I forgot to point out that the Current link could be behind a pay wall. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected]
On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > And it happens again: Boston NPR station WBUR, currently locked in mortal > combat against fellow Hub NPR news-talker WGBH (and in the last rating book > beating commercial news-talk bulwark WBZ, recently taken over by iHeart > Radio after the CBS-Entercom merger), and its owner Boston University have > put talk show host Tom Ashbrook, whose "On Point" mid-morning program is > syndicated by NPR (at the same time that NPR feeds WAMU DC's "1A," which > replaced Diane Rehm's program after her retirement), "on leave" while > "unspecified allegations" are investigated--no indication who will fill in > for Ashbrook, although for familiarity's sake BUR may move over "Here and > Now" co-host Robin Young: > > https://current.org/2017/12/citing-allegations-wbur-and- > licensee-put-tom-ashbrook-on-leave/ > > Outside of the right celebrating more snowflake SJW cucks being ratted > out, it seems like public radio is just asking for more angry > letters/E-mails/tweets/posts threatening not to give money to their > stations. I realize that these things have to be worked out, but > especially considering the hoo-hah in Minnesota over Garrison Kellior's > forced leave-taking, it may be better to leave these people on the air > while the investigation's going on and dumping them only if they really > have to, especially considering diehard public radio listeners' (initial) > hostility to anything new or different. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
