Oh dear- I thought there already was one. It's called ABCBSNBCNNPR....
Well, I'm not going to lose any sleep over this one. Nobody's going to leave NPR to work for these turkeys now that NPR just got a $200 million dollar bequest from Ray Kroc's widow....talk about throwing good money after bad!
Proposed liberal radio network sold to new investors who aim for startup early next year Wednesday, November 19, 2003
(11-19) 18:49 PST CHICAGO (AP) --
A group headed by a former adviser to the Democratic National Committee has taken over the effort to create a liberal radio network to compete with conservative talk radio.
Mark Walsh, who's also a former America Online executive, said his investors' group bought the proposed network from the venture capitalists who started AnShell Media L.L.C. in February. The purchase price was not announced.
At the time, Sheldon and Anita Drobny said they had lined up $10 million and hoped to be on the air by this fall. But the Drobnys never hired any talent, purchased any stations or signed any distribution contracts.
Walsh, who once served as the DNC's chief technology adviser, said Tuesday that he expects to be broadcasting by early next year.
Liberal comedian and author Al Franken said he was encouraged by the sale to Walsh's group and that he was talking with Walsh about developing a show.