| # | Name | Comments |
|---|
| 1 | John Graziano | Petition author and loyal Sam Seder listener. |
| 2 | Nikki Stone | Sam Sedar is a truly intelligent man. Lionel is no better than most of the talking heads on Fox or CNN. |
| 3 | Anonymous | Sam Seder is one of the best personalities on the radio. Bring him back! |
| 4 | William L. Kaufman | FREE SAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 5 | Marc Smith | I miss Sam. I like Sam. Replacing Sam Sedar with an inferior product is stupid as hell. I liked his grassroots connections. |
| 6 | Linda Randolph | Please give Sam a daily forum. I don't even care what time of day or evening, just please bring back the good information to AAR.
From a two-year, 35 week or so premium member of AAR. |
| 7 | Linda Findley | I HATE the XM satellite Air America weekday line up ----- until Randi comes on, I cannot listen.
Lione whoever he is is horrible, Schultz sounds spookily like Rush -- neither has very many substantive guests like Randi does or Al used to.
Sam Seder was great - so sad to see him go.
Please bring him back -- could you get Thom Hartmann, too??? |
| 8 | Vicki Coffman | I buy XM radio for no reason except to get Air America, and I am becoming sick and tired of the crap I am getting for my money. I would like some real progressives during drive time, and all other times, please. |
| 9 | WillyT | Sam Seder's show was the best on AAR. You should have given him Franken's spot when Al left, and you would have seen ratings go through the roof.
Lionel??? pfft...
Bring Sam back to weekdays before you do any further damage. |
| 10 | Mack Bailey | I actually listened to Sam Seder. I go out of my way NOT to listen to Lionel. |
| 11 | Anonymous | I miss Sam Seder and cannot listen to the replacement.
3 hours of Sam a week are not nearly enough!
Some of your new programs are OK but you lost your best and Lionel cannot be listened to. |
| 12 | Anonymous | Bring Sam back |
| 13 | Susan Habegger | Lionel is a horrible radio talk host. I cannot understand why you hired him. Instead of listeing to the Lionel Show on the AAR web stream, I listen to Thom Hartmann on the Chicago AAR affiliate web stream (can't get a good signal on the radio for Chjicago affiliate so I have to listen on the web stream). But, I WOULD listen to AAR's web stream if you brough back Sam's weekday show. |
| 14 | Jim Kane | Big mistake taking Seder off the air!!! |
| 15 | Anonymous | Bill Donahue IS the last straw.
It would be like Rush Limbaugh inviting the head of PETA on his show.
If Lionel and AAR don't realize how much of a hateful person Donahue is, they don't belong in the progressive radio business.
Restore Sam. |
| 16 | Paula Piazza | If I wanted to be insulted, I'd listen to Limbaugh. |
| 17 | F. P. | I will no longer listen to Lionel. Please give the mike back to Sam, so he can continue sharing his deep insight, as he does so well. |
| 18 | Larry Dunn | I couldn't agree more. Our local outlet (AM 760 in Denver, CO) plays Sam for 1 hour on Sundays, reminding me how much I miss his show. I have been a big fan of Air America's shows from the beginning - with the one exception of the pretentious, annoying Mr. LeBron. I remember him from a previous defunct station - and often would just turn him off when I realized I had no idea what point he was making - other than he's in love with his annoying voice. A host who gives himself a fake name should be a clue. Even Madonna is more relevant. |
| 19 | Mary Ann Neill | |
| 20 | Anonymous | Seder and Marc Maron TOGETHER in Lionel's slot. THAT would be brilliant! |
| 21 | Anne Philiben | Besides being a lousy host, Lionel has a terribly irritating voice. I want Sam back |
| 22 | Doug Adams | Since the management change at Air America there has been a NOTICABLE decline in true progessive on air talent the Lionel show is an example. Please remove the boaring Lionel show and replace it with the always exicting Sam Seeder show! |
| 23 | Kenneth H, Fairfield | In addition, please note that Air America was conceived as an alternative to the right-wing media noise machine, not as an imitation of it. There is absolutely no rational argument for having a host on AA that echoes the right-wing talking points, does not do diligent research on his topics and guests, and who appears to disdain AA listeners...who are also AA callers. |
| 24 | Kim Lerner | now! |
| 25 | Gary Brownlee | I could not agree more. I will not listen to the Lionel show. Seder was my favorite AAR host. He's smart, passionate, well-informed, entertaining and very respectful of his audience. |
| 26 | Anonymous | |
| 27 | Grant Levy | I said the same thing the very first day I heard Lionel replace Sam Sedar. Sam comes across as so much better read and educated that Lionel. Sam belongs front and center with the other top Air America personalities, Randi Rhodes and Rachel Maddow. Lional sounds more like he belongs in a mid-market morning drive-time FM slot. Please bring back Sam to his rightful place in the morning on Air America weekdays. |
| 28 | David Lewis | I can't stand Lionel. He is unbearable to listen to at any time. Dump him and bring back Sam Seder! |
| 29 | Jane Fish | I miss Sam so very much.
I podcasted him every day, and listened to every minute.
Lionel gives me lots of free time, because I don't listen to him.
I like your new weekend shows and the extra hour of Ring of Fire, but Sam brought real vitality to the weekdays - - something that is sorely missing now in the mornings.
Three hours a week isn't enough. Please bring Sam Back!
JaneAustin |
| 30 | Bonnie Coppens | When Sam went off the weekday program,
my listening also stopped |
| 31 | Anonymous | |
| 32 | Clarke Sager | Wouldn't this work better if we petitioned AAR to NOT bring Sam back? I mean, this IS Mark Green we're talking about. |
| 33 | Gayle Miller | I believe Mark and Richard Green are sincere in their dreams/hopes for Air America, but my God, what a mistake hiring Lionel was. We'll stick with you even so, if, unlike Bush and those on the RW, you admit Lionel was a horrendous mistake and bring back Sam Seder-- promote him and you'll see his talent will be appreciated in return with listeners, advertisers, and ratings. |
| 34 | Jeanette Brown | |
| 35 | tonya snyder | Sam Seder is one of the most informative, and entertaining hosts on talk radio, and deserves to be heard, at least, five days a week. |
| 36 | Marc Zachman | |
| 37 | Anonymous | |
| 38 | Anonymous | You're really messing up a potentially good thing due to lousy programming. Sam Seder is an opportunity you're missing. |
| 39 | Fernando | |
| 40 | Cynthia Caldwell | Sam Seder is much more credible and interesting to listen to. I miss him. |
| 41 | Brian K | The Sam Seder show is one of the main reasons I got hooked on Air America radio.
Just having him on Sundays is a joke, he is one of the smartest guys out there and has the potential to be "huge" and reach many listeners. |
| 42 | Robert Wise | Sam Seder engages the world in an inspiring way. Lionel seems like a megalomaniac. |
| 43 | RickB | My premium subs seem poor value, I only pay to podcast Rachel Maddow now. WIthout weekday Sam Seder, renewal of the subscription is a hard case to make for me. |
| 44 | Martha Koester | Really dumb move to replace one of your best with one of your worst. |
| 45 | Judith Sklar | Bring back our true progressive radio by restoring Sam Seder's former show on Air America! |
| 46 | Anonymous | |
| 47 | Steve Richardson | I tried listening to Lionel but can' t take any more. Bring back Sam! |
| 48 | Linda Leonard | CAN ANYONE GUESS HOW MANY COLUMN INCHES OF NEWSPRINT THE L.A . TIMES DEVOTED TO ANY OF THE ONGOING CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS IN TODAY”S SATURDAY PAPER? Either the ROVE inquiries, the Gonzalez U.S. Attorneys scandal, LORITA DOAN violation of the Hatch Act? ANYONE CARE TO GUESS?
ZERO.
NOT A SINGLE STORY in the nation’s second largest paper about ANY of the Congressional investigations ongoing. |
| 49 | Anonymous | We have not turned on our XM radio for ages now until Randi comes on. We get Ed Schultz instead of Thom Hartmann on XM,
Tried to listen to Lionel but just can't.
Sam Seder has been one of the best at AAR, and he has been treated very badly. Give him a daily show. |
| 50 | Bill Simpson | Sam was my favorite host. I'd love to be able to listen to him again. |