Yes, Virginia there is a Northern Alliance Radio Show. And while the notion of a radio station giving a bunch of acid-tongued amateurs a talk show seems about as fanciful as a pudgy, elderly, gent clad in red dispersing gifts around the world in a single night, it is indeed quite real.
Last Saturday we met at the formidable (as in able to withstand a nuclear assault) AM 1280 The Patriot studios to learn the ropes of radio and iron out a few contract details. Hindrocket from Power Line stood firm in his demand that we get 80% of all profits from coffee mug sales, while JB Doubtless insisted that his rider include a provision for a case of Milwaukee's Best AND two large bags of Skittles be made available in the green room at the conclusion of every show. Faced with the prospect of unhappy talent (I use that term loosely) and the threat by Mitch to bring his bagpipes into the studio if matters were not resolved, management caved and an accord was reached.
And so it begins. Saturday March 6th 12:00pm-3:00pm on AM 1280 The Patriot. At this point in time streaming audio is not yet available, and so those of you outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area will miss out on what is sure to be the best conservative talk show in town from noon to three on Saturdays. That's right baby. We're already throwing the smack down on Dave Thompson.
One interesting, and to me quite personally satisfying, detail in all this is that in order to make room for the Northern Alliance Radio Show, another show has to go. For radio airtime, unlike economics, is indeed a zero sum game. For every winner there must also be a loser. And in this case the loser is none other than Hugh Hewitt.
Granted, it's just a replay of Hugh's show that we are replacing on the air, but still there's something enjoyable about being able to say that we've bumped Hugh from the airwaves.
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