Fwd: Fw: Art Bell

[LJNF40D@prodigy.com (BUMP MARTIN)]

I too have a hard time believing it is simply a publicity stunt.  

While he used to be considered a little insignificant spec on the nite-
time radio landscape....in the last coupla years he has 'arrived'.  

He's being cleared by major stations...in major markets.

He just got a mega ($$$) contract.

He has enjoyed such a rcent syrocket....that I would think his craving
for 'publicity' would already be satisfied.  

>         And, sorry to whoever has the excellent taste to have
suggested
> that Joey Reynolds will pick up a lot of  business because of this.
IMO,
> Reynolds' prospects are severely limited by the fact that he does an
> intelligent, interesting program. In fact, it's a wonder he's on at
all.

Personally, I'd rather see Jim Bohannon's show get more clearance..... 
More intelligent discussion......issues and guests.  IMHO!

BM




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From: ASchinella@aol.com <ASchinella@aol.com>
To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Art Bell


>With "rant mode" off I ask what purpose would this publicity stunt
serve?
Art
>Bell's ratings are tops in overnights all over the country. He doesn't
need
>publicity stunts to give listenership or anything like that. He has
scads
of
>money after signing his new deal. While I admit that some of Bell's
stuff
is
>"out there" and lately I haven't been listening to his show because it
really
>scares me (WBZ's Bob Raleigh's trivia games and psychic are a welcome
relief
>sometimes), Bell sometimes does do a relevant show. Who now would be
talking
>about Y2K if it weren't for Bell alerting his 6.5 million listeners to
the
>problem? I don't consider myself ridiculous for listening to things I
really
>don't know about. Just because it is a bit "out there" doesn't mean it
isn't
>interesting. It is like live science fiction radio; without having to
read
and
>I personally like it sometimes. Maybe there is something going on with
Bell
>and his family or threats to his family because he was getting too
close to
>the the truth ala "X  Files" -- I mean, in this day and age anything is
>possible. On Saturday, the US Congress signed an oversweeping extension
of
>warrantless wiretapping authorities to the FBI and other federal law
>enforcement and this, while crime nationally is at an all time low.
>
>In a message dated 10/14/98 3:39:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>mwaters@wesleyan.edu writes:
>
><<         Come on, people! What odds is Las Vegas giving that this is
a
hoax
> -- a publicity stunt? Even if it isn't, how can someone who does a
show
> about visitors from other planets expect anything he says to be taken
> seriously? Just because he has millions of listeners on scores of big-
time
> radio stations (including WTIC (AM), to answer someone's question
about
> what New England stations he's on), let's take a reality check here.
In
> what's left of the real, rational world, this guy, most of his callers
,
and
> most of his listeners are all ridiculous.
>
>         And, sorry to whoever has the excellent taste to have
suggested
> that Joey Reynolds will pick up a lot of  business because of this.
IMO,
> Reynolds' prospects are severely limited by the fact that he does an
> intelligent, interesting program. In fact, it's a wonder he's on at
all.
>>



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