Did Air America try the Rush Limbaugh “be nice and funny and easy to listen to” model?
Perhaps the people running Air America were true believers that Rush wasn’t nice or funny, but really just anger racism and greed. Makes me want to start a liberal radio show to fill this obvious niche. Actually, I kinda wonder if NPR makes it impossible to compete for liberals on the radio. they are massively subsidized by the government, mainly in a round-a-bout launderish way via the local radio stations that buy their programs. It’s something I listen to all the time. Rush doesn’t really have to compete with that, but Air America does. If this is what the problem was, that’s just plain hilarious. Comment by Dustin — 1/22/2010 @ 11:01 am “Did Air America try the Rush Limbaugh “be nice and funny and easy to listen to” model?” Maybe they failed to be THIS nice and funny and easy listening: http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/5695_12.htm But it does make money! Comment by imdw — 1/22/2010 @ 11:08 am I rarely listen to Rush or Hannity, but occasionally listen to Beck (just love the theo