DEATH TO TALK RADIO

[KeithE4]

I have not listened much to Ed Schultz or watched his TV show (I don't have cable). However, I have listened extensively and continue to listen to Randi and Thom. I will say this about both of them: They tend to use cold, hard facts when making their cases.

In all my listening to Thom, I have never, ever heard him use a disparaging term to describe people on the other side of his arguement. Never. His delivery is thoughtful, low-key and intelligent. His content and demeanor certainly cannot be compared to the vitriol that comes from Conservative talk's heavy hitters.

When I used to listen to/watch these fine representatives of the Windbag-American Community (I turned off talk radio about 5 years ago, and cable 3 years ago), I thought Schultz was as whacked as Michael Savage. Thom Hartmann is pleasant and informed, but a bit boring. He'd be good on NPR.

As far as Randi, she is a bit more complicated. She does use disparaging descriptors of her opponents occasionally. She can be testy with her callers. But again, her weapons are cold, hard facts. Her wrath cannot even be compared to what I hear coming from Levin, Savage and Limbaugh.

Randi Rhodes was just as bad as Hannity, and I'd be surprised if she's changed much since I quit listening to talk radio. I found her very unpleasant for the most part.

And as a caveat: I am fully aware and acknowledge that these two fall well below the right wing talkers audience levels.

All of them - liberal and conservative, talk radio and cable "news" - are the problem, not the solution. I don't consider most people who follow them passionately to be informed citizens because they don't follow up with other news sources. Limbaugh, Hannity, Rhodes, Schultz, et al have been off my radar screen for several years now. NPR is usually well-produced and fact-based (even when I don't agree with them, which is most of the time), but is too northeast-centric and is about as exciting as watching paint dry. I don't bother with them either.

I stick with what used to be called the "print" media, and only read opinions that are well thought out and based on fact, both liberals and conservatives. The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The Hill are good sources for these. I stay away from the likes of Drudge, Huffington, Koz, and World Nut Daily.

And yes, when it comes to news, I am an unapologetic elitist - meaning I expect accuracy and impartiality from reporters, and reasoned, well-thought-out opinions even when I disagree. But I hate "boring."

 

[johnbasalla]

Here's your answer to the "windbags"... DENNIS PRAGER. Well thought out and well spoken. If you want a talk show host that uses facts to back up his arguments, Prager's your guy. Prager does not go "off the chain" into the bad things others have mentioned. Go to dennis.prager.com and read some of his newspaper articles. His radio talk show has the same demeanor. It's his well thought out and defended messaging that makes his show not the least bit boring.

 

[recto101]

Well Moderate talk radio is dead in some markets but in San Francisco its on life support case and point KGO-AM and KKSF-AM they have moderate talk hosts like Gil Gross(Former ABC Radio News anchor and WCBS880 anchor), Brian Copeland KGO-AM, James Gabbert(Fill-in for Gil Gross on KKSF 910 and KOFY-TV 20 host), Rosie Allen, Ed Baxter, Ronn Owens and Monty. Karel is Pseudo-Local on KGO-AM(Left Leaning) and editorial for KGO-AM news he is really based in LA doing other Pseudo-local talk shows.

 

[MC]

Except for Jerry Dolye and Thomm Hartman, the third party candidates do not get much play amoung the national talk shows. I think Dolye had Gary Johnson on. Talk radio has not know how to deal with third parties since Ross Perrot came along. Too complicated for talk radio, it has to be Repubs v Dems.

 

[unitron]

... (2) To keep the license alive and healthy and to keep the nation alive and healthy, the licensee must always consider whether the programming material is doing any significan damage to the economy of the nation and any damage to the cohesive bonding of our people. A dysfunctional economy and a dysfunctional population will not provide an economy that makes radio function profitably...

You're expecting them to think globally and act locally when what's really most likely is leaving the mess for someone else to clean up while they concentrate on profiting in the short term locally.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Here's your answer to the "windbags"... DENNIS PRAGER. Well thought out and well spoken. If you want a talk show host that uses facts to back up his arguments, Prager's your guy. Prager does not go "off the chain" into the bad things others have mentioned. Go to dennis.prager.com and read some of his newspaper articles. His radio talk show has the same demeanor. It's his well thought out and defended messaging that makes his show not the least bit boring.

Agreed. A true gentleman, an intellectual, and he has the best talk show nobody has ever heard of
because its on opposite Limbaugh.
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