Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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

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LeBron is part of an overall scheduling change forthe liberal-leaning radio network that has struggled financially since it launched three years ago. He will air from 9 a.m. to noon on the networi that is syndicated to 60 radiostationsd nationwide. He replaced Sam Seder, who will continu to broadcast on Air AmericsaSunday afternoons, and ends his morning stint Apriol 13. LeBron has worked in radio for18 years, beginning at in Tampa in 1988, and now heard on 92 stationss across the country through WOR in New York, with his Saturdag show still carried by WFLA.
"Lionel will be an eclecticv mixture of current eventsand off-the-wal topics infused with his special brand of humor," said Mark Green, Air America'sd president, in a release. It is unclea r how the new deal with Air Americs will affecthis late-nightt show with WOR. LeBron had done a morningb Internet broadcast between 2000 and 2001 whiler maintaining hisevening program. Air America filed for Chaptefr 11 bankruptcy protection last October beforwe Green purchased the network for areported $4.8 million. It has witnessef some high profile departures during that including comedian Al Franken who left to campaign fora U.S. Senatde seat in his home stateof Minnesota.

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