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WBZ bringing back Leveille? (Univ Hub)
- Thread starter raccoonradio
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I thought Liz was retiring, as in leaving WBZ all together. There was a blurb in the media last year about it IIRC
Anyone hear John in N.H. call last night? Steve back to his old self - putting the caller down, being rude... :
This is what I am talking about with Steve; too much of a swelled head to be sitting in that chair. Geez, & he criticizes Rusty Humphries, Bill Cunningham & Rush for being short with & yelling at the callers...the cat calling the kettle black...
Where can I sign up for the "BringBackJon" campaign?
BTW, did you check out that latest article in the Globe about Steve? About a 60/40 split (informally) on the comments posted about Steve, more wishing Jon would come back, that Steve is a bore, etc. That's pretty interesting stats for a "Hometown paper" writing an article on a "Hometown boy".
This is what I am talking about with Steve; too much of a swelled head to be sitting in that chair. Geez, & he criticizes Rusty Humphries, Bill Cunningham & Rush for being short with & yelling at the callers...the cat calling the kettle black...
Where can I sign up for the "BringBackJon" campaign?
BTW, did you check out that latest article in the Globe about Steve? About a 60/40 split (informally) on the comments posted about Steve, more wishing Jon would come back, that Steve is a bore, etc. That's pretty interesting stats for a "Hometown paper" writing an article on a "Hometown boy".
katzradio said:BTW, did you check out that latest article in the Globe about Steve? About a 60/40 split (informally) on the comments posted about Steve, more wishing Jon would come back, that Steve is a bore, etc. That's pretty interesting stats for a "Hometown paper" writing an article on a "Hometown boy".
I just did a quick read of the 40+ comments on Boston.com and there are only a handful (3-5) that are critical of Steve and fewer that are clamoring for Jon Grayson's return to the Boston airwaves. Besides, no radio personality is going to appeal to everyone. I respect the fact that you are not a LeVeille fan. I've liked him for a long time and have enjoyed his return. That hasn't always been true though. I found him particularly grating during the presidential primary season, primarily because I disagreed with him and hold a much different opinion of Hillary Clinton than he does. Sure, I turned him off some nights and was lucky to have other options (Thank you, Eli Polonsky and WBUR), but I usually found my way back to WBZ. Why? Because I enjoy his (mostly) light-hearted banter, "Friday Friday!", The Audio Clip Trivia Quiz, LeVeillepalooza, and even stories about Max. He has been a good companion in the late night hours and, in my opinion, the only really good one that 'BZ has had since Norm Nathan passed away.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your comments. Steve does not handle politics well, it brings out the worst in him. Unfortunately, that is basically his favorite topic, and him being an ultra-left wing liberal really really grates on me. I keep tuning back in for all of what y0ou mentioned, the light stuff.
Jon is a fairly light-hearted guy, quick to laugh. Although we didn't have much of him to judge by, things could have changed later on after he became more comfortable with the show. Thank God I can get KDKA/KMOX most nights, gives me a great alternative to Steve's rudeness during the political rantings...
katzradio said:
Are you mentally ill? Surely certifiable! Only an extreme right wingnut would call Steve an ultra-left-wing liberal! In my book he is a centrist--usually a tad RIGHT of center, but generally qualifying as being in the middle of the road. For heaven's sake, he is NOT EVEN A DEMOCRAT and he really chews up and spits out callers who try to describe him as one. Yes, he said he was going to vote for Obama, but if that makes one an ultra-left-wing liberal, then well north of 50% of the electorate were ultra-left-wing liberals last November, including such well-known lefties as Colin Powell--a registered Republican, I believe.
Yes, I am a Right Wing Nut...I do think labels are silly, & do nothing to bring anyone together, but here we are...I am not a Republican...I do not wish to turn this into a political discussion, but I will just say...
I've long said that the Democrats /Obama didn't win the election, but that the Republicans gave it to them. After 8 years of George Bush, it was a given that another Republican wasn't going to get in - especially when they trotted McCain out as their best man.
Most folks believe these things go in cycles, anyway. Remember the big Congress turnover in the middle of Clinton's reign?
BTW, I misspoke in my earlier post; It was Fred in N.H. that Steve was rude to. Again, Steve would definantly be much better suited to back off on the politics & move in a 100% light topic format.
Just my .02
Oh right, Steve is trying to abolish the penny! ;D
I've long said that the Democrats /Obama didn't win the election, but that the Republicans gave it to them. After 8 years of George Bush, it was a given that another Republican wasn't going to get in - especially when they trotted McCain out as their best man.
Most folks believe these things go in cycles, anyway. Remember the big Congress turnover in the middle of Clinton's reign?
BTW, I misspoke in my earlier post; It was Fred in N.H. that Steve was rude to. Again, Steve would definantly be much better suited to back off on the politics & move in a 100% light topic format.
Just my .02
Oh right, Steve is trying to abolish the penny! ;D
DanStrassberg said:
I was going to comment on the lunacy of calling Steve an ultra-left-wing liberal. He's definitely centrist and I wouldn't even say he's on the right-wing side, either. Slightly left of center. Stephanie Miller is more of a traditional liberal but not that far to the left, herself. Mike Malloy, Jeff Farias and (to a slightly lesser extent) Randi Rhodes are ultra-left-wing liberals. Steve is more along the lines of a centrist like Ed Schultz. But when you have ultra-right wing conservatives like Hannity, Limbaugh, Savage, Ingraham, Severin and the like, anyone to the left of Attila the Hun is likely to look like a lefty moonbat. ;D
When you are viewing Steve's ideas from a far-right perspective such as mine, he looks about as far to the left as you can get. I mean, he pretty much aligns himself with our Master - OBAMA, & to me, our sainted president is an Ultra-Left winger. Just ask Savage, Cunningham, Levin, & the others! ;D
This has got silly. I'd refute what's been said, but it's pointless.
Savage by the way was all over Justice Ginsburg the other evening. After it was announced she had a terminal illness.
Steve was funny the other morning when Glen from Brighton (and the mail guy from Md) told him that he had been calling Grayson "every other night." "GFB" wasn't exactly loyal when it came to extra air-time, for him.
Savage by the way was all over Justice Ginsburg the other evening. After it was announced she had a terminal illness.
Steve was funny the other morning when Glen from Brighton (and the mail guy from Md) told him that he had been calling Grayson "every other night." "GFB" wasn't exactly loyal when it came to extra air-time, for him.
Anyone know why Bradley Jay was on in place of Steve last night (technically, the early morning of Monday 2/16/09)? I heard only the last three or four minutes of the program, which Jay ended by saying that Steve would be back--not to worry. BUT he seemed unsure of just WHEN Steve would be back or WHY he was missing (said he thought it was a vacation day or two or three, but he wasn't sure). Now, Steve's new contract may give him Presidents' Day off, but if that was the reason for Steve's absence, you'd think the fill-in host would know. And given that Steve returned from his involuntary five-week "sabbatical" less than two weeks ago, you wouldn't think he'd need a vacation just yet.
whatever the case, I really wish they hadn't brought Bradley back... much rather hear Morgan
I listened to the beginning of the show and I believe Bradley said that Steve would be back tonight, that he was just taking the holiday off. Its hard to enjoy "The Broadcast" when Bradley fills in. He sets out an agenda that's too ambitious for the daypart, IMO, and that was definitely apparent with the lack of callers in the first hour. I don't turn on 'BZ after midnight for an indepth, rapid fire discussion of the stimulus package, the theory of evolution or A-Rod's steroid use. Morgan's a much better match for the overnight shift. He has a good sense of what the tenor and tone of that program should be.
I would MUCH rather have Morgan, or even a "canned" program in place of Bradley Jay. He is definantly too extreme for the overnight slot. Not to mention that he is all over the place in his views; I don't think that even he knows what he stands for.
He likes to bash right wing & Christian views...pretty lame, cheap shots.... :
I'm not a big fan of Steve's politics, but I will take him any day over Bradley. Oh well, at least I could lisyen to KMOX/Jon Grayson as an alternative. He is a pretty cool guy.
katzradio said:
my guess is he leans towards libertarianism...
Don Juan said:
he said he's opposed to the stimulus package. He said he's opposed to any public help for the woman who had the octuplets. He said he's against tuition reimbursement for police officers through the Quinn Bill. That's not liberalism...
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