‘Suspect’: Lawmakers ratchet up investigation into Soros radio station deal
Republican lawmakers on Monday ratcheted up the investigation into billionaire George Soros’ purchase of a wide swath of U.S. radio stations.
Soros is a major donor to Democratic and liberal causes whose purchase of American radio stations just before the election raised eyebrows and drew Congressional inquiry.
The deal began when the large radio company Audacy filed for bankruptcy. Via a complicated business deal, Soros gained control of the stations.
Philadelphia radio host resigns after admitting she used campaign’s questions in Biden interview
A Philadelphia radio station host has “mutually agreed to part ways” with her employer after she accepted prewritten questions from President Joe Biden’s campaign, according to WURD President Sara Lomax.
Host Andrea Lawful-Sanders’s actions stirred controversy as Biden faces accusations across the political spectrum of age-related problems and the White House has sought to cover it up with advanced planning and restricted interviews. The interview was Biden’s first following the debate on June 27.
Billionaire Soros to Become Biggest Stockholder in US Radio Company
Soros Fund Management is positioned to become the biggest shareholder of Audacy Inc. when the radio and podcast company emerges from bankruptcy.
The investment firm founded by billionaire George Soros has scooped up more than $400 million of Audacy’s highest-ranking debt, bankruptcy court filings show. That makes it by far the biggest member of a group of lenders planning to swap their loans for stock in the broadcaster.
New electric cars won’t have AM radio. Rightwingers claim political sabotage
Charlie Kirk, radio host and founder of the rightwing youth group Turning Point USA, believes that a conspiracy may be afoot. “Whether they’re doing this intentionally or not, the consequence will be … an all-out attack on AM radio,” he told the listeners of his popular syndicated show.