'A Real Imbalance’ Ed Schultz on LIBERAL RADIO.

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On MSNBC (I wonder why they did not quote Randi? She is too hard hitting for them? But at least they have a "liberal" spokesperson discussing this).

A Real Imbalance’
Talk-show host Ed Schultz discusses why the nation needs more liberal voices on the radio

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But is the message getting out? Even the networks only aired an hour or so of programming a night.
And even when the networks do broadcast, what are they saying? There’s no one talking-head show going on the offensive for the Democrats. CNN even interviewed Ralph Reed last night as soon as the Edwards speech was over. He was just taking it and the Democrats apart, and there was no counterpunching at all. I think CNN is running scared because they see Fox’s success and they want to tap into that conservative base. The Cowardly News Network—that’s what I call CNN. I think the Democrats have done a good job of presentation at the podium. I think Al Sharpton and John Edwards were absolutely spectacular. But radio row too is nothing but a bunch of right-wing talkers making fun of the Democrats.

Maybe that’s why some of the speakers were afraid to go to radio row?
Well they need to … There’s a real imbalance on what’s going out on the airwaves these days.

Do you think that might affect the election outcome?
I think that talk radio has had a very profound effect on the
nation—on local and regional elections, and it has the potential—no, I’d say it has actually affected—some national elections. Fewer people are reading newspapers or researching information now. The audio culture is very prominent. We live in a quick-fix society: give it to me quick and don’t bore me with details and let’s get on to the next subject. That’s just where America is at this moment.

You’ve been picking up about a station a week since you launched your syndicated show in January. Do you feel like stations are more receptive to liberal voices on the radio now?
I think people are just tired of homogenized radio. They want diversity. More than half the country voted for Gore in 2000. Are you going to tell me that they don’t listen to radio? The industry’s got it wrong. When we first started this, we had industry experts telling us that liberal radio would never work, that an integrated program wouldn’t work—you can’t have a liberal, then a conservative, then a liberal.

more at link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5562049/site/newsweek/

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1. i love Big Eddie

he is good radio