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http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/05/22/story5.html?f=et167&hbx=e_vertAir America radio seeks 'Packer model' hereThe Business Journal of Milwaukee - May 19, 2006by Rich Kirchen
[Click link above for the complete newspaper article.]The owners of liberal talk radio network Air America are seeking local investors for a "Green Bay Packer community model" of joint ownership in a Milwaukee radio station.However, Air America backers have yet to find a station to buy and already have been rebuffed by Packers Hall of Famer Willie Davis, the owner of black talk radio station WMCS-AM (1290).Anita Drobny and her husband, Chicago venture capitalist Sheldon Drobny, were among the founders of Air America in 2003. They formed a company this year called Nova M to obtain radio stations that would carry the network. Previously, Air America has simply provided programming on stations owned by other companies.Wisconsin is among the states they've targeted with Milwaukee being their first priority, the couple said in an interview. Anita Drobny met recently in Milwaukee with a group that includes members of the Milwaukee County Democratic Party."We believe very strongly that Wisconsin needs to have much more balanced information on the radio waves," Anita Drobny said. ...