mourning sedition

I'd heard hints of this earlier in the week but finally have the details from Wolcott:

[D]ue to dunderheaded mismanagement on the part of Air America, Marc [Maron] is being forced to pack his parachute and prepare to jump. His contract option was not renewed and he has only a few more weeks on the air.

The problem? Word is that Air America major supremo Danny Goldberg doesn't like the show, doesn't like Marc as an on-air personality, doesn't "get" Marc's or the show's humor, and wants to crumple the program up into a wastepaper ball and chuck it into the basket.
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Can anything be done to keep Morning Sedition going and prevent Marc from being pushed into the cold wintry streets of a town without pity?

Well, you can always write to Danny Goldberg at dannyg@airamericaradio.com

Or to the person I'm informed is the big mover on the AA board, Rob Glaser of Real Network. His email address is rglaser@real.com

Should you decide to petition these gentlemen in support of Marc, Mark and Morning Sedition, be concise, polite, and positive. Don't go wailing like a bunch of Freepers. Love-bomb them with eloquence and enthusiasm.

Because a world without Sammy the Stem Cell is a world that might as well stop revolving.

Morning Sedition is terrific, and I was pissed when they moved it back to the 3a-6a slot in Portland to accommodate Thom Hartmann (who's a great wonk, but couldn't keep a meth-addled chipmunk awake). Now I only get to hear MS in weekend repeats, condensed and out of sequence. BAH!

In addition to emailing Goldberg & Glaser, you can sign the petition to keep Maron on the air here.

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Update: Maybe Thom Hartmann can keep a meth-addled chipmunk awake - at least on his national show:

Hartmann: Sandy Berger told me personally Dick that he told Condi Rice when she came into office-that his words to her were look out for Osama Bin Laden. He's coming to get you. You need to be paying attention. This has to be your number one priority and she said, "OK thank you very much for that information," and did then nothing.

Morris: Did he, did he take the documents out of his socks when he told you that?

Hartmann: Come on Dick, do you want me to talk about hookers with you? Come on Dick.

Morris: Okay, well thanks very much for the interview. Bye-bye. (hangs up)

It's about time someone took that toe-sucker to the woodshed. Thanks to Attaturk for the transcript.