Here is a copy of a letter Melanie sent:
As you know, last week ABC executives removed me from the airwaves of KSFO 560 AM and the "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show". I was deeply disappointed that despite the fact that our show was one of the highest rated morning programs in the Bay Area (one of the largest radio markets in the nation) that these ABC executives would act in such a manner.
I cannot help but think they decided to punish me for my continued conservative activism. ABC also owns a liberal radio news/talk station in the San Francisco market and I find it hard to believe they would have treated their liberal hosts the same - especially if they had earned strong ratings.
I owe so many of you a "THANK YOU." The listening audience of KSFO immediately flooded the station when my removal was announced over the airwaves. Word spread across the Internet - including at FreeRepublic.com where many pro-troop conservatives discuss current events.
The outpouring of support forced ABC to reverse course and get me back on the airwaves tomorrow.
I urge you to read about what happened at the Radio Equalizer BLOG - you can also leave a message for Brian Maloney (who writes for the BLOG) there:
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2005/10/move-america-forward-head-loses.html
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SPECIAL APPRECIATION
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I would especially like to thank the many people who wrote to me or called me who live in Sacramento and the surrounding northern California area (the foothills, Elk Grove, Lodi, Stockton, Modesto, etc...) .
We've enjoyed a strong following from this area - even though our signal is not so strong in Sacramento at the 560 AM frequency until about 7:10 AM each morning. The Sacto-contingent of Move America Forward remains one of our strongest bases of support and I appreciate you all so much.
Your kind words will mean more than you will ever know!
Here's what irritates me about all of this...
NBC can stage fake explosions to hurt an automaker. Dan Rather can use forged documents to undermine a sitting Republican President. Newsweek reported bogus accounts of a Koran being flushed down a toilet at the GITMO terrorist prison (that resulted in riots that killed people).
Those are the standards that the old-line media defend. The standards I defend are truth, justice and liberty.
This has been painful - and what was more painful was the comments that a few people made that perhaps this was a publicity stunt.
It wasn't, and to read that kind of speculation just made it all the more difficult to endure.
But, this isn't a message about difficulties or hardships. This is a happy ending because you all spoke up. You made a difference - yet again.
And I want to thank you for that.
I will do just that tomorrow morning from 5:00 - 9:00 AM Pacific Time (8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Eastern). You can listen online at:
http://www.ksfo.com/article.asp?id=53139
And if you live in San Francisco, Sacramento or the surrounding areas - just tune your radio dial to 560 AM.
Thank you all again - now we have a lot of work to do to provide the support our troops need, to fight back against the anti-military propaganda, to tell the truth about the corruption and anti-Americanism at the United Nations, and to provide a positive alternative to the negativity of the "Blame America First" crowd.
And, we also need an alternative to the "do-nothing" conservative talk show hosts who never get off their lazy behinds to do anything but gripe.
An informed, educated and motivated public is the key to Move America Forward, and I am excited about working with you to continue the progress we've already made.
Warmest Regards,
Melanie Morgan
Chair, Move America Forward
http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org
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