BlatherWatch

Brian jennings' talk radio book is less than some of its parts

 It's an inconsequential book. There's no new information, and it neither asks new questions; nor anything of its readers. (Plus, there are no pictures,  always a disappointment in a geezerly book about radio).

It's Censorship, The Threat to Silence Talk Radio by Brian Jennings and we waited until we could get it new at Amazon for $5.52. (Advice: don't pay retail for this dog!)

Be very afraid: bill clinton supports "more balance"

Bill Clinton told Mario Solis Marich on LA's Talk KTLK/that he'd like to see "something like" the Fairness Doctrine return, "or we ought to have more balance on the other side."

Politico.com reports:

"... because essentially there's always been a lot of big money to support the right wing talk shows and let face it, you know, Rush Limbaugh is fairly entertaining even when he is saying things that I think are ridiculous..."

A real right-wing conspiracy

 Bill Press, the thoughtful, liberal radio talker writes a Washington Post op-ed for Sunday's paper that's going to be influential.

It's a convincing case for some doctrinal fairness, and free speech to be re-inserted into radio. The new FCC will definitely be reading it.

Press bemoans a station flip -- this one in Washington DC -- from progressive talk to pre-recorded financial advice programming.