Michael Powell to resign?

[Roger Kolakowski]

Dan...

You have to admit that the airwaves have been a mess for a year
...personally, I think the networks and the franchises set Powell up for a
fall....they pushed the conservative envelope until the "public" began to
notice...."bleeps", "selective censorship", and talk show ridicule
(Letterman, Leno, Stern et all)...pushed the public and the administration
to look for a lower profile for an agency that hasn't been in the news until
this century....

We know they exist....they don't...

Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
To: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@aol.com>; "Jeremy Mixer" <mixer@zoso.net>;
"Sid Schweiger" <sid@wrko.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Michael Powell to resign?


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@aol.com>
> To: "Daniel Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>; "Jeremy Mixer"
> <mixer@zoso.net>; "Sid Schweiger" <sid@wrko.com>
> Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Michael Powell to resign?
>
>
> > He never set specific standards (i.e.; the seven banned words) and
> > basically
> > stated that " I don't know if it's obscene until I hear it" ....that's
why
> > "Private Ryan" and many other bleeped out network offerings exemplify
the
> > LACK OF Leadership Powell has exhibited during his tenure...
>
> What content anywhere close to the grey area has resulted in FCC action?
> Did anyone ever have any doubt that simulated sex acts during prime-time,
> the f-word during prime-time, or flashing a breast during teh Super Bowl
> would result in FCC action?
>
>
>