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After more than 15 years of slime, race-baiting, misogeny and shameless self-promotion, Michael Savage is off the air in his hometown market, San Francisco. KNEW announced his departure on its Web site, with an unsigned note from a guy who looks like he's in management, or a character from the Sopranos. "Here's your no-spin direct answer; we have decided to go in a different philosophical and ideological direction, featuring more contemporary content and more local information. The Savage Nation does not fit into that vision." Let's read between the lines. It's not hard. Savage was expensive. Clear Channel, the owner,...

I am just a couple of days away from launching a brand spankin' new syndicated radio show for the Washington Times called "America's Morning News" hosted by myself and the award-winning journalist and WashTimes "Inside the Beltway" columnist John McCaslin.

My local station KSFO has not reported on the tea party 1 hour and 40 minutes into the broadcast.  At least not that I heard.I drive about an hour beginning at 6:00am every morning and I usually listen to KSFO on the road.  You would think that something this important, on which they have reported for the last week, even having a past host one yesterday to discuss that they would talk about.Well, I heard a blip at the beginning of the show and after that Nada, Zip, Nothing.  In fact, they began the 7:00am hour talking about Obama and...

KSFO's "hot talk" radio morning radio hosts have been in hot water before for comments about the Muslim religion -- and this week, Bay Area broadcaster Brian Sussman appears to be at it again. This week's Monday 7-8 a.m. hour on the KSFO Morning Show was a real eyebrow-raiser, in which Sussman and his radio sidekick, Officer Vic, launched into a slapstick routine on Islam and its tenets. "Islamic finance is about living within your means and helping the needy -- unless they're Jews,'' he laughed. "The great honor qualities of that old time religion: honor killings, female circumcision, not...

I just woke up.

Dear <REMOVED>: As a KSFO Insider, we want you to be the first to know about our exciting new programming lineup. The Bay Area's Best Talk Station is about to get even better with a new weekday line up for 2009. Beginning Monday, January 5, KSFO 560am will debut a new on-air lineup and welcome America's favorite broadcaster, Paul Harvey, and former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, to our airwaves. The new lineup is: Lee Rodgers, Weekdays from 5am - 9amRush Limbaugh, Weekdays from 9am - NoonSean Hannity, Weekdays from Noon - 3pmMark Levin, Weekdays from 3pm...

Melanie Morgan, conservative radio jock, axed Melanie Morgan - the conservative San Francisco talk show host who helped start the recall of Gov. Gray Davis and called for the execution of New York Times editor Bill Keller - has been let go by KSFO-AM. Morgan, 51, the daughter of an ACLU attorney in Missouri, and a mainstream TV and radio reporter in the Bay Area before becoming a conservative pundit, has achieved national name recognition - both laudatory and dubious - for her activist crusades and incendiary comments. But at 9:05 a.m. Monday, after completing the highly rated morning talk...

Melanie Morgan off KSFO airwaves © 2008 WorldNetDaily Melanie Morgan (courtesy San Francisco Chronicle) WND exclusive columnist Melanie Morgan, renowned radio personality, national conservative leader and co-author with Catherine Moy of "American Mourning, A Story of Two Families," has announced her departure from talk radio powerhouse KSFO 560 AM. Citadel Broadcasting, which owns KSFO, decided not to renew Morgan's contract as part of the company's announced across-the-board cost-cutting, and her last broadcast on the station was today. "It has truly been an honor for me to work at KSFO for the past 14 years. What I loved most about my...

Goodbye and thank you, Melanie Morgan We are sorry to report that Melanie Morgan is no longer with KSFO 560am. KSFO was unable to renew Melanie’s contract because of across-the-board budget cuts mandated by our parent company, Citadel Broadcasting. Other employees have been impacted as well. Melanie has been a valued member of the KSFO staff since its inception of the “HotTalk” format in 1994. Previously, she worked for KSFO’s sister-station, KGO, as a reporter since 1983. She has reported on the scene from the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon; the Mexico City earthquake; and the Tiananmen Square massacre...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 3, 2008 CONTACT: Melanie Morgan at: Melanie@MelanieMorgan.com Conservative Melanie MorganCut from KSFO Radio * Vows to Continue Her Role as Conservative Activist * (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...

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...

Melanie Morgan uses her weekly column this week to offer a passionate endorsement for Fred Thompson for President, urging voters in South Carolina to propel Thompson's campaign forward. The complete conservative for president Tomorrow, voters in South Carolina will have the chance to roil the political waters in the Republican presidential primary campaign by voting for former Sen. Fred Thompson for president. For the sake of this nation, I'm hoping that on Saturday the people of the Palmetto State punch the ballot for Thompson (no hanging chads, please). Folks, it comes down to this basic premise: The former Tennessee senator...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 20,2007 MELANIE MORGAN OF KSFO 560 AM TO FILL-IN FOR MARK LEVIN’S NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM Wednesday, November 21st – 8pm-10pm PST SAN FRANCISCO – Melanie Morgan, co-host of The Lee Rogers and Melanie Morgan Program on KSFO 560 AM, will be the guest host for the Nationally Syndicated Mark Levin Show on Wednesday, November 21st. The Mark Levin Show can be heard on KSFO 560am from 8-10pm, Mondays through Fridays. Melanie Morgan started her broadcasting career at the age of 16, working at her college radio station, KCLC FM, in St. Charles, Missouri. Shortly thereafter,...

Silencing conservatives on the airwaves A final thought for this week is a personal one. I've been the target, as have a number of other conservative talk-radio hosts, of an effort by liberal bloggers to get me fired for engaging in what these far-left activists are calling "hate speech." The move by liberal activists to silence conservative radio hosts comes after the failure of the left-wing Air America radio network. Given that liberalism couldn't compete and win in the marketplace of ideas, liberals now want to silence conservative radio hosts. One anonymous online blogger compiled audio clips edited to make...

*Please read and see the Action Item about how your help is needed below… A smear campaign by liberal bloggers is currently underway to silence the conservative opinions offered by myself and other conservative talk radio hosts at one of the highest-rated conservative talk radio stations in the nation. (KSFO 560 AM). It began when one liberal blogger tried to get us fired. When that didn’t work he began an anonymous campaign to intimidate advertisers to not support “hate speech.” Now liberal bloggers are calling for our firing. They are also pushing for implication of the Fairness Doctrine to force...

Owner of conservative radio station KSFO demands liberal critic quit using audio clips - A series of events involving a local liberal blogger, a San Francisco conservative radio station and the reaction of two of the larger corporate advertisers in the country -- Bank of America and MasterCard -- is revealing how slippery freedom of speech has become in the digital age. The tale of Spocko, a self-described "fifth-tier" blogger who lives in San Francisco, exemplifies how one person with a computer and an Internet hookup can challenge the views of a major media corporation -- and what a media...

LIBERAL BLOGGERS TRYING TO KNOCK MELANIE MORGAN OFF THE AIR For the past several days, liberal bloggers have been engineering a "Blogswarm." They are getting hundreds of liberal bloggers to participate in a drill where they are getting advertisers to pull advertising off of conservative radio station KSFO. Mike Stark, who harrassed Senator George Allen during Campaign 2006 is involved in leading the effort. The charge by the liberal bloggers? That KSFO talkers including pro-troop leader Melanie Morgan engage in "Hate Speech." They're deliberately distorting comments by Morgan (she responded to comments by liberals who targeted the Republicans for defeat...

OMG, did anyone else catch the look that Melanie Morgan shot Alan Colmes at the end of her segment on H&C about the Dirtbag Cindy Sheehan. Alan will probably need to put some salve on the wounds her eyes must have burned into his skin. <3 Melanie!!!

Fanning the Flames Melanie Morgan's swing from liberal to right-wing radio shouter may not have happened overnight, but it's permanent -- and profitable Morgan at the mike from which she led the charge to recall Gov. Davis and rails against Spare the Air Day in the KSFO studios. Chronicle photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez lighter side of Morgan: playing with Rufus, a golden retriever/chow mix from the SFSPCA as Tracy Pore tells listeners that he's up for adoption. Chronicle photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez Joe Garofoli Sunday, October 8, 2006 In the predawn darkness shortly after 5 a.m., Melanie...

Mourning in America Kathleen Antrim, The Examiner Oct 5, 2006 5:00 AM (7 hrs ago) Current rank: # 25 of 5,546 articles SAN FRANCISCO - Rarely does a book come along that touches the very essence of American culture. Even more rare is the book that does so while in the midst of that specific cultural phenomenon, as most are historical accounts of times past. “American Mourning” written by Catherine Moy and Melanie Morgan is such a book. The REAL Story Finally Told About Cindy Sheehan - CLICK HERE A personal story of two young men who worked, fought...

.....Separating the men from the boysPosted: August 25, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern It was a shocking moment for me, and it took a few seconds for me to be sure I had heard him correctly. Had MSNBC's Tucker Carlson really belittled the argument that Islamic terrorists posed a growing threat to Western civilization as being "reprehensibly dumb"? I was on Carlson's bottom-ranked cable news show, and the once bow-tied anchor was lecturing me that my justifications for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq was nothing more than "administration talking points." It was yet another in an incalculably...

HEARD ON MELANIE MORGAN ANOTHER New York Times columnist disses Melanie! - July 9, 2006 NY Times columnist condemns Melanie - July 4, 2006. Transcript of Melanie's appearance on "Hardball" - from June 26, 2006. LIBERALS GO CRAZY OVER NY TIMES COMMENTS - Blogger upset with Melanie Morgan...read their "outrage".

The Third Annual Sonoma County Support the Troops Rally will be held at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa, California on Saturday, June 24th, 2006, from 10am - 2pm. Our Third Annual Sonoma County Support the Troops Rally in Santa Rosa, California, will be even bigger and more exciting than last year's rally! We'll have special speakers such as KSFO’s Melanie Morgan and Brigadier General Joseph Schroedel, live musical entertainment from local bands, and the return of the "jumphouse" for the kids! Other speakers will include Col. Louis “Pete” Peterka; Lt. Col. Steve Countouriotis; Deborah K. Johns, spokeswoman for Move...

Melanie Morgan (KSFO) has organized a rally outside of Lowell High School in San Francisco for tomorrow (4/7) at 9:45am. It's to protest Cindy Sheehan's appearance and school officials' refusal to provide an alternate point of view. A Gold Star father will be there and patriotic locals are needed to come show their support! Stay tuned to KSFO's morning show tomorrow for more details. A friend's directions: Lowell High School is at 1101 Eucalyptus in the Sunset District. It is very close to Stonestown and is located between 19th Ave and Lake Merced on Eucalyptus. If you drive, I suggest...

The past few weeks the news media has been fixated on discussions of efforts by Democrats to either impeach or censure President Bush. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., has made the push to censure President Bush for the administration's wiretapping of suspected terrorists. Meanwhile a group of activist liberals has launched ImpeachPAC, which is raising money to support congressional candidates who favor impeachment proceedings against Bush for taking the fight to the terrorists in Iraq. I have a better idea, how about censuring a president who has increasingly led an effort to undermine American foreign policy and who has embraced terrorist...

My book was the first to make the claim that Russia was involved in moving Iraq's WMDs to Syria. After all the nay saying and criticizing I received for it, testimony at the Summit confirmed that this was true... The plan was drawn up after the Soviet Union decided to use its rogue state allies, specifically Libya and Iraq, to sponsor terrorism. The Soviets would help them make WMD in return, believing that would prevent Western retaliation. The head of the KGB, Yuri Andropov, told Pacepa that Russian advisors ran these countries intelligence services. Primakov was the central figure in...

..... Posted: February 24, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com The Bush administration is once again caught in the middle of a media frenzy, and ironically it seeks to find a safe port in the stormy controversy surrounding the handover of American ports to a nation that is a hotbed for terrorism. As my grandmother used to tell me: "Don't invite trouble and trouble won't invite you." And, oh, does the president have his hands full of trouble right now. It's been a news story you can't ignore: Six of America's ports are scheduled to be handed over...

Into elective office, is talk radio really an effective stepping stone? With a number of others diving head-first into Congressional campaigns this year, probable 2008 Minnesota US Senate candidate Al Franken apparently isn't the only one with ties to the medium. In addition, several have at least indirect connections with liberal radio network Air America. And at the center of their fledgling 2006 candidacies, some are fighting off talk radio-related controversies. While relatively little attention has so far been paid to these hopefuls, that should change as political silly season shortly kicks off. A scorecard: ........................snip................

.....Will Air America's chicanery pay off?--------------------------------------------------------Posted: February 17, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Is it a dirty scam to elect Democrats to office using inappropriate means, or an innocent effort to discuss progressive viewpoints over the radio? You be the judge. Featured on the website for the liberal radio network Air America Radio is an effort called "Fighting Dems" that targets Republican candidates for office. The idea of openly campaigning for Democrats is the raison d'etre of Air America Radio, which on a daily basis carries the water of Democrat politicians and liberal political causes alike. What really...

..... Never give in, never give up Posted: January 20, 2006 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com The news out of Pakistan this week should come as a shot in the arm to Americans: the Bush administration continues to push forward in the war against terrorism on all fronts. After reportedly receiving a tip that al-Qaida's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, would be visiting a small Pakistani village, the U.S. military swung into action, firing missiles from an unmanned Predator drone aircraft at a terrorist compound in the village. At this time, intelligence analysts do not believe al-Zawahiri was hit. However,...

How a lesbian, liberal Democrat turned Tookie's lights out Posted: December 16, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com It was a little after midnight as scores of pro-gang activists gathered in a vigil to honor their hero "Tookie" Williams. I was at this media group-grope at San Quentin prison. As reporters interviewed reporters, I stood watching and waiting for the inevitable nuttiness I knew was going to follow. Aware of the growing passion amongst those in the pro-Crips contingent, I decided to leave before any unruly mobs could materialize with their threats to run down anyone who didn't...

Is talk radio really just an entertainment medium, or do listeners expect bona fide activism from air personalities? In the past, I'd always believed it was about appealing to a segment of the radio audience and primarily reflecting that group's political viewpoints. It's now clear, however, that faced with an increasing number of new media choices, talk radio listeners want quite a lot more. Simply being entertaining, timely and compelling isn't enough: led by the blogosphere, there's a sense that if the Internet can hold Dan Rather accountable, why can't talk radio? Blogs have raised the bar and hosts are...

While we gear up for our next major pieces, here's a roundup of the latest fodder: --- Did Al Franken really mock a disabled Vietnam Vet during a recent Asheville radio interview? BoreAmerica has the details, we'd like to hear the audio of this interview, if the host could please make it available. BoreAmerica also believes Janeane Garofalo has a promising future doing public service announcements, especially for booster seats. --- Lots of tension at ABC Radio, as worried staffers ponder who will be taking over some of America's largest talk radio stations (KGO, KSFO, WLS, WBAP, WABC, WMAL and...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU NOV 10, 2005 10:33:08 ET XXXXX ABC NEARS SALE OF RADIO NETWORK, STATIONS; FINAL BIDS DUE THIS WEEK **Exclusive** DISNEYABC CEO Robert Iger is prepared to sign off on the sale of the network's ABC radio network and ABC radio stations, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. Negotiations between DISNEY and three major suitors have intensified in recent weeks; contenders were asked by bankers representing ABC to meet via phone to discuss their final questions. Final bids are due this week, a top source says, with DISNEY then having a 15 day window to accept...

Rush Limbaugh has a penchant for putting his finger on the driving forces and central themes in contemporary American politics. And once again he's nailed it. I'm speaking of Mr. Limbaugh's repeated assertions of late that the Democrat Party has suffered a series of setbacks because they simply lack positive ideas on how to improve the lives of Americans. Instead, the Democrats have become the anti-party – being against anything proposed or advanced by President Bush or any other Republican politicians. It doesn't matter whether the dateline is Washington, D.C., or rural America – the party of Roosevelt and Kennedy...

COMING TOMORROWMelanie Morgan joins WND lineup San Fran talk host, pro-troops advocate to pen weekly column © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Melanie Morgan Melanie Morgan, talk-radio host and the voice behind pro-troops organization Move America Forward, begins writing an exclusive column for WorldNetDaily tomorrow. Morgan is the co-host of the "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show" on KSFO 560 AM in San Francisco and chairwoman of the conservative nonprofit group Move America Forward. As part of her leadership of the pro-troops organization, Morgan helped organize the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" campaign, which mobilized the largest counter effort to Cindy Sheehan,...

MEDIA MATTERSPro-troops talk-show host back on air Melanie Morgan had been fired by ABC radio station --------------------- Posted: October 4, 2005 1:00 p.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Melanie Morgan, a popular talk-show host in San Francisco who was fired by the ABC radio station where she worked, was back on the air this morning. As WorldNetDaily reported, Morgan, half the morning duo of the "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show" on KSFO 560 AM, was told Thursday that Friday would be her last day on the job. "This turn of events has been quite shocking – especially given the...

As you know, last week ABC executives removed me from the airwaves of KSFO 560 AM and the "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show". I was deeply disappointed that despite the fact that our show was one of the highest rated morning programs in the Bay Area (one of the largest radio markets in the nation) that these ABC executives would act in such a manner. I cannot help but think they decided to punish me for my continued conservative activism. ABC also owns a liberal radio news/talk station in the San Francisco market and I find it hard to...

Sackings are becoming routine at ABC Radio, where conservative morning show host Melanie Morgan has been yanked from San Francisco's KSFO-AM without warning. What happened? In a statement to Move America Forward supporters, an activist organization she heads, Morgan said she was unexpectedly asked to return her door access card Friday. After contract renegotiations between station management and her agent hit an impasse late in the week, Disney/ABC suits simply pulled the plug and kicked her out of Mickey's Front Street Mouse Pad. As word leaked out late in the weekend, some (such as SactoDan, here) wondered if it was...

Just heard Melanie Morgan is leaving KSFO morning show, apparently due to differences with senior management of ABC Radio. Developing

Photo Gallery - Tuesday Tuesday morning started in Bakersfield bright and early on the air with Channel 29 Eyewitness News Daybreak. Afterward we met with supporters and media outside the studios of KERN 1410 AM. Then, it was on the air at KERN. The caravan then left Bakersfield for the trip to Los Angeles. The first stop was the studios of KFI 640 AM in Burbank. Burbank photos courtesy of MAF friend John Thompson. From Burbank the caravan drove on to join the Al Rantel Show at KABC 790 AM in Los Angeles, and then went on to meet...

KSFO talk radio host Melanie Morgan went to Iraq to conduct interviews and talk with the troops. San Francisco Chronicle had promised to run her written account but then refused to print it, probably because it did not match their liberal agenda. Her story needs to be read and the liberal print media is not the place to find it. Read an excerpt and link to her full story. http://conservative-thoughts.blog-city.com/

We finally broke away from Camp Victory, where 8,000 troops are stationed north of Baghdad. After asking repeatedly to go into Baghdad and away from relative safety, Central Command (CENTCOM) relented, and we were on our way. Thus began a trip to Iraq sponsored by Move America Forward to tell the story of war on terrorism directly from the men and women serving in our armed forces. With five other talk show hosts, we were determined to get the truth out without the normal liberal bias that seems to cloud coverage by the mainstream media. CENTCOM clearance to move into...

Woo-hoo! Photos of the Move America Forward's "You Don't Speak For Me, Cindy!" Caravan from today! Monday morning saw the Move America Forward crew starting out at KSFO's studios in San Francisco, California where Deborah Johns joined Melanie Morgan on the air. From there the caravan headed off to Vacaville, California to meet with the local newspaper, the Vacaville Reporter. The morning ended with the caravan heading for Sacramento, California, and the afternoon began on the air at KFBK in Sacramento with Deborah Johns joining KFBK's Mark Williams on the air. From there the caravan pointed south on its way...

<p>Move America Forward will be conducting the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” caravan beginning next week. It will feature military family members who have loved ones serving in the war against terrorism in Iraq or Afghanistan. The delegation will be led by Deborah Johns of Marine Moms. (Her son has served in Operation Iraqi Freedom).</p>

KSFO/San Francisco talk host Melanie Morgan's group Move America Forward is organizing a counterevent, to take on Cindy Sheehan's Crawford circus, that has Rhodes so excited: Next week Move America Forward will be leading a caravan to Crawford, Texas - to present an alternative voice to that of Cindy Sheehan, who has become the heroine of the "Blame America First" crowd. The Move America Forward's caravan (the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" tour) will consist of family members who have loved ones fighting in the war against terrorism - stationed in either Iraq or Afghanistan. The truth is that...

Looks like liberals weren't done attacking talk radio's field trip to Iraq, after all. Nor did the Radio Equalizer's piece on the subject go unnoticed, either, becoming fodder for the Huffington Post's Michelle Pilecki: "Since this was also a morale-boosting trip giving regular servicemembers cookies, coffee, and a chance to talk on the radio, I wouldn't have any problem with it if it weren't that the rhetoric of so many trip-supporters was as heated as Iraq in July."

Move America Forward's radio talk show host expedition to Iraq must so far be a stunning disappointment for liberals. Where's the blatant propaganda? The partisan "non-reality" of events there, as we were warned for days would occur? As it turns out, the visit by American talk hosts seems more a morale booster, Bob Hope-style, than a sinister "radical right" plot....

Latest from Iraq - from Melanie Morgan's website at KSFO I spoke with Melanie this morning and she asked me to forward a few pictures of what we are doing here in Iraq. The 184 IN is part of the California National Guard and we are assigned to the 4 BCT (Brigade Combat Team) 3rd Infantry Division. We are currently stationed at FOB Falcon in the Southern part of Baghdad. I realize that the media tends to focus solely on the IEDs the firefights etc because that is what sells. The reality is that for every contact we have with...

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005Voices of Soldiers Tour Arrives In Iraq Move America Forward FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 12, 2005 CONTACT:  Mark Washburn at (916) 441-6197 We’ve Arrived In Iraq Delegation of Talk Radio Hosts fromAround the Nation Arrive in Iraqfor “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour (SACRAMENTO) – The “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour organized by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) and RighTalk Radio Network has arrived in Baghdad, Iraq. The delegation includes talk show hosts from around the country as well as the leadership of Move America Forward who will all file live reports on the situation in Iraq...