Former Air America host Randi Rhodes who was fired after making profane comments about Hillary Clinton has been signed by Premiere Radio Networks.

From the Wall Street Journal

Randi Rhodes, the liberal talk-radio host perhaps best known for her stint on the Air America radio network, is joining Clear Channel Inc.’s Premiere Radio Networks, home to Rush Limbaugh and many of the nation’s most conservative voices.

Viewed as one of the most popular hosts on the Air America Network, which is now under new ownership and management after a 2006 bankruptcy filing, Ms. Rhodes left the network last year amid a controversy over profane comments she made about politician Hillary Clinton at an off-air event. She later joined Nova M Radio Inc., but left because of a contract dispute.

“For Premiere to step up in this economy and take this show says a lot about Randi,” said Robert Gaulin, Ms. Rhodes’ lawyer, who called Premiere “the home of the Rushbo.”

“It’s all about getting audience we don’t have,” said Charlie Rahilly, president and chief executive of Premiere, who commented that Ms. Rhodes was very successful in drawing listeners in past stints on Clear Channel stations.

With a change in ownership last year and now that we are in the age of Obama this is more of a move on Premiere’s part to hedge their bets to see if a liberal talker will help increase their cash flow rather than a change in direction.

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