take your answer off the air...

  • HorsesAss.Org: the straight poop on WA politics & the press
    progressive brilliance from the guy who pointed out Tim Eyman's nascent horse's-assedness
  • Talker's Magazine
    The quirky talk radio trade mag. Check the Talk Radio Research Project- it's not very scientific, but places on the top 15 talkers list (scroll down to Talk Radio Audiences By Size)) are as hotly contested as Emmys (and mean just about as much).
  • The Advocate
    No, not THAT Advocate... it's the Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog.
  • Media Matters
    Documentation of right-wing media in video, audio and text.
  • Orcinus
    home of David Neiwert, freelance investigative journalist and author who writes extensively about far-right hate groups
  • Hominid Views
    "People, politics, science, and whatnot" Darryl is a statistician who fights imperialism with empiricism, gives good links and wry commentary.
  • Jesus' General
    An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender, a 12 on the Heavenly Scale of the 10 Commandments and a 6 on the earthly scale of the Immaculately Groomed.
  • Howie in Seattle
    Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle.
  • Streaming Radio Guide
    Hellishly long (5795!) list of radio streaming, steaming on the Internets.
  • The Naked Loon
    News satire -- The Onion in the Seattle petunia patch.
  • Irrational Public Radio
    "informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."
  • The Maddow Blog
    Here's the hyper-interactive La Raych of MSNBC. daily show-vids, freakishly geeky research, and classy graphics.
  • Northwest Broadcasters
    The AM, FM, TV and digital broadcasters of Northwest Washington, USA and Southwest British Columbia, Canada. From Kelso, WA to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, BC - call letters, formats, slogans, networks, technical data, and transmitter maps. Plus "recent" news.
  • News Corpse
    The Internet's chronicle of media decay.
  • The Moderate Voice
    The voice of reason in the age of Obama, and the politics of the far-middle.
  • News Hounds
    Dogged dogging of Fox News by a team who seems to watch every minute of the cable channel so you don't have to.
  • HistoryLink
    Fun to read and free encyclopedia of Washington State history. Founded by the late Walt Crowley, it's an indispensable tool and entertainment source for history wonks and surfers alike.

right-wing blogs we like

  • The Reagan Wing
    Hearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.
  • Orbusmax
    inexhaustible Drudgery of NW conservative news
  • The Radio Equalizer
    prolific former Seattle KVI, KIRO talk host speaks authoritatively about radio.
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February 17, 2006

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Ted Smith

Vinnie ate something he shouldn't have

Yeah, about 250 pounds ago. And he hasn't stopped.

audioslave

"Tony Snow, (KVI m-f, 9-noon) the big-haired, small-minded, vanilla neocon suit more than leads the pack with nearly a 14 share, which we wouldn't believe if it were half that high."

That's the problem with liberal talk radio heads. They honestly can't figure out how or why a conservative talk show can be a success here in this market.

How about substance versus Bush Bashing? Personally, I have a hard time finding very many liberal talkers that devote most of their 3 hours to talking issues. They'd rather rehash over and over how Bush is a lier, an idiot, incomptetent, etc. Case in point, look at how much time some are spending on Cheney's hunting accident.

Lee

the only good thing about stock yard Vinnie is his bad english , des, dat, du, de, Au, and he suck more air when he talk, SO Friday night we are having a drinking game, every time Stock yard Vinne , uses Vinnie english we have to take a shot, We did this on Tuesday night , and all nine of us were shit faced in 15 min . You GO STOCK YARD! And we all know why we call him Stock yard Vinnie???? his show SMELLS LIKE A STOCK YARD!! TAke DAT Vinnie P.S, HAve a double cheese burger!

Liz

I am pretty certain there is no place for Pate as an Iraqi weatherman. Not much has changed there as they seem to be labouring under a rather prolonged and stalled desert storm.
"How many puppies were impacted." Narrow focus journalism, this calls for a little broader investigative work, with coverage including kittens. They are much more warm and fluffy.

sparky

ok

joanie

"There's plenty of opportunity for glitches in the pseudoscience of radio ratings."

Like Erin's 0.0 rating for instance?


"They'd rather rehash over and over how Bush is a lier, an idiot, incomptetent, etc. Case in point, look at how much time some are spending on Cheney's hunting accident."

Given that all these things are provably true, where's the lack of substance? Or do you like being presided over by a lying, incompetent CEO as long as he keeps your taxes low?

Lump

OK, so who's the highest rated local talk show host? Could it
be Dori because there is so much sniveling about Dave Ross?

joanie

"May we suggest progressive talk radio with local talk hosts?"

I stillthink KTPK is missing a huge opportunity by not having at least one local host. "Bubba" (thanks, Sparky) Schultz would be the first to go for me.

"May we suggest progressive talk radio with local talk hosts? Nobody else does it in this liberal town. (we know, we know, it won't happen, but we never give up)."

Maybe KUOW has the market cornered. They do it so well and possible Seattle liberals are really into more objective kinds of programming which leaves the rest of the market open for spinning, bashing, idiotic, mind-numbing conservative radio. Except for KTPK, where's the liberal talk today in Seattle?

sparky

Yeah if there had to be a local, then the 12-3 slot would be a good place to start. Ed would do better being on KIRO in Dave's slot ( who cares if Ed gets interrupted by traffic reports--there is no long range theme to his shows anyway)--and Dave could switch to KPTK at the same time Dori is on KIRO and then a lot of people would be happy. We would see who would really pull in the numbers then....
but I would still listen to Randi on KPOJ at that time....

audioslave

Joanie says:

"Given that all these things are provably true, where's the lack of substance?"

Okay, fair enough,if that's your opinion, but how many times do you have to hear it before you say to yourself..."okay, how about something different?" I can site chapter and verse all the Bush lies, his incompetence, failures from the liberal viewpoint.

I don't know, maybe it's just one of many reasons why liberal talk radio doesn't get the ratings that conservative radio gets

Tommy008

Tony Snow is a dope and a boor. People would rather listen to him than Proccacino because John is a girlyman, not because he's a liberal. Dave Ross isn't a girlyman, Al Franken isn't, even Mike Webb wasn't but don't get me started on him(good riddance, Mike).

sparky

I dont know what to think about the "ratings" when KIRO brags that an overnight host that most people dont hear because they are sleeping gets the "highest rating" moniker.

Did republicans ever tire of bashing Clinton? I dont think so. It was Rush's bread and butter...and it still is in some cases, when people like to drag Clinton back into the mix, even though he has not been President for 6 years.

Vince

The really odd thing about Tony Snow's fall numbers is that he missed a large portion of the fall due to some surgery related to his cancer he was recovering from. John Gibson substituted and he's awful.

Andrew

audioslave "but how many times do you have to hear it before you say to yourself..."okay, how about something different?"

Isn't that true of all political talk radio?

The real question should be "why do conservatives listen to political wind bags who share their same opinions all day long?"

You won't find so many liberals listeing to Bush bashers but they are listening to NPR which covers a wide gamut of topics and news.

Andrew

sparky "people like to drag Clinton back into the mix"

They use Clinton to sometimes show that Bush's incompetence is shared with a former president, and I guess that's supposed to make us feel better?

Jimbo

Not so fast on the KRKO upgrade!
They've been trying for at least the past 12 years to raise their power past the 5kW they have now.

Presently, they've submitted an application to raise power,
but the FCC has granted no CONSTRUCTION PERMIT to do so... unlike the KKOL upgrade, which has been approved.

Search page: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html

Andrew

Blam says May we suggest progressive talk radio with local talk hosts?

Why do we wish for more talk hosts who complains about the oposing political party? How about a host who covers corperate abuse, popular culture in general or the decay of society, or how about "what features would your dream car have"? That would be cool.

Fremont

So sorry about Judy NiCastro's engagement, Bla'M...I know you interviewed her and she has appeared in your dreams ever since. Oh well, happy valentine anyway...

sparky

Nah, it's Michele Malkin that makes Michael's heart race...

ick!

tangletoes

Michael: deconstructed rabbit? you must have eaten at Veil. How did you like it? did you have the PB&J?

audioslave

Andrew says:

"The real question should be "why do conservatives listen to political wind bags who share their same opinions all day long?"

If you had the answer to that, maybe the ratings of liberal talk radio would reflect more of how the country is evenly split.

Or....maybe that isn't it at all. Clear Channel owns the most radio stations (over 1,200), and they have a reputation as being conservative. It's all their fault. They've been brainwashing all of us conservatives for years.

Boycott Clear Channel.

Andrew

audioslave If you had the answer to that, maybe the ratings of liberal talk radio would reflect more of how the country is evenly split.

Who's to say liberals and conservatives are equaly interested in politics in the first place? Maybe liberals prefer music stations. You assume that there is behavioral uniformity between between libs and cons but theres no proof of that.

audioslave

Andrew says:

"Who's to say liberals and conservatives are equaly interested in politics in the first place? Maybe liberals prefer music stations. You assume that there is behavioral uniformity between between libs and cons but theres no proof of that."

Good points. Maybe thats why conservatives are winning in the arena of ideas, debate, and elections.

Andrew

They're winning in the area of ideas and debate? You're also winning in the area of making shit up.

audioslave

Well, isn't the result of the last one,winning elections, a direct result of winning the first 2, ideas and debate?

ExDem

No Audioslave. You forget how you've been tricked by the Republicans and their allies in the mainstream media to vote against your own self interests.

It's easy to see how Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, the NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, etc. have been powerful advocates for Republican candidates and how that has influenced public opinion to vote for conservatives.

What's more of a mystery to me is how Karl Rove has tricked so many people. His most devious accomplishment was engineering the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in 1994, before anyone knew who he was outside of Texas. Someday, the public will wake up and take back our country....

Andrew

An idea can't be "won" children.

The only debate the election settled was the debate over who would win the election.

The reason people vote the way they do is a secret. Allot of people are said to have voted for Bush because he's the kind of guy they would like to "drink a beer with". You can't assume that they are advocating everything a candidate stumps on.

And I don't want to remind you again that just becuase a person is in minority, it doesn't mean they are wrong.

sparky

D.i.e.b.o.l.d.

Lump

Sparky sez, "D.i.e.b.o.l.d."

Isn't how blacks talk about being daring?

Still waiting for KIRO host rankings. Must be bad for the libs.

joanie

"No Audioslave. You forget how you've been tricked by the Republicans and their allies in the mainstream media to vote against your own self interests."

Thanks, ExDem. We finally agree on something.

sparky

Lumpy, I see you are reading the new "Ann Coulter's Humor" book. Hope it is worth the $1.89

Scrilla

Does anyone remember THIS???

What was Suits THINKING!!??

Local News: Tuesday, November 09, 1999


Nicole Brodeur

The Fairy Tale Hasn't Ended For Jersey Girl

Nicole Brodeur

Times Staff Columnist

The midnight bell was chiming, and Judy Nicastro was wondering if, when it stopped, she was going to turn back into a parts buyer for Boeing, just another idealistic thirtysomething in funky black shoes.

As Friday ended, though, Nicastro got word that Cheryl Chow, her opponent in the race for Seattle City Council, had conceded the race for the Position 1 seat.

The glass slipper fit.

Everyone loves a Cinderella story, and Nicastro's is a classic: a child of hard knocks who grew up to knock a political grande dame off her throne.

She skipped the gown for jeans and short, cropped hair; and skipped the ball for a pub crawl that won her legions of voters - many of them young and renters, like her.

Plus, Nicastro is funny. She's refreshing. She tells you things she shouldn't.

"In my 11 years in Seattle, I was never hit on," she said the other day. "But from April to August, during the campaign, I was hit on 30 times."

Twenty-seven men and three women. Some married, some not. But they all should be worried. Nicastro, 34, kept a campaign journal, and recorded names.

"My advice for women running for office is: Be single!" she said.

Around us, Nicastro's staff broke down her election headquarters, in the basement of a brick house in Wallingford. Stuffed with bags of junk food and The Mountain on the radio, it feels more like a dorm room than a dream factory.

But it was. And it worked.

People who wouldn't return her calls when she was fund raising are now clamoring for an audience.

"Three weeks ago I resigned myself to losing," Nicastro said. "The name `Chow' in Seattle is as familiar as `Kennedy' in Boston."

And what does "Nicastro" connote now?

"Jesse Ventura," she said. "Nobody knew him and he came from a different world and he wasn't easily boxed in.

"People can't do that with me, either," she said. "They can't throw me into the lefty pool. There's a new political paradigm, and that's where I am."

She supports social programs focused on jobs and housing, but demands responsibility from those who are given a leg up.

That paradigm fits her personal life, too: Nicastro has become engaged to KIRO radio personality Brian Suits, but doesn't want a ring.

And it is born of her own story, now familiar, of a father who died when she was 12, a mother who struggled to get by and a young woman who entered the University of Washington under a program for the economically disadvantaged.

Nicastro made the best of what she was given, becoming student-body president and graduating from law school. (She didn't pass the bar her first time out, but hopes to take it again, once she settles into her City Council seat.)

I listen to her stories, I hear the phone ringing, and I worry like a father whose daughter has suddenly blossomed. This is the juncture where Nicastro's belief system can lead her to great things, or be abandoned altogether, in the name of politics.

So here's to the belle of the ball - a Jersey girl, no less. I hope she remembers that basement campaign office while she dances through City Hall. Glass slippers can shatter, you know.

sparky


she tossed him out after awhile..i will never forget that night...

audioslave

Ex-Dem writes:

"No Audioslave. You forget how you've been tricked by the Republicans and their allies in the mainstream media to vote against your own self interests."

Thanks Ex-Dem, sometimes I get the urge for independent thought, then I remember I have to get back in lock step with the media. Thanks again to Dan Rather, your 60 Minutes piece on Bush's National Air Guard service, with local support from producer Mary Mapes, really made the difference for me this last election. I only wish it was brought up when he ran against Gore, but Mary was still researching, I guess.

Andrew Says:
An idea can't be "won" children.

Andrew, ideas are won and lost everyday. Take a field trip down to Olympia.

And you also said:

And I don't want to remind you again that just becuase a person is in minority, it doesn't mean they are wrong.

I have never said that. When a person or idea, or issue, or cause is in the minority opinion, it's just that, the minority. It's America. When things don't go your way, you take it to the courts. Thats why we have the ACLU, God Bless them for looking out for ALL of us.

Lump

aparky sez, "Lumpy, I see you are reading the new "Ann Coulter's Humor" book. Hope it is worth the $1.89"

Actually from Al Sharpton on how to get a date with Tawana Bradley.

I see Michael still isn't cutting loose with the KIRO program ratings. Must be even worse news. Dori #1?

kublai khan

Speaking of Brian Suits, here's something on the many hats he wears:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/1/83454/08397

sparky

Sadly, Dori would not be #1 in the ratings if he was the only host left at KIRO..

sparky

omg....that kos article on Bwyan...hilarious to read what people who dont know of his local radio history think of him...golly.

Mostly they dont understand why someone is still a Lt. after 17 years....

Tommy008

Frank "talk to me" Shiers just came back from vaction and he's proving tonight why people like me consider him an ignorant, peabrained butthead. A caller nailed the Cheney situation dead on by pointing out that the County Sherrif voluntarily gave Cheney until the next morning to meet with them, whereas any regular citizen would have been face to face with officers within minutes after reporting the shooting, so that they could assess his sobriety. Shiers reminded the caller that Secret Service men were also law enforcement officers, as if they were going to tattle on Cheney to the local police that he'd been drinking. Then he went on to use the completely irrelevant example of the Ramsays (parents of the Boulder girl found dead in the basement) to show that other citizens have negotiated the time and conditions of being interviewed by the police. The Ramsays were only potential suspects in a crime where their use of alcohol was irrelevant. Cheney had already admitted to a shooting where the question of whether he'd used alcohol was a crucial thing to be determined in order to properly decide on charges against him, if any. Pate and Shiers- dumb and dumber

joanie

Of course, Tommy008, Shiers is a "legal expert" as well because, as he constantly reminds his listeners, his dad was a judge.

How can you listen to him? He is so all about himself!


I, too, read the Daily Kos on Bryan Suits and it also points out his contradiction about whether or not he's married. Apparently, he's not sure himself!

Why oh why would Nicastro, whom I sort of like, ever attach herself to someone like Bryan Suits. On the sole basis of his duplicity as a so-called reporter/soldier in the war, he's a lying idiot. Happy talk, keep a talkin' happy talk . . .what a loser.

Andrew

Relax, nobody needs to worry, Frank Shiers is not good enough for weekdays. John Procaccino was chosen over him. John Procaccino. John Procaccino.

Tommy008

John Proccacino a girlyman. Even the callers down at KVI are snickering about him.

joanie

Andrew, I'm listening to something called RadioPower.org Progressive Talk Radio on line. Ever heard of it? I'm curious to know what you think if you have. The first talkers referred to themselves as the young turks and now it is Bob Kincaid.

Anybody else know about these guys?

ExDem

They replay one of their shows on Saturday mornings on 1090 AM. One of them is from New Jersey and apparently used to be a conservative. The few times I've heard them, they seem to be listenable, especially compared to most everyone else on 1090.

joanie

I have heard them now that you mention it. Also, a show called Ring of Fire featuring Robert Kennedy Jr. which I like.

I think Michael might have to start including streaming webcasts (if I 've put that right) in the discussion since great liberal radio seems to be fading away . . .

Andrew

I'll try RadioPower.org. Noon-3 is dead air anyway.

"John Proccacino [is] a girlyman"

And yet he still beat Shiers for the fill in gig (in fisticuffs out by the Entercom dumpster I imagine)

Scrilla

Joanie: the best part of the DailyKos smear piece is the rebuttal from a liberal. BTW- Suits got married on leave, AFTER the first article and BEFORE the BBC blog. i hope the DailyKos has the integrity to call ME before they smear. (or BlatherMikey for that matter)

Lump

sparky sez, "Sadly, Dori would not be #1 in the ratings if he was the only host left at KIRO.."

How do you know? That's only your wish. Michael won't put out the KIRO host ratings, but he does if it's to bash somebody other than favorites. He had the ratings for that mouthy broad at 0.00.
Is the real truth being kept or is he afraid the troops, meaning the lunatic fringe, might go off the deep end.

joanie

Hardly, Lump. He'd be glad we all had something to talk about . . . Afterall, this is a discussion board, isn't it?

It wouldn't surprise me if Dori has the highest numbers on KIRO. I love Dave but don't listen to him anymore. Surely Vinnie isn't surpassing Dori's numbers. And, as I said earlier, I think most liberals who are far more discerning in their listening tastes than conservatives are probably on board with KUOW at this point.

What's left to say?

Dana

What's left to say is that Dori's numbers are probably reflective of the fact that he doesn't have any real competition so of course that makes his ratings look better than he actually is.

Put someone good, local, and live against him and I'll bet he'd be sweating bullets. Just like he never goes into the chat room because he knows that he'd be sliced to ribbons--he's a gutless bully. He's not very bright, either.

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