Geov Parrish, local public radio broadcaster, and longtime lefty commentator, columnist and reporter for The Seattle Weekly, has resigned, quit or whatever euphemism one needs to use to say: he's outa there.
He joins Editor Knute Berger, and News Editor Chuck Taylor in the unemployment lines after a bloodbath (or at least a blood draw) promulgated by the takeover by corporate alternative paper conglom New Times. Veteran Political Editor George Howland has resigned as well, and is joining the staff of Seattle City Council President, Nick Licata.
Last day for everybody: tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 16th. They will be missed.
With the dismantling of the experienced news department, hard news and investigative reporting will obviously not be a priority in the new regime. We're wondering about the futures of hard news veterans Rick Anderson, Nina Shapiro and Phil Dawdy.
Radio fans of the fallen journalists can be assured that the on-air status quo will be maintained. Parrish will stay on his longtime weekly discussion show on KEXP (Saturdays 8:30-9) and his commentary on KBCS, Fridays at 4:30p.
Knute Berger may continue his Mossback column for The Weekly, and will most certainly stay on at KUOW's awesome though venerable Weekday panel on Fridays at 10a.
Can't believe it! I didn't know of the turnover at the Weekly so googled and found this.
I am disappointed because I think the Weekly is one of the two or three best reads in town. I have old ones still stacked around for either catching up on or recalling facts . . .
Maybe somebody should start a new one. Michael . . . ?
Posted by: joanie | August 15, 2006 at 02:49 PM
Geov Parrish can also be found on commondreams.org.
Posted by: sparky | August 15, 2006 at 02:54 PM
Thanks for the links, Joans and Sparks. I hope Parrish will continue to write his incomparable Eat the State !
Posted by: Fremont | August 15, 2006 at 06:11 PM
Lenin called this phenomenon .. the bougeois concept of free speach. Free speach in the print media is dieing. It si dead on video. Vivate Bloggem.
Posted by: Stephen Schwartz | August 15, 2006 at 10:36 PM
We need a Seattle online only paper....good for the readers, good for the publishers, and good for the environment.
Posted by: Fremont | August 16, 2006 at 08:33 AM
Fremont, what would you include in your online paper? Would it be subscription only?
Posted by: joanie | August 16, 2006 at 09:40 AM
Eat the State certainly is incomparable :)
Posted by: lukobe | August 16, 2006 at 01:13 PM
L'obe, are you mocking my adjectives?! That's the question, Joans, financing....what do you think? Paid subscription would limit its accessibility and favor...maybe a chunk of Blethen-bux without the political strings could fund it as a free service, like a stronger Stranger or less weakly Weekly...
Posted by: Fremont | August 16, 2006 at 04:25 PM
Let's turn it into some sort of trust for his kids so they don't have to pay the estate tax on it . . . you know, some kind hedge fund or offshore limited partnership . . .
Does any of this even make sense? I'm just still laughing over that video! I think I'm losng it . . .
Posted by: joanie | August 16, 2006 at 05:16 PM