radio personalities

the day after a holiday ......and a DJ calling in sick

Ok its not a major holiday, but one of the DJ's from my local country radio station called in sick this morning, and the DJ's were joking about it being sick from drinking because of yesterday being...

Bad Altitude: Loud, Hacking Cough

I was confident about the long layoff not being at all bad for the Rockies... but the layoff has been so long that now I'm starting to have second thoughts, and there is enough time left before...

Iowa Bans Erotic Corn Dogs

A ban on the Iowa State Fair's traditional erotic corn dog eating contest is in the works. The contest is organized by a radio station, but the fair is government-sponsored."I was waiting for...

The War on Jerk-Off Radio Personalities Comes Home

Earlier today (wasn't that a time!), I blogged about the latest flap over Rush Limbaugh, the one about "phony soldiers," phony politicians, etc.Now comes word from David Harsanyi, Nanny...

'I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.'

* Friday Trivia: Who Said That?*On Tuesday, I explained it's Hip to be Geek, but there's another side to the academic life that's more difficult... the moving part. Those of us pursuing the...

ANGER MANAGEMENT

Finally last night the Mets played a game like they actually gave a shit if they won or lost.  Maybe the ranting and raving by fans, bloggers, and radio personalities (Joe Beningno was in vintage...

Conservative Talkers in the Presidential Echo Chamber

Critics on the left are constantly complaining that right-leaning radio talkers are getting their daily programming straight from the talking points of the Republican Party. This is one of the main...

National Day of Action: First Nations Not Giving Enough?

The AFN (Assembly of First Nations) has proclaimed a National Day of Action, an event meant to draw attention to what University of British Columbia history professor Arthur Ray has called...

2007 BET Music Awards Brings Top Talent to Media Day Event

The 2007 BET Award show, recently held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, had some great performances, the usual list of celebrities and a exciting evening for the lucky few who got a seat in...

Book Review: Framing the Debate - Famous Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Co

Twenty-five years of conservative rule in America has caused progressives to take a hard look at how their values were dashed to near obscurity. Ineffective paradigms of signing petitions and street...

Interview With John Burnett, Author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NP

This is the first part of a two-part interviewI have long been a fan of public radio, especially National Public Radio. I was excited last year at the opportunity to interview the author of a book in...