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Article: LIBERALS ON ATTACK DESPITE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, AIR AMERICA BRINGS A LEFT-LEANING SPIN TO TALK RADIO.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- April 6, 2004
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Byline: David Kronke Staff Writer
Air America, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network, knows it's in for a bumpy ride.
Network CEO Mark Walsh, the entrepreneur who made his fortune in online trade magazines, already plans to sink some $30 million into Air America over the next three years before hopefully turning a profit. And last Wednesday's inaugural show - at least in the Los Angeles area - seemed to prove the point that turning radio listeners on to liberal talk shows won't be easy.
Instead of ``The O'Franken Factor,'' the series featuring comic Al Franken that was supposed to launch the liberal talk-show network, listeners heard dead ...