RE: Gubernatorial lawsuit

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

That was unsuccessful Massachusetts Gubenatorial candidate Warren Tolman, in
the Democratic primary.

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Rich
> Chadwick
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 8:21 PM
> To: bri@bostonradio.org
> Subject: RE: Gubernatorial lawsuit
>
>
> Has anyone heard anything n the candidate that was using Sinatra's "My
> Way" in their spots?  I DOUBT that they obtain the proper permission for
> that -  not to mention the editing was sub-par at best.....
>
> Richard W. Chadwick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org] On Behalf Of Dan
> Billings
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 7:56 PM
> To: Dave Faneuf; bri@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Re: Gubernatorial lawsuit
>
> The rule is a station does not have to provide equal
> time if the coverage is part of legitimate news
> programming.  In the past, the networks got around the
> issue by covering debates sponsored by other
> organizations.  By doing this, the networks were
> covering a news event and not directly providing the
> time.  I'm not sure if there are court cases that have
> set this line or not.
>
> In Maine, the stations almost always allow all the
> candidates on the ballot.  This year, there is an
> Independent candidate who has raised less than $20,000
> for his campaign and is likely to get less than 5
> percent of the vote.  He's in the debates, but I'm not
> sure what public interest is served by it.  In Maine,
> the Green Party is a major party and their
> gubernatorial candidate qualified for nearly $1
> million in public financing so there is no reason not
> to include him.
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
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