Talk Show people

[Richard Chonak]

Hockenberry had his own two-hour daily show, "Heat", on NPR in 1989; it 
aired at 10 pm around here.  It was good, but it didn't last long.

--RC


Dan Strassberg wrote:
> I disagree about Thom. He's a radio pro. Usually talks in complete
> sentences. Has a pleasant voice and delivery, doesn't yell, and has a
> positively encyclopedic command of American history. In my view he and
> Rachel Maddow are the stars of AAR.
> 
> Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR's On Point, which originates at WBUR, has great
> pipes and obviously does a tremendous amount of show prep, but he still
> manages to drive me NUTS. He is forever hustling callers off the line and
> always sounds as if he is running some kind of verbal race. When he was on
> vacation, John Hockenberry filled in for him. Hockenberry has a good radio
> voice but lacks Ashbrook's fantastic basso. But the big difference is that
> Hockenberry's style is so easy and relaxed that the contrast with Ashbrook
> is like night and day. As far as I could tell, Hockenberry hit all the posts
> without ever sounding as if there was any trick to it. Now there's a GREAT
> talk host--and I don't think talk radio is even his day job. Sign him up!
> 
> --
> Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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