The Takeaway

[BigJimmy]

I'm a public radio listener but John Hockenberry sounds like a
wise ass, know it all , liberal to me. I suppose they want him to be edgy on the Takeaway & try to get younger listeners but he makes me tune out.

 

[BigJimmy]

when it began The Takeway was a longer program & Hockerberry had a
woman co--host as I recall. The program seems to now be just one hour
of Hockenberry & his edgy style. Do many stations air it? Or have many dropped it. ?

 

[PTBoardOp94]

"The Takeaway" gained clearance on at least a hundred additional stations when "Talk of the Nation" ended this summer. It had been on just a few dozen stations before.

 

[drt]

"The Takeaway" gained clearance on at least a hundred additional stations when "Talk of the Nation" ended this summer. It had been on just a few dozen stations before.

I miss Talk of the Nation; I used to listen to it as much as possible.

I'm ambivalent about the Takeaway; sometimes, I think it's pretty good and at other times, I think it's a waste of the airwaves. (but I could say that about much of the programming on the air all across both bands).

drt
st. petersburg,fl

 

[uncamark]

"The Takeaway" failed at being the young demo morning show, just like "The Bryant Park Project" (although iit could be argued that NPR didn't give "Bryant Park" enough time) and "community" stations pretty much rejected it, despite the NFCB pushing it. As a midday program it now seems to be doing a little better.

 

[FredLeonard]

Talk of the Nation might have lasted as an interview show (like Fresh Air) and dispensed with the overly earnest callers who just dragged down the show and contributed nothing.
Public radio now has too many shows competing for clearance in the midday period. The Takeaway (PRI). Diane Rehm (NPR). On Point (NPR). Here & Now (NPR). Tell Me More (NPR). Some - most - will not last (see Darwin). Add to that major market stations do local shows during the midday period (which is what they should be doing) and midday clearances opportunities drop even more.
On top of that, Morning Edition has become more "interactive" (like The Takeaway and Bryant Park) and dumbed down in an attempt to get the money demos. All they seem to be doing is alienating core listeners.