Morning Sedition

Morning Sedition was an American three-hour radio program that premiered April 1, 2004, and ran until December 16, 2005.

It was hosted by comedian Marc Maron and New York radio veteran Mark Riley.[1] Prior to June 2004, the show was also hosted by radio and television journalist Sue Ellicott.[2] The show combined live interview, call-in and commentary with a liberal slant. The name is a parody of the popular NPR program Morning Edition.[3]

The show aired from 6:00 to 9:00 am Eastern Time from Monday to Friday, with a "Best of Morning Sedition" on Saturdays from 6:00 to 10:00 am Eastern Time on Air America Radio.[4] It was available via Internet streaming through Windows Media Player or the RealPlayer. The show was also available in MP3 podcast format for use with iTunes and the iPod.

Co-hosts Marc Maron and Mark Riley (a.k.a. Marc and Mark), mixed a fast paced dialogue with discussion and interviews.[3] With Mark Riley playing straight man to Marc Maron, serious political issues were framed by comedy.

Rachel Maddow and Wayne Gilman split news reader chairs at the top of the hour. The show was produced by current Doing Time with Ron Kuby producer Dan Pashman.

  1. ^ Zaino, Nick A. (2004-12-10). "He's Always Up For More Conversation". Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Shaw, David (2004-04-18). "All-left radio is lacking the right stuff for success". Los Angeles Times. p. E17. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Haberman, Clyde (2004-04-01). "Left? Right? At This Hour, Who Can Tell?". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Beckerman, Jim (2004-03-28). "Franken and Friends Get a New Launch Pad for Liberalism". The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey).