Ron Kuby To Join Air America Radio

The search to replace Randi Rhodes is over.

Air America has announced that former WABC personality Ron Kuby will be taking over the 3-6pm time slot after a stint as a guest host. He will start next Monday, June 9.

Kuby spent seven years as a radio host on New York's WABC station before his show was canceled to make room for Don Imus' return last fall.

Kuby replaces Randi Rhodes, who quit her job at Air America when she was asked by station executive to apologize for calling Hillary Clinton a "fucking whore."

Full release below:

FORMER WABC N.Y. PERSONALITY RON KUBY CHOSEN HOST

OF "AMERICAN AFTERNOON" BY AIR AMERICA RADIO

Weekdays from 3-6pm ET Beginning Monday June 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Air America Radio (www.airamerica.com) today announced that former WABC New York morning drive host Ron Kuby has been chosen to host the 3 pm-6 pm ET show starting Monday, June 9th.

While co-host on WABC news/talk radio from 2000- 2007, Kuby's morning show consistently placed in the top ten for listeners in the highly competitive New York City market.

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"We're glad to have such a highly experienced and popular radio personality such as Ron on our network," said Charlie Kireker, chairman of Air America Radio. "Considering his history of strong ratings, entertainment value and thought-provoking opinions, he will have wide appeal to audiences, affiliates and advertisers nationwide."

"I am delighted to be joining Air America's powerful voices in these challenging times," said Kuby. "We'll have the news, analysis, opinion, calls and hopefully a few things that listeners haven't thought of yet, or don't want to think about."

In addition to his accomplishments as a radio personality, Kuby is currently a guest anchor for trial coverage on TruTV's "In Session." In his spare time he is a practicing civil rights and criminal defense attorney with a long-standing commitment to social justice. For over two decades he has represented numerous controversial clients in some of the most high-profile criminal and civil rights actions in the United States. Kuby earned his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1983 and was associated with civil rights lawyer William M. Kunstler, of Chicago 8 fame for 13 years.

About Air America Radio

Air America Radio is a national progressive talk radio network representing a smart, independent political voice with a sense of humor. Various Air America shows can be heard nationwide on 60 affiliates as well as on XM Satellite Radio and streamed on the Internet at www.airamerica.com.

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Comments

[drblack]

WHO?! They are fools to lose the ONLY nationally recognized Progressive talk show host. Fools I tell'Ya!

[westview]

Stopped listening to RR ages ago. Looks like I was not alone.

[mellene]

I'll be listening to Randi on Nova M on my local 960 am station--good bye Air America.

[raker]

I listened to all the replacement hosts. Bender was great, interesting as always. Loved Belzer. Liked Roseanne Barr and Ron Reagan. Thought Ron Kuby was ok, but boring. And through it all I wondered why they don't give the show to the fabulous Sam Seder. There's not much left of AAR, especially for XM listeners where three hours go to the meathead form the heartland or whatever he calls himself. The MSNBC simulcast on AAR is particularly offensive, like sneaking pork into a veggie burger.

[Megaflow]

They really missed the boat with not putting Sam Seder in the slot. Wherever he lands, I'll be listening to him.

[NeoStar9]

It doesn't matter in the end. Randi still has her 3-6pm slot on XM Radio. XM just broadcast her over what is on Air America at that time. They do the same thing when they air Ed Shultz. He isn't on Air America but his show is aired over what is on at that time on the Air America channel on XM. Randi also is on her way back to getting he old slot on affiliated radio stations across the country.

AA shouldn't have even bothered getting a replacement for her slot since it isn't like stations are going to pick Kuby over Randi during that slot anyway. She's still going be on the air during that time slot.

[JScott]

But Randi is prettier (oh yeah I forgot it's RADIO)

[Roose]

Too bad Air America when you lost Randi I went to Nova M. It's a good thing you didn't give the time slot to Sam Seder siince it would be hard for me to listen to Randi AND Sam simultaneously.

I listened to Kuby one day when he was temporarily filling in and dude needs to get some caffeine or something. Truly boring.

[DrFelch]

This guy also did a show in FOX news network with the illiterate, detestable, moronic camera whore, Curtis Sliwa for a number of months, not too long after 9/11. I saw it a few times and thought....

"How come they let this idiot in the beret do all the talking? His command of the english language falls somewhere between a chimp who knows sign language and malki from ""bosom brothers"". Are they not embarrassed to have someone so obviously of extremely low IQ and with zero capacity for articulation or elecution?"

Kuby basically sat there and acted like a piece of the set. Anybody who has ever worked for fox news has zero credibility with me, and I believe, with any progressive or thinking person.
Do you hear me Mara Liasson and David Schuster?
Speaking of Mara Liasson, isnt it funny how she is the lead political reporter for NPR, but also appears on FOX news sunday about every week on their neocon and wanker infested panel, and continually spews administration talking points and right wing issue framing? NPR is nothing but a disgusting right wing trojan horse. Old folks and the clueless still thing they are listening to a progressive voice. What a joke. NPR is right wing, they just try to hide it a bit.

[picodegallo54]

progressive talk radio in albuquerque brought "randi coulter" back to the airwaves after air america gave her the boot. that's when i realized no matter what it calls itself, progressive or conservative, the game is still about money. the woman obviously has nothing constructive to contribute to liberal politics; she uses the same bitterness and hatred that limbaugh provides his listeners. so i refuse to listen anymore. i don't need to feed off someone's political views and opinions (if that's what you want to call them) in order to form my own. looks like elvis costello knew what he was singing about.

[AtTheMoon]

Love my XM...I can hear Randi...WE LOVE RANDI RHODES!!!
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[Tator]

215-You mean the "Rush Killer" Welfare Radio is still on the air? After stealing orphans money and having to be subsidized because no one what to hear a constant trashing of America and our troops they struggle on....with hand out for donations........So much for 'Rush Killer" HAHAHAHAHAHA

[1will]

The 6 people that listen to Air America will no doubt be pleased.

[MemphisBuffalo]

Six could be too many.

[AmandaRuth]

all i want to know is, does this mean I won't be hearing any more of Marc Maron and/or Sam Seder? So long Air America.

[tulsey]

If you believe what Randi said on nova m radio, and i do, the reason she left Air America is because she refused to renogate an existing contract and chose not to spend the very large money it would have cost to fight the Mark Green possie, not OFF AIR standup comments.

[freedomisnotfree]

Yes, this is the story that Randi has told on her show. She would not re-negotiate. She did not allow herself to be black mailed and bullied. I'm glad she's come home to SoFla.