Air America

Al Franken returns this weekend to Air America, the politically progressive national network on which he hosted a radio program before launching his campaign for U.S. Senate, in an interview with Air America president Mark Green on the show “7 Days in America.” It won’t air locally however. It airs Sunday at 6 p.m., and he’ll also [...]

Minnesota Independent reporter Chris Steller discussed two of his recent stories on two radio programs yesterday. On Air America’s “Doing Time with Ron Kuby,” he discussed what he calls the “funnel of love” — schemes to fund elected officials via their wives’ jobs. He cited the Rod Blagojevich scandal as well as similar alleged plans involving Sen. Norm Coleman and Tom DeLay. On WORT, Madison, Wisconsin’s community radio station, he offered an on-the-ground perspective on the final days of the Minnesota Senate recount.

Listen to the WORT segment here and download the Ron Kuby show here.

Tuesday’s adventures began with my shoulder and Mike Huckabee’s shoulder touching–though he didn’t seem to notice. It ended in front of Babani’s Kurdish Restaurant with a column of riot police who, after firing multiple exploding tear gas canisters a half hour earlier, said “thank you” and “we really appreciate it” in their final effort to disperse the remnants of a particularly dynamic march.

Air America Minnesota will add Rachel Maddow to their evening schedule and extend their local Minnesota Matters show to two hours, according to a statement on the station’s website.

The move comes after Monday’s announcement that comedian and possible Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken will be leaving the network as of February 14.

Air America Minnesota will [...]