Via B.L. Ochman, “Amanda Congdon announced today that she’s been fired from Rocketboom because of unreconcileable differences with her partner, Rocketboom producer Andrew Baron. She’s heading to LA, and she says she’ll be back soon.” I know I won’t watch Rocketboom anymore. I won’t even link to it. Also via Amanda UnBoomed.
Here’s a transcript of Congdon’s announcement via Video Podcasting News
Hello and good Wednesday July 5th 2006. I’m Amanda Congdon and this is ….ooops, wrong show!
Contrary to what’s been said what or implied in the Rocketboom comment section, I’m not on vacation, not by a long shot.
I’m actually here, to tell you guys, because, I think you know, it’s so important to be transparent with the Rocketboom viewers, kinda what’s going on.
So, here I am on UnBoomed, as I apparently have been un-boomed.
Apparently my partner, Andrew Baron, is no longer interested in being my partner. Since he owns 51% of Rocketboom, and I own 49% of Rocketboom, that’s just something that I’ll have to live with. So I’m just kind of accepting.
I guess this is my last appearance in front of the map.
I’m sure I’ll be back on unboomed hosting some crazy stuff soon. I just wanted to communicate with all of you and tell you that I haven’t forgotten about any of you Rocketboom viewers and I’m going to be back.
I’ll be back on Unboomed, and I hope to see you, probably not tomorrow, but some time soon thereafter.
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This seems kind of reactionary to me Chris. I’ll watch Rocketboom again if it has an interesting new host, which it might. And I will follow Amanda Congdon to wherever she lands because she rocks.
Chris, a reactionary? Never!
And I am not sensational, either.
I challenge Rocketboom to find anyone that can even remotely challenge Amanda — hey, what about Dina Kaplan!?
Chris, I agree, how can they replace her. It’ll be difficult.