Fwd: Re: Wall Street Weak

["Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com>]

If during the interregnum, the show takes on the look and feel of a 
spite-fest against Rukeyser, there'll be nothing left for the new guys
to build upon.  Some stations may opt to drop the show and perhaps
take on the new Rukeyser show.  If you watched it, there's no doubt
that Loeb was uncomfortable in his role, even more than the guest-hosts 
when LR was on vacation.
BTW, WMVU does indeed splatter over WBPS on my car radio, but if I turn
my GE (I'm not sure it's a Superradio) "sideways" to Nashua, 890 comes
in ok but not great.  The brunt of their signal seems to be oriented
in an easterly direction.

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DATE: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 09:56:22
From: "Dan Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>
To: "Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com>,"Boston Radio Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>

I don't think the show was weak at all. I think that the appearance of
old-timers for the next few weeks--until the program's makeover in June--is
intended as a bone thrown to geezers like me, whose contributions have made
the program so financially successful for PBS and its affiliates for so many
years. It is unclear that a new accent on youth will attract nearly as much
money for the network and stations.

Rukeyser ran WSW with an iron hand. Experts who didn't agree with his agenda
were out. I hope that Loeb follows up Grant's appearance with an invitation
to Dudack. I think it would be a very nice and thoroughly appropriate
way of saying, "up yours, Lou." I've watched WSW faithfully for over 25
years. I think the program has gotten state. However, that doesn't mean that
I think an overall accent on youth will be good for the show. The advice of
not-yet-dry-behind-the-ears, go-go money managers who have never lived
through a financial downturn is everywhere--and most of these guys (and
women) are unqualified jerks. You can get several hours a day of such advice
five days a week (and rehashed on weekends) on WBPS (assuming that up there
in Methuen, WMVU doesn't make WBPS unlistenable).

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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