Ed Schultz

[Donna Halper]

At 12:10 AM 9/10/2007, David Tomm wrote:
>Jones does not own the Ed Schultz show.  It merely distributes 
>it.  The show is owned by a group of investors led by Randy 
>Michaels, the former head honcho at Clear Channel.  He does have a 
>background in conservative talk, being a former PD of Cincinnati 
>talker WLW and later bringing Rush Limbaugh into Premiere Radio 
>Networks while running Clear Channel.

True.  Stu Krane is the other head honcho, but Ed and Wendy now own a 
piece of the show too.  The company is called P1 (Product First), and 
again, it really is about the dollars.  Ed's show has been turning a 
profit since about March of last year and he is on at least 100 
stations.  What frustrates him is that no matter how much money he 
makes for his owners and syndicators, and no matter how good his 
ratings, some chains like ABC broadcast no progressive talk 
whatsoever.  He believes he could get numbers for anybody that puts 
him on and gives him a chance.