Prog. talk revived on WWZN

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Should WWZN appeal to more then just the progressive base?

They will appeal to anyone who gives them a check for the airtime.. you pay,
we play is Davidson's game. So why the Kudos for a daily local show? It
wasn't Davidson's doing..... Jeff Santos is paying for that time.

Paul Walker

On 12/1/08, Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com> wrote:
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Should WWZN (kudos for actually having a daily local show! WXKS/WKOX didn't)
> try to appeal to more than just the progressive
> "base"? The idea of reaching out to others is interesting. One would think
> that this area is solidly progressive but the right-leaning shows in town
> have had some success, perhaps with some who might be conservative either
> socially or fiscally. There's the rub: only appeal to the hard left, or be
> inclusive?
> The same goes with the political parties; right after the most recent
> election, some on the hard right said that McCain was mushy,
> Republican-in-name-only, and only a true conservative would be able to win
> instead of
> someone trying to reach to other constituencies. Hmm. As for radio, I'd
> think it would have to reach out to some moderates at least, and maybe some
> of the other stations in town are at least throwing a bone to the left
> (Eagan and Braude? Leveille? Even "Democracy Now!" on some college stations)
> The thing is to make it entertaining and informative.
>
> I would suggest that politics and politics only probably isn't a wise bet.
> Can a Santos do some hours on
> general interest topics, as folks like Howie will do? HC doesn't just do
> local or national politics. He'll talk
> TV with Max Robins, interview an Al Kooper or a Mike Love, talk
> about  "things in Boston that are gone",
> "what was your worst car", etc. Surely that would bring folks of all
> political stripes in--you can't live
> by politics alone. You have to lighten it up a bit. I guess Stephanie
> Miller was doing some of that;
> I know she did back in her days with a syndicated show that WRKO carried.
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