Danvers explosion--listener commentary on WBZ

[Retro]

I was really impressed with how WBZ initially covered what was going on. Its too bad that their regular overnight newscasts are taped, so there was no mention of it there.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

And note to Raccoon - yes you are a good d.j. But 25 years is a long time to be stuck in college radio!

From someone else who has done a show on a volunteer college station for nearly 25 years, the show I choose to do is not marketable or viable for commercial radio nowadays. Although it emulates what FM rock radio was doing 35 or 40 years ago, nowadays that programming and music only appeals to a "cult following" of middle-aged hippies like myself.

Some of us choose to do radio on college stations because they are the only places that give us the freedom to program to our comparatively small niche audiences and "cult followings", who are generally not among the masses who are listening to commercial radio nowadays.

In fact, as I'm typing this, WJIB 740 is playing an instrumental "muzak" style version of Brewer & Shipley's 1971 marijuana-referring hit "One Toke Over The Line". I guess that's the next step up the dial for the remaining late 60's/early 70's AOR audience.

 

[Retro]

I did forget to mention that Carl Stevens was on the scene covering the beat as things were happening.

 

[raccoonradio]

>>Do some interviews and get 'em published

Well when it comes to audio I did interviews with the likes of John Lee Hooker (still have the tape somewhere)
on air...And you can hear my 12 minute talk with bluesman Finis Tasby here:

http://wmwm.250free.com/Podcast/FinisInterview.mp3

 

[SonicOverload]

Some of us choose to do radio on college stations because they are the only places that give us the freedom to program to our comparatively small niche audiences and "cult followings", who are generally not among the masses who are listening to commercial radio nowadays.

A round of applause for Mr. Polonsky. I don't have the voice for it anyway but I'd only do my show the way it's done now--with no censorship, no restrictions, complete freedom. AB Free did offer that, to an extent but I think my show has improved quite a bit since I started recording it at home and went web-only. Sure, the audience is limited but even if it's 200 people listening and they like it, that's fine. I'm doing it for pure enjoyment... much like Eli with his WMBR show...