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Men are turning off rush, and turning on… céline!

Oh, those PPMs. Turns out men listen to way more lite-rock than anyone ever knew, and talk radio’s down 2.6% where the meters are listening.

We’ve reported this ad nauseum in our trivial manner, but today The New York Times reports how the radio industry has been shaken up by Arbitron’s strapping the electronic Portable Personal Meters on media consumers all over the country.

(Photo: Céline Dion- pourquoi pas?)

The meters are in lieu of the old write-it-down-and-lie-about what-you-listen-to diaries.

Lars larson to run for brian baird's seat?

Goldy and Jon Devore are speculating over at Horsesass - with some circumstantial evidence - that right-wing talk host Lars Larson will run for the 3rd District congress seat to be vacated by Brian Baird

Goldy and Jon Devore are speculating over at Horsesass - with some circumstantial evidence - that right-wing talk host Lars Larson will run for the 3rd District congress seat to be vacated by Brian Baird

Devils in the detail's

Don't wanna get "HIGH FULLUTENT," or anything, but is this a grammatical cautionary, or Laura Ingraham's show-prep?

Isn't apostrophe abuse one of the Ten Commandments? It is in our Bible. (which is better than your's...)

Record bin roulette: from the crypt with wit

We've had our ear turned lately by Record Bin Roulette, (KPLU Thurs., 5:35a, 7:35a & 4:45p; Fridays at 7:30p; Saturdays at 1p).

Launched in February, it’s a sparkling, weekly 7 minutes of radio written, produced, and voiced by none other than  KPLU’s All Blues host John Kessler, and John Maynard, long-time Seattle morning guy-cum-KPLU real estate commentator.

Out-becking beck: can it work for dori monson?

Gov. Gregoire is jetting to Copenhagen […] for the global warming conference - so she can be part of the one-world socialist scheme that is GW.

Gregoire, Gore, Obama, and all the rest of the cultists have conveniently ignored the fact that scientists cooked the data and colluded to hide the truth that the planet is actually cooling, not getting warmer.

Not only are they wrong on this issue - but, […] I remain convinced that the people behind this cult are evil.” ~Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p)

(One-world socialist scheme? Evil cult? Is the John Birch Society back? ... when will Dori start blaming the Jewish bankers?)

Old Seattle Radio Saturday: saul haas, and where KIRO radio came from...

"Saul Haas left the New York ghetto for the Pacific Northwest ..." to bring us Dave Ross, Dori Monson and Frank Shiers. Read Seattle veteran newsie, Frank Chesley's profile of Haas at HistoryLink.

Saul Haas (1896-1972), 1936
Courtesy The Seattle Guide, UW Special Collections (Saul Haas Papers)

Open thread: glenn beck makes hay from the politics of gold...

So what else is new? Glenn Beck is a whore... and, he could be in trouble with Fox over the conflict of interest. Other gold profiteers include O’Reilly, Mark Levin, Michael Medved, Michael Savage, Laura Ingraham, Dennis Miller, Fred Thompson, and G. Gordon Liddy.

Beck - Not So Mellow Gold
www.thedailyshow.com

Sign of the economic times: seattle rest area

(photo: BlatherWatch)

The city is broke, but the crisis inspired this South Seattle example of the civic ingenuity we're known for.

Who needs a Parks Dep't? Shut 'er down, Mayor Mike ...and God bless America!