On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Doug Henwood <[email protected]> wrote: > http://lbo-news.com/2010/11/01/the-end-of-“behind-the-news”/ > > I just got a call from Tony Bates, WBAI’s interim program director, informing > me that as part of changes to the schedule, my show would be moved from > Thursdays at 5 PM to every other Saturday at 10 AM. This is clearly a > considerable marginalization, so I’m going to quit. The rot of WBAI has been > wearing on my nerves, and this change would bring the cost/benefit ratio into > seriously negative territory. > > It’s remarkable that an interim program director who’s just masterminded > another failed fundraiser—this one’s fallen about 1/3 short of its goal, > despite being extended by several days—should undertake a renovation of the > schedule. He’s the guy responsible for the chemtrails and footpads and 9/11 > nuttery during these failed fundraisers, too, so you can see what kind of > vision he has. He’s got a good radio manner for hawking premiums, but when it > comes to thinking, he comes in rather short. What a remarkable devolution > from the days of the program director who gave me my show, Samori Marksman, a > man with lots of brains and charisma. > > I apologize to any of you who contributed to the station on the basis of my > recent plea. If you’d like to file a complaint about the money or the > programming shift, here are some email addresses: > Hi Doug. I'm really sorry to hear this. A selfish thought: Would you consider continuing to broadcast independently via Internet only? You could make contribute buttons prominent, and maybe you could also charge the way Democracy Now does for any radio station that wants to broadcast you. Given your comparative broadcast frequency $100 per station per year would be one fourth the charge per episode as Democracy Now's annual fee . You could do the show from home connecting to guests via Skype. Your reaction may be "no way in hell", but if it is "unsure" you could try it for a month and see what happens.
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