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Sean Smyth sean.smyth@yahoo.com
Tue Mar 11 11:13:11 EDT 2008


"Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
> There is actually a very serious topic buried in the cynicism: Does
> putting disgraced former elected officials on the air as talk hosts
> do
> anything to restore the public's confidence in government? I'm not
> asking the question frivolously.

Putting Cianci or Finneran on the air ain't about restoring confidence
in government, Dan: It's solely about ratings. At least in Cianci,
Citadel was backing a proven radio commodity. Finneran really wasn't
one. Heck, Entercom might as well have just tried dusting off Billy
Bulger if they wanted to go that route. 


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