PRESS RELEASE
NEW OWNERSHIP "RELAUNCHES" AIR AMERICA RADIO
WITH NEW WEBSITE, LINEUP, LOOK & SLOGAN
Network begins "I'm an Air American!" campaign with Paul Newman ad. AAR
Hosts interview 30+ Headliners for Official ReLaunch on May 21-22,
including: Clinton, Edwards, Obama, Richardson -- as well as Steinem,
Sorensen, Newman, Nader, Stephanopoulos, Spitzer, Bloomberg, Waxman. Nancy
Scola hired as chief blogger.
NEW YORK – May 17, 2007– Air America Radio today released a new
website and ad campaign in conjunction with the official "ReLaunch" of Air
America 2.0 on Monday May 21. All 12 Air America hosts starting on the
21st will air some 30+ taped interviews with prominent headliners (see
list below) who discuss their thoughts on the Iraq war, campaign
finance reform and the ’08 election, among other topics.
"The completely redesigned website will give Air America listeners
another platform to participate in the progressive movement through an
interactive blog where they can read and give commentary on topical issues
of the day," said Mark Green, the new president of Air America; the
site will also be easier to navigate with updated information about AAR
shows and talent.
The network's hosts will begin to regularly blog on the 21st ReLaunch,
along with Nancy Scola, who has been hired as Air America's chief
blogger. Nancy Scola is a Brooklyn-based blogger and writer who has served
as a congressional aide and a presidential campaign staffer; she writes
widely online, on everything from the latest in technology policy to
the rebuilding of New Orleans.
The network also kicked off a new “I'm an Air American!” ad
campaign in various radio trade publications, featuring the actor Paul Newman,
as well as a series of talent-based ads beginning with Lionel, who
joins the network from 9a-12p.
The two new weekday shows include "Lionel" and "The Air Americans"
hosted by veteran Mark Riley, with correspondents Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Mike Papantonio, David Bender and Laura Flanders, airing at 8p-12a
weeknights. The new weekend shows include "Seder on Sunday" from 4-7p Sunday
and "7 Days in America" 6-7p Saturdays, a week-in-review show with
Arianna Huffington, Mark Green, Bob Kerrey and Bob Shrum.
"This new phase in Air America's three year history has three goals,"
concluded Green. "First, we’ve created an even stronger lineup based
on proven veterans, like Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, Rachel Maddow,
and The Young Turks. Second, we’ve rebuilt the website to create a
community and conversation that becomes the go-to progressive bulletin
board and social network in the country. And third, we’re asking all
progressive patriots interested in talk radio to become “Air
Americans.” The critical mass of 30 headliners kicking off Air America 2.0 is the
kind of news and views that we'll be offering for years to come and
that no other radio or TV network now provides."
Air America Radio is the national progressive entertainment talk radio
network. It is broadcast on 64 stations nationwide and on XM satellite
and can be heard via live Internet streaming on www.airamericaradio.com
<http://www.airamericaradio.com.
The guests interviewed include:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
David Brooks
A.G. Jerry Brown
Ron Brownstein
Senator Hillary Clinton
Howard Dean
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator John Edwards
Senator Russ Feingold
Al Franken
Senator John Kerry
Tony Kushner
Josh Marshall
Chris Matthews
Markos Moulitsas
Ralph Nader
Paul Newman
Senator Barack Obama
Rep. Charles Rangel
Robert Redford
Senator Jack Reed
Gov. Bill Richardson
Anthony Romero
Liev Schreiber
Rep. Louise Slaughter
Ted Sorensen
Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Gloria Steinem
George Stephanopoulos
Joe Trippi
Rep. Henry Waxman
Rep. Anthony Weiner
Jaime Horn
Air America Radio
641 6th Ave., 4th floor
NY, NY 10011
NEW OWNERSHIP "RELAUNCHES" AIR AMERICA RADIO
WITH NEW WEBSITE, LINEUP, LOOK & SLOGAN
Network begins "I'm an Air American!" campaign with Paul Newman ad. AAR
Hosts interview 30+ Headliners for Official ReLaunch on May 21-22,
including: Clinton, Edwards, Obama, Richardson -- as well as Steinem,
Sorensen, Newman, Nader, Stephanopoulos, Spitzer, Bloomberg, Waxman. Nancy
Scola hired as chief blogger.
NEW YORK – May 17, 2007– Air America Radio today released a new
website and ad campaign in conjunction with the official "ReLaunch" of Air
America 2.0 on Monday May 21. All 12 Air America hosts starting on the
21st will air some 30+ taped interviews with prominent headliners (see
list below) who discuss their thoughts on the Iraq war, campaign
finance reform and the ’08 election, among other topics.
"The completely redesigned website will give Air America listeners
another platform to participate in the progressive movement through an
interactive blog where they can read and give commentary on topical issues
of the day," said Mark Green, the new president of Air America; the
site will also be easier to navigate with updated information about AAR
shows and talent.
The network's hosts will begin to regularly blog on the 21st ReLaunch,
along with Nancy Scola, who has been hired as Air America's chief
blogger. Nancy Scola is a Brooklyn-based blogger and writer who has served
as a congressional aide and a presidential campaign staffer; she writes
widely online, on everything from the latest in technology policy to
the rebuilding of New Orleans.
The network also kicked off a new “I'm an Air American!” ad
campaign in various radio trade publications, featuring the actor Paul Newman,
as well as a series of talent-based ads beginning with Lionel, who
joins the network from 9a-12p.
The two new weekday shows include "Lionel" and "The Air Americans"
hosted by veteran Mark Riley, with correspondents Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Mike Papantonio, David Bender and Laura Flanders, airing at 8p-12a
weeknights. The new weekend shows include "Seder on Sunday" from 4-7p Sunday
and "7 Days in America" 6-7p Saturdays, a week-in-review show with
Arianna Huffington, Mark Green, Bob Kerrey and Bob Shrum.
"This new phase in Air America's three year history has three goals,"
concluded Green. "First, we’ve created an even stronger lineup based
on proven veterans, like Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, Rachel Maddow,
and The Young Turks. Second, we’ve rebuilt the website to create a
community and conversation that becomes the go-to progressive bulletin
board and social network in the country. And third, we’re asking all
progressive patriots interested in talk radio to become “Air
Americans.” The critical mass of 30 headliners kicking off Air America 2.0 is the
kind of news and views that we'll be offering for years to come and
that no other radio or TV network now provides."
Air America Radio is the national progressive entertainment talk radio
network. It is broadcast on 64 stations nationwide and on XM satellite
and can be heard via live Internet streaming on www.airamericaradio.com
<http://www.airamericaradio.com.
The guests interviewed include:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
David Brooks
A.G. Jerry Brown
Ron Brownstein
Senator Hillary Clinton
Howard Dean
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator John Edwards
Senator Russ Feingold
Al Franken
Senator John Kerry
Tony Kushner
Josh Marshall
Chris Matthews
Markos Moulitsas
Ralph Nader
Paul Newman
Senator Barack Obama
Rep. Charles Rangel
Robert Redford
Senator Jack Reed
Gov. Bill Richardson
Anthony Romero
Liev Schreiber
Rep. Louise Slaughter
Ted Sorensen
Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Gloria Steinem
George Stephanopoulos
Joe Trippi
Rep. Henry Waxman
Rep. Anthony Weiner
Jaime Horn
Air America Radio
641 6th Ave., 4th floor
NY, NY 10011