WCSB 89.3 Switches to JazzNEO

[davideduardo]

Check the law about university responsibilities over undergraduate students.

And... potential liability regarding non-student volunteers who were apparently driving much of the programming.

 

[inter1097]

Also, Dr Laura Bloomberg was already caught in one lie with former CSU staff retired but in reality they were forced out, so let's not pretend she's a bit of a shady character as well

 

[Rusty Muck]

Also, Dr Laura Bloomberg was already caught in one lie with former CSU staff retired but in reality they were forced out, so let's not pretend she's a bit of a shady character as well

Where is the proof that they were "forced out"? Where is the evidence that she lied? You can't say "in reality" unless there is irrefutable proof, otherwise there's reasonable doubt on that claim.

 

[inter1097]

Nothing 100% concrete sure, but the grin on Alison's face before the caller even said a word was enough to make me go hmmmm

 

[Rusty Muck]

Nothing 100% concrete sure, but the grin on Alison's face before the caller even said a word was enough to make me go hmmmm

With all due respect, Alison Bomgardner is not someone whom I'd trust with such a claim. She has her own personal agenda and is actively pillorying the very university she is attending for her own attention-seeking purposes.

If Alison is the only one making the "forced out" claim, then it's not a claim that should be taken seriously, let alone treated as fact. It is unfair to Dr. Bloomberg. Full stop.

 

[davideduardo]

Also, Dr Laura Bloomberg was already caught in one lie with former CSU staff retired but in reality they were forced out, so let's not pretend she's a bit of a shady character as well

On that panel, one person said that "the student run station had jazz programs". That is a total ignorance of how people use radio; the era of "appointment radio" as opposed to "format radio" went away about 6 decades ago.

 

[radiofollower]

I would not consider the new format on 89.3 to be "easy listening". Perhaps that would be the case if was "smooth jazz", which it is not.

Actually, aside from all the controversy as to how the transition was done, the Jazz NEO selection is actually pretty good. John Simna does a fine morning show and has been playing jazz in Cleveland for decades, so he knows his stuff. I have heard a pretty good variety from all eras of jazz on the station. But the cloud remains regarding the way that CSU did the conversion.

 

[VintageMac]

The "old folks" insult here and the "boomer" one earlier are getting close to a moderator decision to either start deleting posts or cancelling your access.

I'm still open to keeping the thread open, but that is because there is still some news coming out about this.

Keep in mind that the negotiation with IdeaStream was not done overnight. It is likely, and this is my supposition, that months of talks led up to the final decision to give the programming of the station to an independent entity. And in the process of those negotiations, the possible reactions of the very few students actually involved and the liability of having so many outsiders operating the station and doing shows were definitely on the table.

Unfortunately, some posters are acting like the typical old folds persona being very negative and not open to any other opinions but their own and maybe one other person. As a boomer myself, I don't talk insult to the term and many others do not so that depends on the situation. There is a difference between sarcasm and insults (and humor for those who get it).

 

[VintageMac]

With all due respect, Alison Bomgardner is not someone whom I'd trust with such a claim. She has her own personal agenda and is actively pillorying the very university she is attending for her own attention-seeking purposes.

If Alison is the only one making the "forced out" claim, then it's not a claim that should be taken seriously, let alone treated as fact. It is unfair to Dr. Bloomberg. Full stop.

So you must know Alison personally since you sure state a great deal of information about her. Maybe she can respond to your "allegations."

 

[Rusty Muck]

So you must know Alison personally since you sure state a great deal of information about her. Maybe she can respond to your "allegations."

Maybe you should explain why people should take uncited and unproven conjecture from Allison as fact. I have every right to call Alison a lying grifter who's clearly in it for themselves.

Contrary to your inflammatory comment, I do not know them at all, and honestly, the sooner their 15 minutes of online fame ends, the better.

 

[davideduardo]

Actually, aside from all the controversy as to how the transition was done, the Jazz NEO selection is actually pretty good. John Simna does a fine morning show and has been playing jazz in Cleveland for decades, so he knows his stuff. I have heard a pretty good variety from all eras of jazz on the station. But the cloud remains regarding the way that CSU did the conversion.

Anyone with a few years of radio experience knows that you do not let people who have been let go (for any reason, from personal ones to format changes) have access to the station microphones.

And with much of the "staff" being outsiders who could not be sanctioned as students, the risk was even greater.

 

[davideduardo]

Okay, thread closed. This has become a series of attacks by one poster against everything from the age of other respondents to their opinions and is not acceptable.

If further news about this station develops, someone can start a new thread.