Limbaugh-Topping Deal Goes to Unnamed Liberal Host

A consortium of progressive radio broadcasters, including Air America and NPR, today announced that a blockbuster eight-year, $500 million contract, topping Rush Limbaugh’s new deal with Clear Channel and Premiere Radio, has been negotiated with a liberal talk show host yet to be named.
“The era of conservative radio domination is over,” said an anonymous spokesman for the consortium, “Rush Limbaugh is the last of a dying breed and with Barack Obama in the White House, Americans are ready and eager for a new talk king, or queen, with a liberal perspective.”
The half-billion dollar deal, to be funded largely with taxpayer dollars from NPR and contributions from liberal donors through Air America and 527’s, is unprecedented in an industry where eight of the top ten talk hosts are conservatives.
“We have nailed down the signing bonus, the term of the contract and the annual amount,” said the spokesman. “All we need now is an entertaining, intellectually-challenging and politically-honest liberal host to whom millions of Americans will love to listen.”
Asked if the potential candidates had been winnowed yet to a “short list” the source said, “We have ruled out any liberal talkers whose ratings don’t register on the meter, which at this point is all of them. So we’re looking outside of the broadcasting industry, maybe someone like Jane Fonda or Sean Penn will show an interest”