Re: Wgan letting voters decide programming?

[Chuckigo@aol.com]

The esteemed & erstwhile RL wrote:
  <<I'd say the decisions are already made.>>

of course the decision was probably made sixty or ninety days ago, depending 
on the amount of time required to dump out of the syndication contract.  the 
fall book is starting, and apparently, the WGAN numbers are lagging 
somewhere.  obviously, they're not hurting in the Rush department, and with 
the advent of the television show of everybody's favorite advice-giver <hurts 
to grin after typing that> being carried/protested here in portland, then 
it's probably not "her".  i happen to like Rick Emerson, but of the three, 
he's gone.  toast.  history.  strap his behind to a saturn three-stage rocket 
and launch him.  
  by putting the "vote" out there, WGAN is able to wring its sorry little 
hands in saying that, "...well, the listeners decided.  i'm sorry you'll miss 
his show.".
    it's a ploy.  and it does reinforce that which they, WGAN, CAN do so 
well, which is provide some pretty good election coverage.  the key word 
being "elections".  so they capitalize on both the Survivor "hot topic" and 
the upcoming elections.
    
    just one of many changes coming down in portland this week.

- -Chuck Igo