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[Donna Halper]

Mark wrote--

>But there are plenty of Democrats and progressives with big money.

If that is so, and I have no reason to doubt it, why have Dems and 
progressives been so slow in supporting progressive radio?  The 
problems of Air America have been all over the media (I'm in radio 
and I know a lot of the people involved), but beyond their financial 
woes is a bigger story-- a number of progressive talk hosts (not all 
of whom are from Air America) are doing the Lord's work, telling the 
truth and exposing the other side of the issues; yet they have few if 
any sponsors.  I may not like commercial radio, but I love the fact 
that people like Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Rachel 
Maddow, and others are trying their best to inform a public that has 
been sadly mis-led by the right-wing noise machine.  I am puzzled by 
how few progressive organisations advertise or actively support these 
talk show hosts.

Donna L. Halper, Journalism Dept. Emerson College Boston MA