Conservative talker Michael Savage is off the air after
winning an arbitration ruling in a dispute with the Talk Radio Network.
His attorney. Daniel Horowitz, indicates talks are already underway with a
new network to distribute the Savage Nation.
However, a posting on Savage’s website stated he “will not be heard on the radio
for some time.”
Talker’s magazine estimates the Savage Nation listenership at more than 8 million people listen to Savage’s show each week, placing him
behind only Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity in ratings.
AP sent an email to
Oregon-based Talk Radio Network which was not immediately returned. Savage’s
bio and name already have been removed from the company’s website.
Horowitz told the AP Savage has been fighting the network
for two years to get out a contract that was 10 years old. Horowitz said the
agreement lacked protections afforded to artists and entertainers under
California law, and tied Savage to Talk Radio Network indefinitely.
Savage spent more than $900,000 fighting his case but was
awarded more than $1 million in arbitration. The agreement also calls for
Savage to be able to obtain all archived tapes of his show.
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