Air America should dump Springer and put Charles Goyette in that slot.

[RSchewe]

I am sorry to all of you Springer fans but I can't bear Springer on the Radio.

For a few months I have been listening to the Charles Goyette Show stream. The show runs locally in Arizona on Air America in the same time slot instead of Springer. Maybe sometime in the future he can be given the national slot.

I am surprised I have not really heard his show mentioned here in DU. It is one of the better Progressive talk shows out there. If you haven't ever heard his show you should check it out. It's solid.

He talks about most of what is discussed in DU, our favorite blogs, and political stories that are actually interesting. There are some really good guests on his show as well.

Direct link to stream:

http://1010kxxt.com/stream.php

Show archives:

http://www.charlesgoyette.com/archive/index.cgi

Show site:

http://1010kxxt.com/CG.php?sid=2

His personal site:

http://www.charlesgoyette.com/

This is just my opinion of course, but if they are going to toss people like Marc Marron from Morning Sedition, it is insane not to dump someone like Springer first. Marron's skits are hilarious. I am strating to be a bit weary of that Danny Goldberg move now. Check out James Walcott's latest post:


James Wolcott: Call to Arms

(snip)

The problem? Word is that Air America major supremo Danny Goldberg doesn't like the show, doesn't like Marc as an on-air personality, doesn't "get" Marc's or the show's humor, and wants to crumple the program up into a wastepaper ball and chuck it into the basket.

Now Danny Goldberg may have many fine qualities. I sort of liked the book he did a bit back about how the Democrats had lost youth appeal. But he's not a radio guy, and if he can't find the funny in Marc, Lawton Smalls, and Sammy the Stem Cell, he needs to hire a psychic detective to locate his missing sense of humor.

Can anything be done to keep Morning Sedition going and prevent Marc from being pushed into the cold wintry streets of a town without pity?

Well, you can always write to Danny Goldberg at [email protected]

Or to the person I'm informed is the big mover on the AA board, Rob Glaser of Real Network. His email address is [email protected]

more...


http://jameswolcott.com/archives/2005/11/call_to_arms.php

[nookiemonster]

1. I gotta agree on dumping Springer.

He just makes me nauseated and he's dry as a bone.

Just my $0.02.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Springer is smart, progressive and entertaining.

Probably a hair better than Unfiltered.
They could definitely bag Franken in favor of Hartmann IMHO though!

[Skittles]

5. I very much enjoy Springer on the radio

and his commericals with "Pickles" ROCK!

[RSchewe]

6. I agree that Hartmann is great, but I would never dump Franken.

Springer though, he is too much of an apologist. I used to listen to him when he first came aboard AAR an all I heard him say is "you are right", no matter how off the wall the people were saying.

His jokes... ouch. Sorry, but I disagree big time. Lame.

And for the topics he covers, sometimes he has these discussions that are yawners and are about some trivial talk show type issues.

I listen to AAR for politics and related issues. Sometimes his show sounds like Maury Povich.

[BlueEyedSon]

14. I find Franken very moderate/centrist... but it could just be me!

[RSchewe]

20. I wouldn't go that far. Springer would fit that mold more. Franken is not

far far left, but he is a Liberal. His books would say as much. More so than his show.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I've never really listened to Springer because I love Stephanie Miller's

show!

[RSchewe]

7. Are they on at the same time where you are at? I thought they were on...

along side Morning Sedition.

[Pirate Smile]

11. Where I am at they are on at the same time. My semi-local station

plays the same line up as many other stations - Boston, DC, etc. I listen to the Quad Cities station when driving (Eastern Iowa/ Western Illinois).

I stream the Boston or DC stations when I'm at home.

Their schedule is Morning Sedition, Stephanie Miller, Al Franken, Ed Schultz, Randi Rhodes, Majority Report (I think - I usually don't hear before Miller and after Randi).

[RSchewe]

16. I guess these schedules are all over the map as you change time zones. n/t

[nookiemonster]

8. I've heard good things about her. Gotta stream link?

:)

n/t

[Pirate Smile]

13. Here you go although you do have to register first - they added that

within the past few months but once you sign up once, you don't have to anymore, of course.

http://www.am1430wxks.com/main.html

She is listed on the latest page with the other "Listen Live" links.

edit to add - her show is very entertaining. She has a great voice guy - Jim - who she calls her voice monkey. He is hilarious.

[nookiemonster]

17. Thank you!!

:)

n/t

[RSchewe]

15. I have heard her show. It is good, but I am a Morning Sedition fan

and would not want to see them dumped for her. On the other hand it would not be a bad swap putting my personal bias aside and if I had not choice about it.

Here is a link to her show:

http://www.stephaniemiller.com/

Anyway, there are other things I would change first, such as loading up that weekend schedule with more live shows instead of repeats and dumping Springer as I meantioned here initially.

[Pirate Smile]

19. Maybe they play her live on some west coast stations which might

bump Morning Sedition but like I put in a post above, none of the stations I listen to have her show bumping Morning Sedition. She is on live right after their show. Her time slot is the exact same as Springers.

[Talismom]

4. I don't like to listen to him, personally, but I can tell from his callers

that he is performing a service to the left. He's getting doubting repukes and disillusioned DLC types who still have their doubts and gently nudging them left. It's just that I don't have patience for them or him at this point and listening to the BS discussions gets my blood pressure up!

[RSchewe]

10. That it very much how I see it. My problem is that his "service" is...

something I am not really interested in listening to.

Good analysis.

Don't get me wrong. I don't hate the guy. It is just that there are better shows that can be in that time slot.

[ms liberty]

9. Thanks for the post!

Just sent off an email to Rob Glaser. Recommended!

[AnnInLa]

12. I am a HUGE Springer fan, and don't want him dumped

in favor of anyone. I would rather listen to his show than any of the other shows (tho I like them all.)

[RSchewe]

24. Maybe dumped is a strong word. How about laid off or swapped?

I am being sarcastic. But, to me it is almost like a wasted time slot on the AAR network.

[Horse with no Name]

18. I listened to Goyette when I was in Phoenix for the holidays

last year.
I was very impressed.

[RSchewe]

21. Yeah, I think if people listen to him they would be surprised. He is just

not that well known nationally.

I first found out about him when Cindy Sheehan was in Crawford after a staffer of his, that was on location, called in to Mike Malloy.

So I am new to his show and have been listening to his show ever since.

[AspenRose]

27. He was featured on Bill Moyers' last "NOW" broadcast

The one about the evolution of the RW media. I taped it.

[RSchewe]

30. Do you mean the last Now! that he hosted or the last show that aired? n/t

[AspenRose]

31. The last one he hosted, last December.

Sorry for the confusion!

[leesa]

22. I personally can't stand Springer, but I don't think he should be dumped.

I think he probably appeals to those recovering from conservatism, sort of like Big Eddie, except he's soft spoken.

[RSchewe]

23. I hear where you are coming from, but I am not on board with conforming

to what the centrists need. That is the mistake the Democratic party has been making for years in following the DLC.

That mentality has cost Dems the Congress for decades. You can't be all things to all people. This is exactly why people love to say that these Democrats don't stand for anything or have no agenda.

It is just my opinion but he sort of exemplifies that. And it is just not his politics that I disagree with somewhat, but his show style is pretty lame. Then you have those topics that he covers that are off the map. Sometimes, before I tune out, it sounds like AAR has Montell Williams on.

[egadsbrain]

25. No offense (white) guys...

but I wish they'd get some latino hosts. How about representing a huge and growing segment of our population? I don't know of anyone specifically, but there has to be someone out there. Please, not another middle-aged white guy! I haven't heard of Goyette, but will definitely give him a listen. I can't stand Springer and download or stream while he's on... ugh!

[RSchewe]

28. I happen not to be white, but I don't think color is a qualifier or

disqualifier. It would be good to have diverse perspectives though, and I agree with you to the point that issues relating to particular races should be addressed more widely and openly, no matter what color the host is.

[Maat]

26. Springer is fine - he's a Juris Doctor (law degree) ..

and he makes cogent arguments.

On the other hand, he is trying to persuade those on-the-fence, and so he uses the somewhat clever technique of validating them first through saying, "I agree."

And sometimes I just don't enjoy listening to someone trying to convince a non-progressive about how things are.

I really prefer Stacy Taylor, a local guy in San Diego on our local Air America station.

[RSchewe]

29. I wish degrees would make people well informed politically, but that...

is not the case.

My uncle is a Lawyer and a CPA and he is clueless politically.

[Maat]

32. Your point is well-taken.

I don't believe he is that knowledgeable politically; I do appreciate, however, his ability to persuade.

I'm kind of 'on the fence' in terms of whether I like listening to him or not.

I would prefer to listen to our local guy, Stacey Taylor, on my XM satellite feed, or Hartmann, or Hightower, or several other possibilities.

But I can tolerate Jerry.

I can't say the same for Alex Bennett (referring to when I had Sirius); he was completely unacceptable.