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910AM owner says he 'hates' politics, but plans to expand conservative format to FM radio
(Detroit Metro Times) Kevin Adell isn’t sorry, and he doesn’t care what you think of him.
The millionaire owner of 910AM Superstation pulled the plug on Black talk radio last month and replaced it with a lineup of conservative voices known for inciting outrage.
It was a business decision, he says.
“It has nothing to do with race,” Adell tells Metro Times. “I’m not a Republican. I don’t have one red tie in my closet. I don’t say the Pledge of Allegiance. I don’t have an American flag hanging at my house. But I realized there was money to be made. It’s all about the money.”
In a wide-ranging interview, Adell explained why he ended Black talk radio, emphasized that politics and voting bore him, and shared plans to bring the conservative platform to FM radio. ...........(more)
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/910am-owner-says-he-hates-politics-but-plans-to-expand-conservative-format-to-fm-radio-34109929
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40+ years of hate radio turned a bunch of privileged old white guys into raging bigots. The Republican Party has been courting the bigots & zealots for years & now the loons have climbed on board too.
on edit: Although we have our loons, too. 
