Mike Malloy, Kathy Malloy, Air America

SPILLING THE BEANS?

Malloys Deviate From Air America's Corporate Talking Points




Considering Air America's highly factionalized corporate environment, typically at sixes and sevens, its on-air staffers have mostly done a good job keeping their collective mouths shut when it comes to the company's endless troubles.

Because there have been internal winners and losers, however, some are more likely inclined to speak out.

Fitting best into the latter category are evening Air America host Mike Malloy and wife/show producer Kathy.

With Mike generally stuck in late evenings, as well as quite rudely bumped from WLIB-AM New York earlier this year to make way for paid programming, he can't be a happy camper.

From Mike Malloy's message board, does that theory explain this revealing new post from Kathy? Take a look:

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject: for the record . . .


Kathy Malloy here (using my own log in =)

Just FYI y'all, it's the honest-to-God truth that we were taken off WLIB for financial reasons. Our ARBITRONS were as good/better than every other WLIB program. There's much behind the scenes goings-on we're not able to discuss publically, but you should believe me on this.

And we should be on a NEW home in NYC next quarter (ALL of us =)

Thanks for listening,
Molly's Mom

Since we now have Kathy Malloy, an Air America employee, confirming that "ALL of us" are soon leaving WLIB, will the angry, unhinged fans kindly call off the attack dogs they've sent after every reporter who dared to further investigate our coverage?

Tuesday was an ugly day.

Remember, despite incorrect media indications to the contrary, Air America has never actually denied it's losing its New York City flagship station. However, this goes further, by providing outright verification to our reporting.

Even more important, Kathy admits the issue behind her husband's WLIB departure: company finances (and not a burning desire to run ABC's "Satellite Sisters" fluff-fest).


While that post is most certainly genuine, the Radio Equalizer has so far been unable to confirm this on-air comment (from the New York Radio Message Board) attributed to Mike (while filling in for Randi Rhodes):

****If Manelli has other sources, why didn't he name them in the article?*****

Because, it's an inside source who will be fired. As Mike Malloy said on Air America at 3:25 today, "there's someone on the inside here who keeps leaking out information and we will find the rat bastard and get him."

It's like asking why didn't Judith Miller, Matt Cooper, or Woodward and Bernstein name their sources.

Did Malloy really threaten our sources with harm? Can this be confirmed? Your help is needed.

Regardless of what you may believe, Mr. Malloy, we consider our inside assistance as whistleblowing against a sleazy outfit, one you refuse to speak out against.

When Air America took $875,000 in taxpayer funds from an inner-city children's charity, were you silent? Who are the real "rat bastards"?

If any harm comes to those you might suspect are "leaking out information", you'll be in for a world of trouble.

Let's hope this account is incorrect.

Update: another listener says this version is more accurate:

"There is a spy inside Air America Radio, that puts out all of our personal private information out on to the internet, and usually goes to this freak Brian somebody, who writes, uhh, I don't know, some kind of a column, uhh, I think he's a failed radio talk show host."

At about 8 minutes, 54 seconds, Malloy says:

"You know, every time Air America farts, these people get diarrhea, and it's just incredible to watch, I love to watch it."

At about 9 minutes, 25 seconds, Malloy says:

"It's difficult working for a company like Air America, where you have a little weasel inside, uhh, who picks out all the information, ohh this is what Danny Goldberg said, oh, this is what Carl Ginsberg said, oh this is what they did to Mike Malloy, you know, I mean, just, it's okay, go ahead, keep doing it. Eventually, we'll find this little rat bastard, and, and, probably, give him, or her, a medal, for promoting the radio station, or the network, as much as he, or she, does."

At about 12 minutes, 41 seconds, Malloy says this blatant lie:

"Air America Radio is slamming, slamming, Hannity, and Limbaugh, and Savage, and O'Reilly, and, and, of these right-wing, and, Medved, and, and, Reagan, all of these freaks, they're going down, down, down."

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Graphics: David A Lunde for the Radio Equalizer, Malloy photo: Washington Post