randi rhodes

Randi Rhodes (born Randi Buten on January 28, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American progressive talk radio personality, formerly featured on Air America Radio and currently featured on Nova M Radio. Her eponymous program, The Randi Rhodes Show, airs live Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time.

After hosting her show on the network for four years, on April 9, 2008, Air America Radio CEO Charlie Kireker issued a press release stating that Rhodes was leaving the network. On April 10, 2008, Nova M Radio announced Rhodes would join its radio network, and on April 14, 2008 The Randi Rhodes Show returned to the airwaves from her old studios at WJNO (Clear Channel), West Palm Beach.[1] However, Rhodes has not been heard on her show since early February of 2009, and it has been suggested that she and Nova M Radio have also parted company. A statement from one of the network's owners appeared on their official website, but offered no explanation, claiming terms of Rhodes' contract. Additionally, her website is once again inaccessible As of February 16, 2009. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Military experience 3 Radio career 3.1 Early work 3.2 Air America Radio 3.2.1 Departure from Air America 3.3 Nova M Radio 4 Journalistic standards 5 Comedic style 6 Family 7 Injury 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links 10.1 Press //

Early life

Rhodes was brought up in a Jewish household, but does not discuss her religious views publicly. Her father Norman was a mechanical engineer and World War II veteran and her mother Loretta worked in a dress shop. She had one sister, Ellen, who died of breast cancer. Her sister had a daughter, Jessica, whom Rhodes and her husband Jim raised.

Rhodes grew up in the Brooklyn and Queens boroughs of New York, but her parents divorced when she was 15, and she and her father moved to Marina Del Rey, California. Her married name is Randi Robertson; Rhodes is a stage name chosen to honor Ozzy Osbourne's guitar player Randy Rhoads, whom Rhodes describes as "a consummate professional ... but he always practiced. I mean, he practiced eight hours a day. He lived to be the best."[2]

Military experience

Rhodes enlisted in the United States Air Force and worked stateside at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey as an aircraft mechanic, achieving the rank of Airman First Class. She served two years in the Air Force and one year in the reserves. Rhodes went through basic training in Lackland, Texas. From there she went to Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls and was being trained as a flight engineer. First she would become an aircraft mechanic. After she transferred to what would be her permanent station in New Jersey she decided to leave the Air Force, went Palace Chase and was honorably discharged after three years service (two active duty and one reserve) at the age of 21.[2]

Radio career

Early work

Rhodes' radio career began in Seminole,