It should be no surprise to people who read this blog (particularly the version at slywiz.com that I'm a big fan of Rachel Maddow.
So I was very excited about an article this weekend in the New York Times about the emergence, particularly in liberal talk radio, of women as on air personalities. The bloom is off the rose somewhat for me with Randi, since she frequently dips credulously into dubious conspiracy theories and often yells unmercifully at liberal callers who don't toe her exact line on every point; and her frequent, albeit usually minor, factual errors often stick in my craw.
But Rachel is another beast entirely. Her early morning one-hour news show is peppered with humor (often courtesy of Unfiltered hang-over Kent Jones), insightful observation and a cutting wit (find the current day's show, as well as previous archived shows, in MP3 format at Air America Place, or better yet subscribe to the podcast at iTunes).
So yeah, getting around to the point finally. Halfway through the story was this quote: "The network is expected to announce imminently a move by Ms. Maddow into a more prominent morning drive-time role."
KXXT probably won't carry it, since they don't carry her show at all now and they just reshuffled the lineup to put prominent local talkers in morning drive time. But it's a great idea! It'd be better still for them to put her on in mid-afternoon or evening drive, but hey, one step at a time.
Listen. You'll be glad you did.
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