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[[Talk Radio Network]] tapped Morgan to be the host of the network's new morning show, ''America's Morning News''. It debuted June 15, 2009, co-hosted by [[John McCaslin]] and managed by the ''[[Washington Times]]'', who contributes reporters to the program.<ref>[http://www.talkradionetwork.com/companynews;jsessionid=71278AC6D5CAC21401A4FB9535523B34 TRN press release]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed 2009-05-28.</ref> Morgan left the show January 5, 2010, citing health issues.
Morgan was added back to the KSFO morning show in January 2012, but has since left again, as of July 10, 2013.<ref>
==Political activism==
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After ''[[The New York Times]]'' published a story regarding U.S. government tracking of terrorist funding, Morgan said that editor [[Bill Keller]] should be tried for [[treason]] and "If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the [[gas chamber]]."<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe |last=Garofoli |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/29/MNGICJM9B21.DTL |title= New chapter in battle of words over tracking terrorist financing |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2006-06-29 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060706142409/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F06%2F29%2FMNGICJM9B21.DTL |archivedate= 2006-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Melanie Morgan's comments about [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] on the November 14, 2006 broadcast of the ''Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Program'' have drawn criticism from media watchdogs and liberal [[blog]]gers. Morgan commented "We've got a bull's-eye painted on her big, wide laughing eyes."<ref>
In 2007, Morgan claimed during a broadcast on KSFO that Hungarian financier [[George Soros]] worked with the Nazis "in order to further his own career;" Soros was age 13 when the Nazis entered Hungary. During the broadcast, the station manager came on-air to deny the accuracy of the statements and to say KFSO "regrets that they were broadcast." This incident and others led to Morgan twice being named "Worst Radio Host in America" by [[MSNBC]] talk show host [[Keith Olbermann]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17391631/ns/msnbc-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/t/worst-radio-host-melanie-morgan/#.WXSHTPl97IU|title = 'Worst': Radio host Melanie Morgan| website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref>
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===''The News Hour with Jim Lehrer''===
On May 9, 2007, Morgan appeared with [[VoteVets.org]] co-founder and chairman [[Jon Soltz]] on ''[[The News Hour with Jim Lehrer]]''. Morgan accused the veteran of "political games" and undermining the U.S. troops serving in [[Iraq]].<ref>''The News Hour with Jim Lehrer'': [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june07/iraq_05-08.html Transcript: Grassroots Groups Seek to Influence Iraq Policy]. May 9, 2007.</ref> Executive Producer Linda Winslow responded to complaints by saying,
<blockquote>Since neither guest was in the studio with Judy Woodruff, there wasn't much she could do to prevent them from interrupting one another, short of saying – as she did at least three times – 'please let him/her finish his/her point'. The NewsHour style is to ask pointed questions politely; we expect our guests to subscribe to the same rules. Since the program is produced live, we can't do much to eliminate rude guests from your television screen once the segment has begun; what we can do is guarantee you will never see Morgan on our program again.<ref>[[Poynter Institute]], [http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=123284 ''Right-wing talker Morgan isn't welcome back on "NewsHour"''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061351/http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=123284 |date=2007-05-20 }}, May 17, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007.</ref><ref>
Morgan subsequently blamed [[Media Matters for America]] for her ''[[persona non grata]]'' status, accusing the organization of "a bottom-line effort... [where] they call their people and ask them to call PBS."<ref>''Hannity & Colmes'', Fox News Channel, May 21, 2007.</ref>
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