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Posted on 03/03/2008 4:13:19 PM PST by Impeach98
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 3, 2008
CONTACT: Melanie Morgan at: Melanie@MelanieMorgan.com
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Renowned radio personality and national conservative leader, Melanie Morgan, delivered her final broadcast on talk radio powerhouse KSFO 560 AM today – Monday, March 3, 2008.
The owner of KSFO radio, Citadel Broadcasting, decided not to renew Morgan’s contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board financial cost cutting.
Melanie Morgan has been a fixture on KSFO for the past 14 years, enjoying a run from 1994-2008 that far exceeded industry standards for longevity.
During that time, Morgan emerged as one of the nation’s most dynamic conservative activists, using the radio airwaves to motivate listeners who shared her passion to take action and fight for causes important to them.
Morgan’s on-air activism included an effort that removed the carcinogen MTBE from gasoline in California, launching of the historic Recall Gray Davis campaign that led to the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, and co-founding the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org).
“It has truly been an honor for me to work at KSFO for the past 14 years. What I loved most about my time at KSFO was that it allowed me to connect with listeners and take action to make real changes in the world,” said Melanie Morgan.
“We never had a one-way dialogue with our listeners, and we never believed that we had to resolve ourselves to accept the status quo. We got out of our chairs, left our homes and offices, and circulated petitions, rallied for our troops and met with government leaders.
“We did all this to make sure that we left an even better world for our children than the one we had inherited from generations before us,” Morgan said.
As part of her ongoing conservative activism, Morgan has traveled to the Middle East twice to interview U.S. Troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. Her broadcast efforts from Iraq resulted in her winning the Associated Press’s Mark Twain Journalism Award, and The Peninsula Press Club’s award for Best Interview or Talk Show.
“Meeting our troops who are on the frontlines of the war against terrorism stands as the most powerful experience in my broadcast career,” said Morgan.
Morgan’s career with ABC began in 1981 when she was a television reporter for KGO TV. In 1984, she became an on-air personality for KGO radio where she worked for six years before switching over to ABC-San Francisco sister-station, KSFO 560 AM, co-hosting the Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan show. In 2006, Citadel Broadcasting acquired the ABC Radio group. She has reported on the scene from the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon; the Mexico City earthquake; and the Tiananmen Square massacre in China.
Melanie Morgan says her focus in the days ahead remains unchanged: She will remain a conservative activist leader.
“My commitment and dedication to serve as a leader in the movement to support our military men and women continues to grow, and I am very proud to serve as Chairman of the pro-troop non-profit group, Move America Forward,” Morgan said.
Melanie Morgan is not compensated for her work with Move America Forward, a fact since the group was first launched in 2004.
Morgan will also continue her weekly column for the news website WorldNetDaily.com and will continue to serve as a television analyst on news programs on cable and broadcast television stations and networks.
“My passion and commitment to the troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world are foremost in my heart. While I will miss my good friends Lee Rodgers and Officer Vic, and our great producer Sheri Yee, I am excited to stay close to the conservative grassroots. And I’ll always lead with my chin out,” Morgan concluded.
There loss will be some other station’s big gain.
Citadel’s been axing like crazy nationwide, due to its ownership’s fiscal idiocy.
Does anyone have a reference to what’s up with Citadel Broadcasting? They seem to be doing massive overhauls at stations all over the country.
Awesome Melanie Morgan bump!
Doesn’t she do this every time her contract is up?
Don’t get me wrong, I love her to death but, jeeze, this negotiation strategy doesn’t put much faith in her listeners’ memory or intellignence.
Was quite surprised reading my MAF e-mail a few minutes ago. May our Lord grant clear direction to her path.
It's a very sad day for all of us who are dear friends of Melanie to see her take this hit.
The ratings on her morning show were great, but sadly the company that took over KSFO is in deep financial problems, and she's a casualty.
For 14 years she's used her radio microphone to change America for the better. We all really admire her as a leader and a tireless champion for conservatives and for supporters of our troops (sometimes not intersecting universes!!)
As someone who has been aware of the previous situations you speak of, no she doesn't.
They once were trying to force her off the air and took her off the airwaves and the backlash was so great that they recanted.
But this isn't about political differences (which I think motivated their last effort to dump her).
She's gone because the company (Citadel) that bought out ABC Radio is in a financial mess.
Fair enough. Hope she lands locally or gets syndicated from somewhere. We’ll take her in Modesto if she can make ends meet on $28k.
Is Citadel the same company that dumped Curtis and Kuby?
BAD mistake. Last time it seemed they wouldn’t renew her contract, the backlash was massive.
Her husband is general manager of KSFO and the liberal KGO. The stations are in the very liberal SF bay area. She went through a contract dispute a few years ago and was off the air for a few weeks. Eventually they settled. Since the station has been sold, this may be different this time around. She is a real fire brand and a die hard conservative. I will miss her.
She’s welcome to join the crew at KFYI here in Arizona! We could stand to replace the pre-Rush talk show host with someone who carries a consistent conservative message.
ba bye
and the same company that dropped Chris Core from WMAL.
IMO, this was a planned strategy to silence certain influential voices under the guise of ‘the bottom line’.
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