After a career of over 50 years, KOMO's Bryan Johnson says so long.
Also, am 620 KPOJ, one of the first Air America outlets and Portland's home of progressive talk, flips to sports starting Monday. KPOJ will become the 3rd sports talk station in the Portland market. An article in Willamette Week by morning host Carl Wolfson explains.
Tip of the hat to Bob Nelson
RadioInsight said flip already happened going from Randi Rhodes to U Ore sports ...someone on twitter said ironic as Mich. Obama's brother is coach? KPOJ site already up as Fox Sports 620
Posted by: Bob Nelson | November 09, 2012 at 08:24 PM
The world needs more sports!
Posted by: Dark & Stormy | November 09, 2012 at 09:55 PM
Sports makes money. Broader demo.
People of all age groups like it, etc. and they want to sell beer etc. People are more interested in
it rather than politics. Believe me.
Boston: CC had cons talk on 1200 but dumped it for comedy as it didn't make money. Someone bought time on 1510 to run libtalk; not only was it not getting any traction but the owner flipped to sports anyway.
It's not politics it's business. Owner of WRKO Boston, cons. talk, is personally a liberal. He runs talk shows that make money, though. It was have been libtalk years ago if he felt it made money. Who knows, maybe most on the Left prefer NPR instead.
Posted by: Bob Nelson | November 10, 2012 at 05:45 AM
Very sad. One of the top Progressive stations in U.S.
Had its own local morning show. Thom Hartmann used to do the local show and then do his national show.
Posted by: Erictheeditor | November 10, 2012 at 03:13 PM
If Bryan Johnson has been on the air for 50 years, I must be pretty old!
Thanks for the memories Bryan.
Posted by: AprilMayJune | November 10, 2012 at 07:45 PM
Stephanie Miller said KPTK flips on January 1st.
Posted by: jameschan | November 12, 2012 at 08:52 AM
Oregon is now effectively blacked-out from Progressive Talk save a couple low-power stations that reach few people. Bottom line is if most folks can't get these programs on our AM radios, then all the internet or other means really just won't have much political influence.
Posted by: Thomas | November 12, 2012 at 09:14 AM