RE: (...and Jerry Williams...)

["Hakim Madjid" <HMadjid@mindspring.com>]

Yea, but single issue programming 5 days a week for months at time doesn't
make for very interesting radio. I have a feeling that in Jerry Williams'
case it led to falling ratings, which is why 'RKO wound up moving him to
weekend afternoon.

I am puzzled why someone of Jerry Williams' stature would fall into that
pattern of progamming.

73, de Hakim (N1ZFF)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Bill
O'Neill
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 2:47 PM
To: Hakim Madjid; bri@bostonradio.org
Subject: 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