Randi Rhodes

Randi Rhodes Returns to Phoenix Airwaves as 1480 AM Reverts Back to Progressive Radio

Farewell, cruel lizard... After reporting earlier this year on the slow, painful collapse of progressive radio with the implosion of left-wing network Nova M here in Phoenix and the padlocking of its short-lived replacement at 1190 AM, I've been deluged with phone calls and e-mails from loyal ... More >>

June 24 In Blogs: Randi Rhodes, Phx Bux, Twitter, and Kirk Adams

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Randi Rhodes Returns to Phoenix Airwaves as 1480 AM Reverts Back to Progressive Radio Up on the ... More >>

March 3 In Blogs: Meghan McCain, Randi Rhodes, Fountains of Wayne and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: County Attorney Thomas Says County Request to Investigate Employee is " ... More >>

The Curse of Randi Rhodes: Nova M's Successor "On Second Thought" Padlocked in Phoenix (w/Update)

The padlocked doors of On Second Thought Radio Network, formerly the lefty talk radio enterprise Nova M. Photo taken this afternoon. I'd been tipped off that KNUV 1190 AM, formerly the flagship station of the liberal Nova M radio network, and briefly, the home of Nova M's successor network, On ... More >>

The Pelican Sticks a Fork in Nova M, Finds Out if Obama is a Red, and Logs On to Grant Woods' Web Cast

Nova M Deader than Bernie Mac? Sheldon Drobny's Mental Breakdown, and More on Randi Rhodes and 1190 AM's Implosion

from TheDailyGut.comDon't get mad at me, Drobny posted this himself once at HuffingtonPost.com.I was planning to save most of this for my Bird column this week, but the news is coming too fast and furious today not to follow up on my recent post concerning Randi Rhodes' disappearance from Nova M ra ... More >>

Feb. 17 In Blogs: Nova M, Wenches, Whisky and More

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Feb. 16 In Blogs: NBA All-Star Game, Napolitano, Limp Bizkit and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: 2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced D ... More >>

Nova M Meltdown? Randi Rhodes Disappears, and a Note for Friends of Desert Politics

The brilliant and hella-funny Randi Rhodes, off the air for now. PCP. Peyote. Embalming fluid. Nicaraguan horse dung. See, I'm trying to figure out what the hell's in the water cooler over at Nova M, as owners Anita Drobny and hubby Sheldon point the nose of the plane toward the ground an ... More >>

The Bird Trumpets Redflex’s Demise in Pinal County and Tweets About Nova M’s Move Left on the Dial

Media Matters Wants to Ban Ann Coulter from NBC, This Liberal Declares, "Let the Kook Speak!"

Banish this conservanut harpy from NBC? Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up girl Ann Coulter from appearing on the January 6, 2009 Today show. Seems she''ll be on the program p ... More >>