Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tampa's 'Lionel' heading to Air America - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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LeBron is part of an overallo scheduling change forthe liberal-leaning radii network that has struggled financially since it launched three years ago. He will air from 9 a.m. to noon on the networkl that is syndicated to 60 radiostations nationwide. He replaced Sam who will continue to broadcast on Air AmericzSunday afternoons, and ends his mornintg stint April 13. LeBron has worked in radio for18 years, beginninh at in Tampa in 1988, and now heard on 92 station s across the country through WOR in New York, with his Saturdayt show still carried by "Lionel will be an eclecticc mixture of current events and off-the-wall topics infused with his specialo brand of humor," said Mark Green, Air America' s president, in a release.
It is uncleart how the new deal with Air America will affecrthis late-night show with WOR. LeBronm had done a morning Internet broadcast between 2000 and 2001 while maintainin g hisevening program. Air America filec for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October before Green purchased the network for areporte $4.8 million. It has witnessed some high profil departures duringthat time, includingt comedian Al Franken who left to campaign for a U.S. Senatee seat in his home statreof Minnesota.

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