Salem Radio Network‘s Michael Medved and Dial Global‘s Thom Hartmann have scheduled an on-air debate on health care. “9-1-1 on Healthcare: The Great Healthcare Debate,” will be aired on Medved’s syndicated radio show, Salem Talk WIND Chicago,  WCPT-AM/FM Chicago, and other stations to be announced Friday (9/11) at 4p CT.

Progressive syndicated radio talker Thom Hartmann is doing something rather unusual by reaching out to non-profit and non-commercial radio stations for affiliations. I don’t know how long he’s been doing this but Hartmannn and his syndicator WYD Media have created a model that allows stations who ordinarily would not be a target for nationally syndicated content,  (they don’t air commercial inventory) to acquire the show for free via live stream or MP3 and use their …

Dial-Global’s syndicated line-up of progressive talk radio talent including Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz and Thom Hartmann, apparently have a new home (with a pretty decent signal) in what should be a bastion of liberal talk- Boston. WWZN-AM 1510 has announced a shift from a mostly full slate of sports talk beginning Monday (5/4). However the situation in Boston has not been without some gamesmanship in the market between a couple of Jeffs.

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 …

Dial-Global has announced that it will begin handling ad sales and affiliations for the The Thom Hartmann Show beginning March 1. Dial-Global SVP/GM News/Talk Amy Bolton said, “With the addition of Thom Hartmann, Dial-Global solidifies its position as the premiere content provider of the very best progressive Talk radio”.  Dial-Global also syndicates national progressive talk programs The Ed Schultz Show, The Stephanie Miller Show, and The Bill Press Show. …