Capitalism Killed the Radio Star

"The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America's business. This past year has seen a `perfect storm' in the media industry generally," the company said in a statement on its Web site.

That, and no one listened and no one bought ads.

Oh, and the "big names" Al Franken and Rachel Maddow left for greener pastures. This gig doesn't pay a lot, you know.