Letter to Globe about The Connection

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Howie just read this on air ("it's a liberal, but one with a sense of humor, I guess"). "The reply came back by way of a form letter telling me how much I will like ''On Point.""

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ed.../articles/2005/08/08/breaking_the_connection/

or you might be able to get it without registering by simply going to this URL
and scrolling down:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/

 

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Phoenix on 'BUR's swift cancellation of the show

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/dont_quote_me/multi-page/documents/04872376.asp

"Gordon met with Fiedler and was fired without even so much as a warning, he says.

"Peter Fiedler cleared his throat and then announced The Connection was being taken off the air," Gordon recalls.
There’s at least circumstantial evidence that WBUR (and its owner, Boston University) wasn’t looking to attract a lot of attention to the cancellation of The Connection, which is carried by 66 public radio stations and will go off the air following the August 5 broadcast."