Air America dumped in Portland

[Daniel Billings]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Mamros" <mamros@MIT.EDU>
To: "Daniel Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
Cc: "'Boston Radio Interest'" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Air America dumped in Portland

> Oddly, the first time I heard of Rush was when he was interviewed on
> 60 Minutes. :-)  Think it was close to 15 years ago now; I'm pretty
> certain it was during Bush Sr.'s term of office.  And I don't think
> his audience was quite as huge at the time, either.  It's even possible
> that the 60 Minutes piece might've gotten him some more listeners...

Rush hit it big and then got publicity.  AA got juge publicity and then lost 
the two biggest markets in the country.