The creators of a fledgling liberal talk radio network who hope to challenge the dominance of conservative voices on the nation's airwaves said yesterday that its programming would make its debut on March 31 on low-rated stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.The network, known as Air America Radio, said its hosts would include Al Franken, the comedian and political satirist, whose program will be broadcast from noon to 3 p.m.; Janeane Garofalo, an actress whose program will be on from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Chuck D, a hip-hop artist, who will be a co-anchor of a morning program; and Martin Kaplan, a media analyst who has previously appeared on National Public Radio.
On the other hand, not mentioned in the New York Times article is South Florida's own Randi Rhodes, who'll be doing the 3-7 P.M. weekday spot. Randi's a "Take No Prisoners" New Yawker with 20 years in radio, and she's never gone up against competition that she didn't crush. So who's she going up against in her Air America Radio time slot? Among others, the one wingnut who needs crushing more than Pig-Boy: Mike Savage.
One other thing the Times article failed to mention: Even if you're not in one of those initial markets, you'll still be able to hear Air America Radio over streaming Internet.
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