Air America Radio's death a part of larger trend of declining radio revenues

Just perusing over half-year old news: Death of Air America.

The New York Times article quoted someone: the liberal radio network, Air America's death comes in context of declining radio revenues overall. Radio is an old medium; we're in economically troubled times. The marginal forms of media will suffer harder.

Brian Stelter, "Air America, the Talk Radio Network, Will Go Off the Air," New York Times, January 22, 2010. In that article Stelter noted that the network did serve as a launching pad for some personalities that went on to greater heights, most notably Rachel Maddow, who is now at MSNBC, the cable network.

But the same author gave an update that suggested that liberal radio still flourishes without the network: "Liberal Radio, Even Without Air America." Thom Hartmann is one prominent liberal host that still is broadcast on many radio stations.

Ron Kuby, & his slim chances of returning to Air America

RON KUBY'S CLIENTS, THE 2009 NEW YORK CITY BOMB PLOT AND DOING TIME WITH RON KUBY

For whatever reason, Air America Radio moved "Doing Time with Ron Kuby" from 3 PM - 6 PM to 12 PM - 3PM on May 19, 2009. The new time is hurting him, since Air America affiliates run either Ed Schultz or Thom Hartmann at that time slot.

For the reasons of his business dealings after that date, it is likely that Air America will want less to do with him. For on May 20, 2009 James Cromitie and three other bomb plotters arrived at a Riverdale synagogue, bent on exploding it. A few days later Kuby's face appears along with his defendants in photos in New York City's daily tabloids.
So, as homegrown religious extremists turn their war to our cities, it would be hard for Air America to get advertisers to support programming with Ron Kuby's name.

... Replacing Ron Kuby is former television talk show host, Montel Williams in "Montel Across America."