Mike Malloy's listeners really deserve an answer as to why he was fired.

[KoKo]

Was it because he said he bought guns to protect his family and urged others to do so also? Or, was it because he made comments about LIHOP/MIHOP and was critical of Israel during the "war."

Was it just a business/financial decision that AAR did a "data-mining" search and found that Malloy had low numbers ...so they felt he couldn't bring in advertisers and so they canned him.

What's odd is that it seems AAR could have allowed him to finish his gig as Randi's substitute before they fired him. :shrug: Or, did Malloy only get a "one night stand" as Randi's "sub" so it's not that his firing had anything to do with the timing of Randi's vacation.

So many questions. But, shouldn't AAR's listeners get a more "truthful" answer than we've seen so far.

[Beelzebud]

1. They didnt' even let him say goodbye... Yes we deserve some info...

[B Calm]

2. Damn right we deserve an answer! Without Malloy I see them going

out of business quickly!

[EFerrari]

3. I don't want an answer. I want him reinstated.

People have issues at work all the time, and Kathy told us very specifically, this was a financial one. I believe her. That's what she said.

That means, AAR isn't willing to pay Mike's fee WHILE they pay inflated fees to other hosts? Is that right?

How much is Mike worth to these people? I've never seen anything like the loyalty Mike has go to any of their other AAR hosts although people like some of them very much.

How much is Mike's audience worth to AAR? That's the bottom line here.

/typo

[KoKo]

4. What I'm curious about is that from what I've read here...it isn't Mike's

salary that's in question. After all, they pay Franken and Springer LOTS...it's something deeper...it would seem.

I think AAR Listeners need to know EXACTLY what the reason was. I don't think they've told their listeners the reason from all the threads I've read so far on DU about this. They must have tons of inquiries/protests over Mike's firing. How long does it take them to make an "official statement?" Why are they not forthcoming, immediately?

[EFerrari]

6. No, I think Mike's audience can go reread Kathy's statement and

see very easily this is about money. That thing that management will try to handle in SECRET if at all possible, but, it's about the money.

That's why there are laws about disclosure, right? Because left to themselves, management would never disclose bupkiss.

What is deeper than money for investors? :)

[Junkdrawer]

8. Looks like that won't happen. I bet Mike is too pissed now to come...

back. Looks like he's looking for greener, freer pastures.

[EFerrari]

10. I think that this will turn out well for him. But, I've known too many

Spaniards in the entertainment industry. :)

[KoKo]

11. Agree.......

Some Spaniards have problems with folks like Malloy. He just doesn't fit their image. They want folks who will "run with the Bulls" and not ask or propose questions that might come up with some curious answers.

[Junkdrawer]

17. Well, unfortunately, I win this bet...

He says there's no chance of him coming back to Air America- even if they begged him. They embarrased him, let him talk about his upcoming renewed contract and return to NYC, then finds out ON HIS WAY TO WORK that he's fired.

http://www.bartcop.com/malloy9-1-06-update.htm

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

5. That's what really pisses me off

at least sinclair told why they canned bill maher. msnbc lied-but at least they offered something when donahue was gone. AAR needs to at least address the issue

[chromy]

7. malloy being canned

National Ledger sez it was because he had a Lyndon Larouche nut job on?
What the fuck?

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27268094.shtml

[bbgrunt]

14. I fear that this may be the source of his

undoing with AAR. The 9-11 truth movement MUST NOT be given any quarter anywhere.......it is treated as a full-blown, transmittable case of AIDS and the PLAGUE together.

AAR has become another of the left-wing gate keepers where certain topics are simply taboo.....

[Rex]

9. IMHO, it was because he didn't fit the M$M mold of what a liberal is

supposed to be. Mike proves that you can be a liberal and own guns and go to a firing range. That you can be a liberal and just as mean and nasty as the worst GOPer on Oxycontin. Mike broke the liberal ideal that the M$M pays billions a year to keep brainwashed people believing a certain way. My question is, just WHO got to AAR? It should be interesting to find out.

[LTR]

12. Usually it takes a while for the real facts to come out

There are a few schools of thought here.

One, is that Malloy is still technically under contract (for how long, who knows?). If so, he is likely not allowed to go into full detail about the circumstances of his firing.

Another likely possibility is that he doesn't want to burn any bridges with prospective employers. If he shits all over his current bosses, would another company really want to deal with that?

Be patient. I'm sure the real story will come out soon. Either way, the way AAR handled this whole thing is embarassing. They've got a public relations nightmare on their hands, both from pissed-off and alienated listeners and foaming nutzie wingnuts like Brian Baloney who live to stick pins in their AAR voodoo dolls. This is not how to win friends and influence people.

[KoKo]

13. Two good points you make there....thanks.....

[BrewerJohn]

15. We probably won't get an answer, because "suits are suits"

AAR is being run by corporate types, and they seem to be alike the world around.

Even in the small company I work for, when somebody gets terminated, they become
unpersons. People act afraid to even mention their names, let alone talk about
what they know. It's the secrecy obsession shared by all people with big heads
who know deep down they are not doing the right thing.

Drobny et al had a vision initially, but then it got turned over to those
for whom the dollar sign crowds out everything else in their brains.
I'm sure it was "financial" in their view. Probably they got leaned on by
someone when wielded the bludgeon of cash, whatever the motivation of that
someone was.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

16. vision vs. dollars. You described it perfectly. n/t

MKJ