http://www.620kpoj.com/pages/randirhodes.html

My thoughts have been elsewhere this month -- and we're both just coming up for air after illness struck us a couple of weeks ago.

Does anyone here have any further information from KPOJ? I've checked a few sites and it looks as if Randi Rhodes has pulled up stakes and is looking for a new gig.

Thanks for any further information.

EK

That's about all anybody knows. She did take a cut moving to Nova M. I think that's not ok longer term. It's contract time, so... either it works, or it doesn't!

Could she be negotiating with Dial Global and pondering a move like Thom Hartmann did? What other choices would she have? Going back to AAR? Fat chance.

I wouldn't miss her on KPOJ if she left. Maybe they could replace her with Stephanie Miller delayed from the morning? That would be awesome. Much prefer her to Rhodes anyway.

Well, RR has her moments, that's for sure. One difference between her and Stephanie is overall depth. There are times when RR will just cover something and present her work, and I like that.

Of course, I don't like the ranting at times...

Mixed bag. One that needs to be on the air though. Her core audience really likes the show, and that's Progressive mindshare, and in that vein, it's all good. Hope she sees it through.

The one I miss is Rachael Maddow. Her radio show was just great! She is one of the few that shows the fun side to politics. And she is really good at communicating that. After listening for a while, I have come to the realization that is one of the best perspectives to have.

Her MSNBC show is good. It's just a bother to move it to the car for me at the moment.

The Dial Global deal might make sense! Andrew, you are right on that too. Where else will she go, other than to perhaps just set up shop on WJNO and just go the easy route, talking to the home crowd?

...for bonus points, book her with Hannity weekdays! LOL!!! Not sure the two of them would make it a week alive!

I don't think Thom Hartmann has gone anywhere. He is still on Air America's web page and he references it during his show and uses the Air America call phone number. I am pretty sure Dial Global is just a syndicator and is the one that markets his show.

Hartmann is leaving Air America for Dial Global effective March 1 - it was posted here; seen it on other sources, too. I'm guessing he will stay on KPOJ, just as Rhodes did when she moved from AAR to Nova-M. Especially since Hartmann broadcasts out of KPOJ...

From All Access this morning

RANDI RHODES remains off the air at NOVA M RADIO, but a message distributed on the Internet from the syndicator's co-owner ANITA DROBNY late FRIDAY drops the former "technical difficulties" explanation for RHODES' absence and indicates that the problem lies elsewhere.

In the message, DROBNY said, "To all of RANDI's listeners; You are all correct - I have not had the option to disclose what has been happening between RANDI and NOVA M... You see, it's in her contract that she has total control, but, after Wednesday night, I want you all to know that NOVA M has done everything we can to get her back on the air. All this is her choice; if she wants to tell you all what the issue is, then I hope she does, but I can't according to her contract rules. But I can tell you this I have wanted her back on the air. She's an amazing talent and needs to be heard. Thank you all for all of your support. RANDI now has to make her decisions as to what she must do with her career..."

NANCY SKINNER has been filling in for RHODES during the latter's absence.

It is now "The Nancy Skinner Show." RR is gone from Nova M. The Drobny memo, above, has been out there for days.

Randi left a message on the Green 960 web site (San Fran) a couple days ago. She's looking for another network.

The problem with Rhodes is that she has burned her bridges with everyone on the progressive side. Will she go to Dial Global? That's where Ed Schultz is now, and Randi continued to insult him on air, even after they supposedly made up; Ed didn't do the same with Randi.

The woman has no class. I like her intellect, and she is usually right about all important political matters, but she is hostile to listeners, she is hostile to other progressives on the radio, and she is hostile to her employers. Her message board has been taken down (Nova M probably did this), but even her message board is infested with angry, hostile, ugly people.

Randi needs a reality check. With Obama in office now, her shows have become stale and uninteresting. No more Bush bashing.

I was an enthusiastic supporter for years, but lately, she's gotten on my nerves. I hate the insults she dishes out to callers who don't deserve to be dissed. Her inside jokes with her buddies in the studio are old. The yuk-yuk on-air with her staff are stupid.

Randi needs a total makeover.

Randi might be good on the issues sometimes,but her voice just grates on me. I haven't listened to her for awhile because of that,but I seem to remember her ranting on and on and on and on about some type of ridiculous conspiracy garbage...conspiracy theories--the refuge of all stupid people who want to sound intelligent without backing what they are saying up with real information. She never seemed to be that bright to me for some reason. I would LOVE Stephanie Miller even tape-delayed.

"Randi needs a total makeover."

No, Randi needs to just go away. Stale schtick. I find her extremely annoying. As a center-right individual who keeps an ear out on both sides, I would much rather listen to Nancy Skinner, Stephanie Miller or Rachael Maddow. At least they don't make me wanna puuuke as RR does.

The saga continues:

Today, "The Nancy Skinner Show" aired on KPOJ.

At http://www.therandirhodesshow.com:

TO ALL:

NOVA M RADIO HAS NOT YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM THAT HAS KEPT ME OFF THE AIR
DESPITE MY STRONG DESIRE AND READINESS TO BROADCAST MY SHOW. RESPECTING THE
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS EXISTED BETWEEN NOVA M AND ME, AND
EXPECTING THE SOLUTION TO BE QUICKLY ACHIEVED, DETALIS OF THE TRIGGERING
EVENT WERE WITHHELD IN GOOD FAITH. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS MUCH: ANY
STATEMENT IMPLICATING ME AS BEING IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISRUPTION
IN THE RANDI RHODES SHOW IS PATENTLY FALSE. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION IS
SOLELY WITHIN THE CONTROL OF NOVA M.

IN LIGHT OF MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, MY SHOW WILL BE SEEKING A NEW HOME.
I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE AND INDULGENCE IN RESPECTING MY
RIGHTS DURING THIS TIME. YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT IS CHERISHED. THANK YOU.

RANDI RHODES

So a radio station or network is telling an employee what to do. Get used to it Randy.

rANDi Rhode-kill??start the Super62 oldies!!!Please!

Oh, Randi Rhodes may be grating, obnoxious at times, and occasionally off the loony-left deep end, but Nancy Skinner is awful. At least Randi has a brain. Last week I listened to a bit of Nancy's show (she's been subbing for Randi for a bit now) and she had on to discuss the economic stimulus package...wait for it...CHARLIE DANIELS!!! WTF does Charlie Daniels know about the economy??? Are we going to be asking Robert Rubin next for musical criticism? I doubt it.

Plus I find Skinner even more annoying than Randi.

I say: put Stephanie Miller on, even if I hate tape delayed radio. Randi was delayed anyway. Stephanie's show is freakin' hilarious, even if it's not all that deep. I'd listen more often for sure than I have to Randi's show, which lately has been limited anyway. But I do listen to Stephanie Miller's brief Saturday morning re-run on KPOJ.

As for Randi - well, she just can't make it work with anyone, can she? Why do all the other liberal radio talk show hosts manage to get by without pissing off their employers? I think if she wants to continue on she needs to suck it up and get back to her job, or soon there will be no one else left in the biz ready to hire her and she'll be off the air for good.

I love Randi! She is smart, opinionated, and is almost always right, I mean correct. And when she is not, she admits it.

I miss her and can't wait until she finds another network. She has a very loyal following and I will be surprised if she it not back on the air soon!

I love the goddess!

Andrew I totally agree! Skinner is awful.

Where the hell is Sam Ceder anyway?

And I like Randi too. PITA, but smart and that's good radio.

rANDi Rhode-kill??start the Super62 oldies!!!Please!

KXL is a better fit for oldies!!!!

Charlie Daniels on economics is stupid.
Sort of like Al Franken on economics. Stupid.
Oh wait, he's a Senator now. In the long line of Minnesota greats in politics, just after Jesse The Body Ventura, it's the Al Franken Show!
"Randi needs a makeover"? Where's Ty Pennington and the sledgehammers?

Laura Ingraham went through this SAME exact situation with TRN back last summer, but she was wise enough to keep her mouth shut. Now, bigger contract, more affiliates, better gig.
That is how to handle this kind of situation.
I don't like Laura, believe me, but she is a smart lady. Don't burn your bridges.

Dodger, take it to the politics side if you want to discuss Al Franken...

Seriously! If you want to take some pot shots, there's a place for that.

It's a lame ass, puss move, to do it here, where it's bad form to return the favor.

Thanks for all of your responses. I was one of the first female talk show hosts in the United States (1971-1983). Prior to that, I had a local live children's TV show in 1957-58, while in college at the University of Miami. I graduated with a degree in Television-Radio-Film in 1962.

After production work for NBC's "Tonight" show in New York City, I started my talk career in Miami, but then moved to Boston for a daytime show (4 hours a day, six days a week)! My show was listener- and caller- driven and ratings were good and advertisers were plentiful.

People think that radio has always been right wing. That is not true. There had been progressive talkers on the air for years in the 1960s and 1970s. In New York, I worked for Barry Gray, WMCA, as a production assistant. When I started my own show, CBS owned and operated WEEI and we were instructed to discuss BOTH sides of any issue. If we did not, we were "called on the carpet" by the program manager.

One of the things that I've give much thought to is -- what are Randi Rhodes and other talk people going to do now that the Democrats have been elected? Although we talked politics a lot in the time I was on-air, it became clear that there was so much else going on in the world. Therefore, our broadcast week was filled with other features -- sports, author interviews, especially lawyers and doctors, trivia and contests, woman-in-the-street (mall intercepts, really, like Jay Leno's Jaywalking) and even some two-person friction between the one right-winger and myself at WMEX! The audience loved that!

It looks as if Ed Schultz has taken a page from the past with his Friday show where people feature their businesses. That is something that's positive and interesting!

Ron Reagan is a breath of fresh air IMHO. He had a nice voice and I always thought he'd make a good talker. That was when I heard him as the dog show commentator years ago.

Randi Rhodes' Brooklyn accent and "gutter snipe" behavior during the election has turned this former professional broadcaster completely off. I do like Rachel Maddow very much and predicted she would get a slot on MSNBC. I was right.

As far as Stephanie Miller goes, I just can't follow her comedy on radio. I did like her on MSNBC's morning show when she replaced Don Imus. She reminds me of Larry King when I worked with him in the 1970s -- we played music, did comedy routines. He was a relaxed interviewer and mostly talked to book authors and entertainment celebrities. I don't remember him ever yelling at someone who was a guest on his show. Politics and sports were his strong suit. I replaced him when he was arrested (but never indicted or convicted) in December 1971.

I've only heard Nancy Skinner a few hours, so I will reserve my opinion. Sam Seder is a good broadcaster, but I don't usually listen to radio after 5 PM.

Cordially,

Ellen Kimball
Portland, Oregon

http://ellenkimball.blogspot.com

ok so let me make sure my form is ok, its fine for someone to take potshots at Charlie Daniel's economic and political savvy, but not Al Franken's?
I must be missing something. So when you go from assclown talk show host to assclown senator, you're off limits on the radio side? Sure that makes sense, so in that thinking, when Charlie Daniels runs for congress, we better not hear about what a lame interview he is on economics.
But hey, we all want to be "fair" now that change has come right?

Seems to me you're the assclown.

Dodger, Al Franken is no longer a radio broadcaster - he's a politician. If you wish to discuss his broadcast career on Air America, it belongs on the radio side. If you wish to discuss his politics or fitness for being a US Senator, it belongs on the political side. The people here on the radio side of the board are very touchy about mixing the two topics.

I was not criticizing Daniels - I was criticizing Skinner's judgment in having him on her political talk show. Daniels has not written books about politics nor has he done a daily political radio show for several years, so no, I don't see why he should be interviewed on a political radio show about the economic stimulus package. Since Al Franken will probably be voting on such things in the US Senate soon, he would be an appropriate guest to have on a radio show. Let's face it: Charlie Daniels was interviewed because he's a celebrity, not an expert on economics. I don't give a rat's ass what a celebrity thinks about the economy, whether it's Charlie Daniels or Brittney Spears.

...or Barbra Streisand.

I like how Andrew broke it down better, but I should clarify what I meant:

On the radio portion of this board, the normally heated and more free form discussion clashes with "radio talk". And I think that's just fine, but I also think the trade off then is to sharply limit political discussion, because it's largely useless in such an environment.

Given that, here it's easy to say "ass-clown" (which I think is funny, don't get me wrong there!) Franken, because NOBODY is going to call you on it. They aren't because it's BAD form given the dynamic here.

Most everyone here is perfectly happy to respect that, so why not do that then?