According to a Gallup poll, an estimated 22 per cent of Americans get their daily news from talk radio. Unfortunately, talk radio is also a medium that is dominated by right wing Republican talk show hosts. Hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Bill O'Reilly feed radio listeners a steady stream of distortions and outright lies, which of course serves the right wing agenda.
That is why it is so important for Democrats to support the few progressive talk radio outlets that exist. If we can change the balance of news that is being fed to the American people we can change the political landscape.
Air America Radio Network
Air America Air America Radio Network is a new liberal/progressive talk radio network. Some folks haven’t been content to wait on a political regime change to refund our public broadcasting system, or for a revitalized economy to trickle some bucks back into community radio’s coffers. American Radio Network, aka Air America Radio, is a private sector response to the current one-sided world of AM rightwing call-in shows.
The brainchild of Harvard grad and Saturday Night Alumnus Al Franken, Air America Radio has put a dent in Rush Limbaugh’s ratings, actually beating the Limbloviator in key demographic groups in head-to-head matchups in New York and other major metro areas.
Liberals have long relied on talent to help bring our message to the people, and Air America Radio is not short on talent. In addition to Thom Harman's three-hour morning show, Air America has a well-informed roster of on-air celebrity talent like Rachel Maddow and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
You can listen to Air America locally on 960 AM.
Bernie Ward
Bernie Ward is a popular nighttime talk radio host on KGO in San Francisco. He describes himself as "unabashedly liberal," Smart, aggressive, and quick with facts, Bernie Ward is no shrinking violet.
The Bernie Ward show can easily be heard throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, thanks to KGO's (810 AM) 50,000 watt signal. Bernie's program starts at 10 PM every weeknight and runs till 1AM.
Thom Hartman
Thom Hartman Thom Hartman - "Uncommon Sense from the Radical Middle." Thom Hartmann is an award-winning, best-selling author and the host of one of the nation's largest nationally syndicated progressive daily radio talk shows, heard nationally via the Sirius Satellite Radio system, and in 57 markets on radio stations coast to coast.
Thom Hartman can now be heard locally on San Francisco's Green 960 (AM 960), weekdays from 9-12 noon.
Thanks to the White Rose Society, Thom Hartman now streams 24 hours a day on the internet:
Listen to Thom Harman Live (24 hours a day, 7 days a week!)