CNN reporter Carol Costello’s recent segment examining the psychology behind the talk radio phenomenon…who’s listening, where and why. Talkers magazine and publisher Mike Harrison are prominent throughout the piece as are syndicated radio talkers Rush Limbaugh, Randi Rhodes, Glenn Beck and Montel Williams.
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Randi Rhodes didn’t do her new radio syndication deal with Air America, but in Washington it’s as close as you can get. Starting Tuesday (6/23) Air America Media’s WZAA 1050 AM will air the syndicated “Randi Rhodes Show” through a multi-year agreement with Premiere Radio Networks. The show will air live in her usual time slot live from 3-6pm EST. “I’m thrilled to have Randi Rhodes on the Air America Washington team,” said Bill Hess, Air America Media’s senior vice president of programming. “It’s about time we were reunited. …

Premiere Radio Networks‘ newly syndicated radio talker Randi Rhodes joins the lineup at Clear Channel progressive talker KKZN Denver-Boulder. Rhodes  replaces Air America Media’s Ron Kuby in the station’s 7-10pm timeslot.

KKGN San Francisco Program Director John Scott revealed on his station  blog yesterday the news that fans of liberal talker Randi Rhodes have been waiting for. Not only will she return to Green 960 but to national radio syndication courtesy of Premiere Radio Networks. The home of Rush Limbaugh will syndicate  Rhodes beginning May 11. Scott also simultaneously revealed, (in what seemed to be a carefully prepared stunt) that Randi was the winner of an online listener poll to determine the most popular Green 960 host. Her show will broadcast …

It’s been far too quiet lately on the Randi Rhodes front, but there have been some recent rumblings about a return to national syndication for the lighting rod talk radio host. Much of the whispering involves a reunion with, hold on… Air America Media. Some mighty bridges have burned down here, but there is a whole new regime since Bennett Zier took over the progressive talk network and Randi, when she’s right, on the right stations, has been a ratings magnet. Is anybody willing to take a chance here?
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Talkers Magazines 2009 “Talkers 250″ list is top heavy with conservative talkers, Rush Limbaugh is followed by Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Glen Beck, Laura Ingraham, finance guru Dave Ramsey, Lou Dobbs,  Mancow (this is a surprise), and the only progressive talk host in the top ten Thom Hartmann. Even with all the recent buzz surrounding Randi Rhodes she’s way down at #46. For a look at the rest of the Heavy 100 and the 250 most important talkers in America, as well as the criteria publisher Mike …

*UPDATE* Here’s a clarification to yesterdays post: according to the Wall Street Journal,  the now bankrupt Nova M’s other host Mike Malloy, is switching to Phoenix-based start-up On Second Thought Radio Network LLC. which is not a reorganized Nova M but backed by Dr. Mike Newcomb, who was involved with Nova M until last year. Dr. Newcomb describes his new network as “talk radio for independent minds.” He plans to use former Nova M station KNUV in Phoenix as his company’s flagship.

Brian Maloney at Radio Equalizer is first out of the gate with this: Nova M, the radio syndicator built on the  Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy shows is done. It was also revealed in a letter from Rhodes’ attorney Robert V. Gaulin that Nova M founder Sheldon Drobney has attempted suicide and is hospitalized in Chicago. Drobney is also the founder of Air America and was instrumental in launching Randi Rhodes on a national platform.

We went to Green 960 San Francisco PD John Scott’s blog yestesrday to get the Randi Rhodes take on her situation with Nova M. Well John’s a little frustrated with what he calls the Progressive Talk “Dramaland”…

Nancy Skinner is still filling in for the missing Nova M syndicated talk goddess Randi Rhodes. In the meantime, late Friday Nova M co-owner Anita Drobny released a message attempting to explain Rhodes’ absence.
In the message, Drobny said, “To all of Randi’s listeners; You are all correct – I have not had the option to disclose what has been happening between Randi and Nova M…