Re: FM Talk 96.9

[ASchinella@aol.com]

There are very few "left-wing" talk hosts on the air. The main complaint that 
I have heard from progamming depts. about these types of hosts is that they 
aren't funny and are too serious. I have always found that to be an excuse to 
keep from giving equal time. But I guess it isn't as funny making fun of CEOs 
who put whole towns out of work as it is welfare moms and illegal aliens. 

I know the people from Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) do a weekly 
syndicated taped show on very small community stations. Then there is 
Pacifica on a few stations nationwide. Those outlets are both pretty 
leftwing.There are a few left of center/populists shows like Jim HIghtower's 
"Chat & Chew". When Leykis was on RKO, he did a great show and talked about 
real issues instead of all that sex stuff. Then there are bunch of centrists 
Democratic hosts like Lynn Samuels, Michael Jackson, Alan Colmes, etc., but 
none of them are "left wing" per se, IMHO. 

In a message dated 9/7/99 4:36:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bluesradio_99@yahoo.com writes:

<< Do left wing talk show hosts exist, save on NPR?
 Maybe they're scarce because they don't get high
 ratings. Say what you want about politics, but in talk
 radio, mission #1 is to be entertaining. Got a liberal
 talk host as entertaining as the right-wingers? Great!
 Would love to hear it. (I'm more middle of the road
 myself, politically.)
 
 Take your average talk radio fan. Would they listen to
 Christopher Lydon or Howie Carr?
  >>

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