. Ah well... what's next? - 3 PSAs - Some news which sounded pretty much like any other network news, with a slight extra sprinkling of bash-the-military - a legal ID which gave the frequency and call letters of the New York 'flagship'. (Based on the technical merits, I picture the S. S. Minnow.) That could be problematic, since this was supposed to be where the Chicago affiliate says something. - There was about 1 full minute of dead air. - There was part of "Rocky Mountain Way". A theme song for someone? No... no it just ended in the middle to be replaced with part of a sportscast from the New York affiliate. Ooops... - Something fairly confused-sounding about the Garofolo show that evening. - Then a really crappy excuse for some techno music (imagine!) followed by a bit of nothing and then... at about 2:05pm, a woman's voice saying "Is that it?" Ah! The next host. Her opening monologue wasn't particularly memorable. I can't say as I even recall her name. But I can say that she was pretty torqued off that none of the "network's" pre-launch PR included her name, nor did her show open. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-03-31 3:52:12 PM |
| #9 I suppose Ben and Jerry's is sponsoring this but I wonder if any for profits have also been hit up (maybe Heinz corp? |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-03-31 3:49:56 PM |
| #8 It would be HILARIOUS if Rush called in and very politely wished Franken best of luck. Franken would go so absolutely berserk... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-03-31 3:07:23 PM |
| #7 Has Ann Coulter or Rush called in yet? (evil grin) |
| Posted by: snellenr 2004-03-31 2:49:29 PM |
| #6 that's OK, CS - you've done more than any of us could ask - get some R&R, k? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-31 2:45:52 PM |
| #5 After ten minutes Vice President Al Gore called into the show and offered his ideas of what Bush is not doing right and why everyone should vote for Democrats and not 3rd party. BLECH! This show won't last long and I can't listen anymore! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-03-31 2:44:34 PM |
| #4 topic? That's the whole premise for the show! everything else is day-to-day accessories |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-31 2:37:49 PM |
| #3 I am listening now and Mike Moore is a guest. The topic is HATE BUSH. Nothing more offered thus far. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-03-31 2:36:32 PM |
| #2 I would agree raj except that he has some left wing big bucks behind him. My guess is that he will stay on the air through the election season then, Poof!, disappear into the ether. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-03-31 2:11:26 PM |
| #1 This guy really has the face for radio.... |
| Posted by: milford 2004-03-31 1:51:41 PM |