Gosh Jim, have an opinion...

I don't care if I never work for a Clear Channel or Cumulus station again in my life. What happened this week is an abomination. Scores of talented, dedicated broadcasters are getting the shaft, to be replaced (in many cases) by low-paid hacks and syndicated crap. With all due respect to my many friends who survived the cut - this time - why any broadcaster with a shred of self-respect would want to work for these incompetent sons of bitches is beyond me...

My Career in Radio, or: the Clear Channel Necktie Party

The KFYR talk gig (or, as I now call it, "The Ox Bow Incident"), is dead. More on that mess later...

As I Was Saying...

Been a while, hasn't it; well, we can remedy that right now...

In case ya haven't heard, I'm back in terrestrial radio, full-time. As of Monday 19 September, I'm back as the afterhost at KFYR 550 in Bismarck.

Your participation is highly encouraged...

They also claim Obama fathered two black children...

A talk host of my acquaintance said of the latest birther flap: "It's great - I have something to talk about. I don't even have to prepare anything."

It shows, lady, it shows...

A Little Education for the Masses

The word of the day is "officious"...

Don't bother looking it up in your Funk and Wagnalls; just go to the Smoke-Free Bismarck website. That'll tell you all you need to know...

Modest Proposals for Future Super Bowls

Bag the celeb-singing-the-national-anthem-and-halftime thing; get some deserving high school/college marching bands, like in the old days. They'll get the job done, and it's a good karma thing. Let some kids have their moment of glory (betcha THEY get the goddam lyrics right)...

Why Talk Radio Is Screwed, Pt. MCMDCCLXVII

So I was listening to a talk show recently (I won't say which station) where the host passed over numerous possible hot topics (like this one, this one, or even this one) to start harping on Obama's golf game, and why that makes him a terrible president. WTF? Do you people really want ANY listeners under ninety...?