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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
6/10: Where in the world is Laura Ingraham? Radio station firebomb
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Laura Ingraham, the rising talk show host heard locally on 920/WGKA-AM from 9 to noon, has been off the air the past week. What’s going on?
Lots of mystery there. She’s clearly in negotiations with her syndicator Talk Radio Network for a new contract. According to Tom Taylor of Radio-info.com, her contract is up July 1.
She sent this email blast to her fans:
Due to contractual obligations, for the present time I am unable to reveal why I am not currently hosting The Laura Ingraham Show. Rest assured, this absence is not of my choosing, nor is it health or family related. I am ready, willing and eager to continue the conversation we started seven years ago about politics and the culture. (Heck, if cancer couldn’t keep me off the airwaves for long, nothing will.) Keep checking the site for a schedule of my appearances on the Fox News Channel. All queries regarding my on-air status should be directed to Talk Radio Network’s management at 541 474 2297 or send an email. Thanks for sticking with me, and…Power to the People!
She also may end up getting her own show on Fox News Channel at 5 p.m. The network is going to test her out next week, according to the New York Times.
Locally, I think her show gets the highest ratings at WGKA-AM.
-And here’s something that has never happened at any other local radio station (not even Clear Channel): a disgruntled employee tried to firebomb 1080/WFTD-AM, now Atlanta Radio Korea. A former salesman tossed a Molotov cocktail into the lobby Monday afternoon, injuring himself and a vistor. More info here..
-And some folks complained when WABE-FM did not air the Hillary Clinton concession speech on Saturday. NPR chose not to offer it up. The station’s explanation:
NPR News did not feel the event itself warranted special standalone coverage. It was covered extensively within Newscasts and the News magazines on Saturday. Senator Clinton’s loss in the primary campaign and this speech were well previewed and analyzed prior to it happening. We are also not offering campaign speeches on an ad hoc basis. As part of our overall balanced coverage, we will continue to bring listeners the context and analysis rather than raw audio. Speeches maybe carried live, in part or whole, within News magazines or Specials, as deemed editorially appropriate.
