why is a record label exec running a radio network (AAR)?

[pstokely]

[Eric J in MN]

1. Danny Goldberg has been demoted to vice chairman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Goldberg

[madfloridian]

2. I just saw an article that says he's leaving soon.

Looks like AAR and Democracy Radio are again combining forces.

[Eric J in MN]

3. What is Democracy Radio and what does it have to do with AAR?

NT

[madfloridian]

4. A couple of articles.

The first article is from last year and explains their connection. Tom Athans, one of the Democracy Radio founders, is CEO at AAR now. He is the one who gave Big Ed his start. I hear others from DR are coming on board, but it is very hard to find information. I will see if I can find the other articles I saw today. Here are two.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050523/vonhoffman

This one is from 2003, and tells of the founding of Democracy Radio. Not many names mentioned though.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0101-08.htm

I think we need to look to the funding, but it is going to be very hard. The liberal folks funding these things have said they are not going to be very forthcoming.

I will post more if I find it, but he who fundeth gets to decide programming.