Is Katherine Lanpher leaving Als show?

[Puglover]

just coming out of shower and missed part of it. Is Katherine Lanpher leaving?

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Yes, last day next fri... book deal?

[titoresque]

5. Yes she's writing a book

last day Oct7th I believe.

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Aww

I really like her on there. Is she still having her other show? Now the show will be boring!

[rsmith6621]

2. Al Is Boring

Seattle Radio KPTK 1090am put him in the slot that Randi Rhodes had(3-6) sadly Al puts me to sleep.......Katherine on the other hand always had something lively and to point to say,

[Puglover]

3. I hope

rather then get another personality like Lanphers that is constantly playing the reasoned "str8" guy to Franken they would get more a true progressive to counter his "centrist" view. That would be great radio.

[Tower]

4. I agree. He works much better when he's with Joe Conason, for instance.

Al Franken is already a moderate- frustratingly so at times. He really doesn't need someone reeling him in further, in my humble opinion.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. Listen to Hartmann instead

http://www.radiopower.org/talkradio/

[WA98296]

10. Hartmann is the one addition KPTK brought that was worthwhile

[WA98296]

9. KPTK making LOTS of mistakes

I agree, Al at 3 is too slow...Stephanie Miller has nothing to offer except her over-inflated opinion of herself. AND for God's sake...Nascar, Football, and other BS sports programming interfering.

KPTK has to be the worst AAR affiliate. Just a couple hundred miles away, Portland's AAR station is NUMBER 5 overall in the entire market. Seattle could do that well, or better, with better management.

Thanks for the chance to rant!!!

[jobycom]

7. Too bad--she's better than him. Good luck to her.

[Skidmore]

11. I like her too. I was thinking I was the only one here who did.

I hope she gets another program.

[coffeenap]

12. I'd like to see her team up with Rachel for a full 3 hour show.

Won't happen.

[jobycom]

14. I like Madow, too. And whatsername with the accent.

I'll feel stupid as soon as I rememeber her name!

I'd rather hear those three than several of the hosts they have now--Al and Jerry being two of them.

[coffeenap]

18. (laura flanders) nt

[jobycom]

19. Told you I'd feel stupid. nt.

[coffeenap]

20. nah, I'm just having a good-memory-day. unusual. lol.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Perhaps the shake-up will add some new spark to the show.

Let's be optimistic and hope that the show will be even better after she is replaced (assuming he gets a new side-kick).

[jobycom]

15. She is the spark.

Al Franken left to his own devices will think he's even funnier than he thinks he is now.

[Mr_Spock]

16. Perhaps, but maybe there is a better fit out there for him.

I really would like his show to improve over time - I personally think it's been kind of plodding along lately. :shrug:

[Hidden Stillness]

17. Crap--She is Great

Oh, crap; I like her, too. (I watch it on Sundance Channel.) She is funny, they work well together, and she says something about Franken's occasional sexism. I wish she wasn't leaving, because they are so great to listen to, but if she does, I wish her well--although where, in the whole Republican corporate media she thinks she is going to get publicity for a (possible) book, I don't know--and I hope they replace her with another woman; a liberal/feminist. They are a team, not adversaries, but Franken still needs to be moved left on occasion.