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Mopar151

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25. How many brazillion has Clear Channel lost on previous misadventures?

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 11:22 PM

Mar 2012

The concert business? Motorsports? They bought USHRA (IIRC)/Monster Jam (monster trucks) and IHRA (Drag racing), ended up selling both to Feld Entertainment, who also owns Ringling Bros.. IHRA was purchased from the Bader family, owners of the Norwalk, Oh. track. Bill Bader quit as head of IHRA, and his successor, Aaron Polburn screwed the pooch pretty well, including a tieup with Evan Knoll / Torco Race Fuel - who had his checkbook taken away by his family (Knoll Gas), amidst reports of an "old head injury", now under indictment for massive tax fraud involving tax rebates on non-highway gasoline.

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Struggling Clear Channel And Rush Limbaugh's $400 Million Payday [View all] Swede Mar 2012 OP

Couldn't happen to a nicer media group. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #1

I hope they all crash and burn Skittles Mar 2012 #2

I will always remember the hack job they movonne Mar 2012 #4

+1000 abelenkpe Mar 2012 #49

Premiere (Clear Channel) has five battles to fight at once titaniumsalute Mar 2012 #3

Local ads jbpdx Mar 2012 #5

I hope a bunch of people are still following up on this. Mariana Mar 2012 #19

Born in the same year as Rush. I pray to outlive him, and see him go down. Faygo Kid Mar 2012 #6

+99999999 the dude is rude and evil at the same time opihimoimoi Mar 2012 #12

Hawai'i Island is now a Rush-free zone! KamaAina Mar 2012 #44

Heya Kama, opihimoimoi Mar 2012 #58

He's off KPUA in Hilo KamaAina Mar 2012 #60

I hardly use AM so I guess I miss the sucker... :o) opihimoimoi Mar 2012 #61

Not sure what year he was born Tumbulu Mar 2012 #27

400 Million - Who Knew Oxycontin Was So Expensive! cantbeserious Mar 2012 #7

They exaggerate by a factor of ten. caseymoz Mar 2012 #34

$40M/yr X 10 yrs = $400M Vincardog Mar 2012 #42

Yeah, if it's ten years, you're right. caseymoz Mar 2012 #45

My prediction, it will blow over USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #8

Unfortunately, you are 100% correct. jorno67 Mar 2012 #10

if it were just up to Rush/Premier/Clear Channel I might agree with you, ladywnch Mar 2012 #11

Arrogant, and angry. caseymoz Mar 2012 #38

He is on the air now. They are just not running ADDS. He is shoving his foot in his mouth as we type Vincardog Mar 2012 #43

first of all, thanks for taking one for the team in listening to that blowhard for the rest of us... ladywnch Mar 2012 #53

Not this time Aerows Mar 2012 #18

I see one of two things happening... tex-wyo-dem Mar 2012 #26

I doubt it. There's a reason why he's on AM radio. caseymoz Mar 2012 #35

Would any satellite radio subcribers here drop it if they picked up Oxyrush? pstokely Mar 2012 #56

I didn't think Beck would go down either Major Nikon Mar 2012 #29

Maybe, but this time is playing out differently from previous flaps JHB Mar 2012 #31

They just use Oxyrush on as a loss leader pstokely Mar 2012 #33

Same conclusion, completely different reasoning (if not agendas).... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #40

Skepticism and despair are appropriate. caseymoz Mar 2012 #41

Sometimes what one thinks is skepticism and despair... 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #57

Clearly, they need a tax cut! ThoughtCriminal Mar 2012 #9

More job losses brought to you by the GOP,,, benld74 Mar 2012 #13

$400 million!? Seriously? For what peroid of time? NCcoast Mar 2012 #14

That's off by factor of ten. caseymoz Mar 2012 #36

That's more in line with what I heard NCcoast Mar 2012 #47

Such good news doesn't happen very often. Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #15

Planning Ru$h Action Strategy Chipster Mar 2012 #16

Rush is going down Aerows Mar 2012 #17

He insulted conservative women, too. caseymoz Mar 2012 #37

I've been waiting for Clear Channel to go under ever since they switched KLOL's format sadbear Mar 2012 #20

Crash and burn right wing capitalist bastards! workinclasszero Mar 2012 #21

+1000 Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #24

Waaaah progressoid Mar 2012 #22

Flush Rush unionworks Mar 2012 #23

How many brazillion has Clear Channel lost on previous misadventures? Mopar151 Mar 2012 #25

Hey Rush! PearliePoo2 Mar 2012 #28

OH PLEASE... AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #30

Karma Atman Mar 2012 #32

Good. Matariki Mar 2012 #39

Sagging under the weight of... Blue Owl Mar 2012 #46

I think the President calling and apoligizing to the young lady made a HUGE impression. patricia92243 Mar 2012 #48

Where would Oxyrush be without Clinton? pstokely Mar 2012 #55

RUSHing to the Exits... Hubert Flottz Mar 2012 #50

I am hoping the wounds he has sustained is of the terminal stage, err, make that Fatal.... opihimoimoi Mar 2012 #59

ENOUGH BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #51

Could it be these companies are struggling because they pay one person way more than they're worth? Initech Mar 2012 #52

They'll lay off thousands to pay his salary pstokely Mar 2012 #54