7/27/06 "The Al Franken Show"

7/27/06 "The Al Franken Show" Part I
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7/27/06 "The Al Franken Show" Part II
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The Al Franken Show
Written by Bily Foster
Thursday, 06 July 2006
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Al Franken
Al Franken is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy-winning comedian, and the host of The Al Franken Show, the flagship program of Air America Radio.

In 1975, Franken was part of the original writing staff that created Saturday Night Live. Franken remained with the original show until 1980 and then returned in 1985. He stayed for another 10 years, leaving after the 1994-95 season.

Franken received four Emmys for writing and a fifth for producing.

Franken's newest book, The Truth (with Jokes) debuted at number one on the Times bestseller list when it was published in October of 2005.

Franken grew up in Minnesota. He has been married to his wife, Franni, for twenty-nine years. They have recently moved back to Minneapolis from New York City and have two children.
Billy Kimball, Executive Producer

Billy Kimball is a writer and producer. He is currently the Executive Producer of the "Al Franken Show" on Air America Radio. He has written or produced television programs for CBS, NBC, Fox, Bravo, AMC, and IFC. In 1992, he was the executive producer of "InDecision '92," Comedy Central's original coverage of the presidential election of that year. Recently, in addition to his work on the daily radio show, he has written an episode of "The Simpsons" and produced the "Independent Spirit Awards," the annual awards ceremony for independent film.

In 1994, he moved to Kiev, Ukraine and worked as a senior manager for the Public Education Project for Market Reform, an initiative of the United States Agency for International Development.

He and his wife Alexandra live in Minneapolis and New York City.

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The Randi Rhodes Show
Written by Bily Foster
Thursday, 06 July 2006

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