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Barb Anderson:Golden age of local talk radio

Don't want to start a political debate. When I read the title of the thread, I wondered whether the new taxes proposed by Patrick will drive up interest in talk radio. Anderson mentions that she started out as a guest during the prop 2 1/2 debate.
 
Don't know, at this point activist talk radio (remember Jerry W. urging people to call or write their legislators?) seems to be gone, and maybe some will still be interested in things like current affairs
of the state, etc. Older folks.

And they'll pause for an ad break with "now this from Geritol" :)
 
How could one talk about the "Golden Age Of Boston Talk Radio" and not mention Paul Benzaquin??

He was the afternoon-drive host on the old WEEI-590 from 1961 until the station went all-news in 1974, and later did a daily TV interview show on the old WNAC-7.

Of the current crop of Boston talk hosts, the one who seems come closest to resembling Benzaquin's style and format is WBZ-1030's Dan Rea.
 
"Drug Hotline" (Was: Re: Barb Anderson:Golden age of local talk radio)

I do slightly recall "Drug Hotline" on WRKO-680 late on Sunday nights in the 1970's, although ironically, it was my late mother who listed to it far more than me (It was on past what was then my bedtime). In fact, she listened to at least part of the show every week.

From what my Mom told me, it was hosted by WRKO's public-affairs director and he often had drug counselors with him in the studio and those with drug problems could call in anonymously to talk about their problems and get help.

My Mom thought that it was an excellent example of public-service programming, and having it on a station whose regular format of the time had lots of teenage and twenty-something listeners made it, in her opinion, even more useful.

There is still a drug-abuse problem among young people; perhaps WAAF-107.3/97.7, WXCKS-107.9 or "Amp 103.3" could revive such a show.
 
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