WKOXKS replaces Springer with Malloy--LIVE

[Herb Gardner]

In the 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM M-F time slot, WKOX/WXKS (AM) has replaced Jerry Springer's--in my opinion--deadly dull (but not stupid) talk show (a rebroadcast of the show that had aired on the AirAmerica from 9:00 AM to noon) with a live broadcast of Mike Malloy's show. WKOXKS is now live from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM M-F--16 hours/day. Of the total live feed, 10 hours come from AAR and 6 hours come from Jones, although of the AAR live programs, only Malloy's show can legitimately be described as a call-in show. (The others take few listeners calls, or none at all; some nights Malloy takes no calls either.)I am quite surprised that Clear Channel, which owns WKOX/WXKS, would take the Malloy feed. Malloy is more outspokenly liberal than the other AAR hosts, including the often-over-the-top Randi Rhodes. (Conservative doubtless think that all of the AAR hosts are over the top all of the time, but as a liberal, I disagree.) Malloy is by no means moderate, but he usually sounds as if he has thought about what he wants to say, whereas, in my opinion, Rhodes--more and more of late--suggests that she is running her mouth without having engaged her brain (or has engaged her brain only long enough to tell it to get lost).

 

[mr_mark_taylor]

I am quite surprised that Clear Channel, which owns WKOX/WXKS, would take the Malloy feed. Malloy is more outspokenly liberal than the other AAR hosts, including the often-over-the-top Randi Rhodes. (Conservative doubtless think that all of the AAR hosts are over the top all of the time, but as a liberal, I disagree.) Malloy is by no means moderate, but he usually sounds as if he has thought about what he wants to say, whereas, in my opinion, Rhodes--more and more of late--suggests that she is running her mouth without having engaged her brain (or has engaged her brain only long enough to tell it to get lost).

Clear Channel may be seen as conservative but overall they are BUISNESS PEOPLE, when they see an oppertunity to make money they take it and with AAR they have.

 

[SonicOverload]

I like this move... first off, I'll admit I'm a Malloy fan and I'm glad they're carrying him live, unlike Rhodes who is on delay.

 

[Varulven]

It is sad that they can't air Randi live as well, but Ed Schultz is great.Jerry Springer was pretty impossible to listen to. So this is an excellent move.AIR AMERICA needs to make Al Franken a guest or a moderator. He just doesn't have the sparkle, and he is making too much money...unless the investors have unlimited pockets and it just doesn't matter.

 

[SonicOverload]

It is sad that they can't air Randi live as well, but Ed Schultz is great.

I don't really like Ed... for a progressive station, he's a bit too middle-of-the-road for me. Malloy, interestingly, calls him a Republican

 

[DanStrassberg]

Schultz has stated quite publicly that he USED to be a Republican. And while he calls himself a Liberal, he also calls himself "middle of the road." I'm not sure that one can be both middle of the road AND Liberal. Shultz, like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, is not pro-choice, which means they both flunk one of the main Liberal litmus tests. Schultz hasn't completely concealed his stand on abortion but he manages to almost completely avoid talking about it. I think Reid is a tiny bit more open than Schultz about his stand on the subject.Randi Rhodes has said a couple of times on her show that she doesn't like Schultz and that Schultz isn't a nice guy. I think the bad blood is related to Schultz's agreeing to voice the opinions of his financial backers, something that Rhodes has said she would never do. I think her contract gives her complete control over what she says on the air (must be limited by the bounds of decency, though).I too, like Malloy. Somehow, he strikes me as both passionate and in control. He does his show from Atlanta even though I don't think he is a native of the South. Maybe his wife is from down there. Why else a Liberal would choose to bring up a family in such a red-neck area is beyond me.When she first went on the air in Boston, Rhodes was one of my heroes, but now I think that, too often, she sounds as if she is running out of control. Thom Hartmann, is super! What a command of American history! He is articulate, entertaining, and educational. I wish that WKOXKS carried more than just his weekend best-of shows. Rumor has it that when Franken leaves to run for the Senate from Minnesota, if AAR is still on the air, Hartmann will get Franken's slot. Currently, Hartmann is heard weekdays only on the West Coast, I believe.One time a guy who did AM drive on what was then AAR's Phoenix affiliate (KXXT 1010, which has since been sold; AAR is now on a different station in Phoenix) did a guest slot as a replacement for one of AAR's regular hosts. I forget the guy's name but he was good too. Jay Marvin, who does AM drive on AM 760 in Thornton-Boulder-Denver, has filled in for Schultz as well as for AAR hosts. I don't think Marvin brings a whole lot to the party. Both Marvin and Malloy are alumni of WLS.Aside from the AAR crew and the Jones crew are there any other "nationally syndicated" Liberal talk hosts? The only one I know of is Lionel, who I believe is syndicated by WOR. Occasionally, WBIX runs an hour of Lionel on the day after the program was originally broadcast. I guess Lionel is OK--maybe marginally better than Jay Marvin.

 

[ajhenderson]

<< One time a guy who did AM drive on what was then AAR's Phoenix affiliate (KXXT 1010, which has since been sold; AAR is now on a different station in Phoenix) did a guest slot as a replacement for one of AAR's regular hosts. I forget the guy's name but he was good too. Jay Marvin, who does AM drive on AM 760 in Thornton-Boulder-Denver, has filled in for Schultz as well as for AAR hosts. I don't think Marvin brings a whole lot to the party. Both Marvin and Malloy are alumni of WLS. >>Charles Goyette.