Everything revolves around Boston - NOT!

[Steve West]

Our Esteemed Moderator wrote:

>One of the things that pissed me off when visiting Boston while
>growing up in Vermont was the attitude on the part of Boston and
>Bostonians that all of New England revolved around eastern Mass.  Get
>a grip guys; the other four states would get along perfectly well (if
>not better) without you.
>
>-GAWollman
>

I can remember when I worked in radio in Western Mass., AP's state news was 
mainly focused on events occurring inside Rt. 495 with a bit of coverage of 
the regional cities - but virtually nothing on issues that meant something 
to us out in the Pioneer Valley.

Maybe that's what made me the dial-flipper and DX hound that I am - to get 
interesting news which was NOT about Boston, I'd flip to WTSA Brattleboro 
(they had a great newsman at the time, Larry Smith (Southern Vermont Radio 
News is how they packaged it)...  WKNE Keene, WHAI Greenfield (before I 
worked for them), even WGY out in Albany - they had a great signal in 
Western/Central Mass and did lots of news... none of it revolving around 
Boston!  And, strangely enough, the first 3 that I mentioned back in the 
early 80s simulcast at least the news on their FMs.  WTSA 1450's FM was 
called WMMJ, WKNE 1290's FM was WNBX-FM and both did beautiful music.

How did I get so far off topic?.... sorry!