Gene Burns, Michael Jackson

[Dan Billings]

I enjoyed Gene at WRKO.  He was a Libertarian.  Didn't he run for office as 
a member of the Libertarian Party?  When he went national, there seemed to 
be something missing.  I could never put my finger on it, but it wasn't the 
same.

When I was in college, in the late 1980's, 1440 in Portland was talk.  They 
carried a syndicated network that I think was run by ABC and Michael Jackson 
was the mid-day host.  It has been awhile since I have given him any 
thought.  This was the pre-Rush era when the host was not the center of 
attention.  I remember that Jackson let the show be driven by the topics and 
the guests, not his own opinions.  I think he was generally liberal, but not 
in an obnoxious Air America way.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine