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Re: (...and Jerry WIlliams...)
> Right now I have mixed feelings about Jerry Williams. While indeed
he was a
> pioneer in Boston talk radio, more than for decades ago, also
remember that
> during his last year or two on WRKO, he seemed to sink into a
one-track mind
> mentality where for one reason or another, just about the only
topics he
> would offer for discussion were Big Dig cost overruns or seat belt
laws.
> Sadly, at that point, I stopped listening to his show - a month's
worth of
> just discussing the Big Dig or seat belts, got sort of boring.
Precisely what seems to be missing from talk radio - someone who's
risking it to drive the issues that those in office would prefer
voters _not_ discuss.
Bill O'Neill