Air America to Declare Bankruptcy

Wacko left radio is now wacko upside down radio as Air America, that liberal bastion of lefty talk radio that served literally dozens of listeners each day, is declaring bankruptcy (from Think Progress):

Air America Radio will announce a major restructuring on Friday, which is expected to include a bankruptcy filing, three independent sources have told ThinkProgress.

Air America could remain on the air under the deal, but significant personnel changes are already in the works. Sources say five Air America employees were laid off yesterday and were told there would be no severance without capital infusion or bankruptcy. Also, Air America has ended its relationship with host Jerry Springer.

What , no more Jerry Springer?? Where will their on-air talent come from? Maybe from their own version of American Idol:

Radio giant Clear Channel is so committed to progressive talk radio that, this week, it will announce a partnership with the Center for American Progress and MSS Inc. to conduct a nationwide search for the next Progressive Talk Radio Star.

Let's see....Bush stinks, Cheney's Hitler, Iraq was a lie and isn't part of the war on terror, Bush stole the 2000 & 2004 elections (and probably had a hand in 1980, 1984 & 1988 but we just haven't figured that out yet), Republicans want to poison the air and water and kill old people and children. Hmmm, I've got all the talking points down, I think maybe I'll try out for the Progressive Talk Radio Star job.

Meanwhile, some lefty women are starting a radio network of their own:

Greenstone Media, a radio company whose founders include social activist Gloria Steinem and actress Jane Fonda, has launched an all-women, all-talk network across the United States.

Steinem said the network, which is run by women, aims to provide an alternative to current radio talk, which she describes as "very argumentative, quite hostile, and very much male-dominated."

This network "has a different spirit. It has more community. It's more about information, about humor, about respect for different points of view and not constant arguing," Steinem told Reuters in an interview.

But Greenstone also hopes to attract male listeners.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Sorry, that wasn't very professional. I'm sure there will be some gay guys out there that will tune in (like this one). They'll have to have somewhere after Air America shuts down.

I understand the network's flagship station will be New York's WPMS.