"Hometown Tradition" Does NOT Continue At WCCM

[Laurence Glavin]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: bradfordwood@comcast.net
>To: "Laurence Glavin" , boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
>Subject: Re: "Hometown Tradition" Does NOT Continue At WCCM
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:10:31 +0000


>Bruce Arnold still hosts a local talk program in the late mornings, 

That program usually invloves area business owners discussing rewal estate,
travel, the items THEY'RE PROMOTING.

>Lou Blasi still hosts a local talk program (Hotline) at Noon.

Ooops...today (Wednesday) he had a big-business type from an international
group discussing world oil prices.

>Ronnie Ford still hosts a local talk program (Ronnie Ford's Byline) 
>at 2. While there is Client Spotlight programming mixed into the 
>programming day, there is still local radio happening at WCCM. 
>(Altho I will admit, that I do miss Marc Lemay in the mornings with 
>The Open Mic and his smattering of news) but that's the breaks when 
>it comes to the demise of local radio. People move on, positions 
>don't get filled...

"Smattering of news"?  That's the gravamen of the original post.
Local radio should provide more than just a smattering of news
especially with regard to local news that's in the national headlines.





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