Comments on: Spent a night in the hospital… http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/ Ramblings of an Old Man on Old-Time and Contemporary Radio, Television, the Arts, and the News; includes OTR Podcast Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: CHET NORRIS http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1372 Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:10:35 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1372 just want to say "you're a terrific writer" get better soon just want to say “you’re a terrific writer” get better soon

]]> by: Jeff Wilson http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1368 Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:57:15 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1368 Hey Charlie, Now that savebobedwards.com and nprwatch.com are gone, I wasn't sure how to email you, so I hope you'll excuse this non sequitur comment on your most recent post. (And I hope you're doing OK, by the way.) I heard on The State of Things, a local/regional talk show out of Raleigh, NC, an interview with Dick Gordon whose program, The Connection, has been pulled by WBUR after something like 28 years (is that right?). I wondered if you had seen Gordon's op-ed this morning in the Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/05/disconnected/ Deja vu -- except this time it's not only the host who's gone but the entire program. I wonder if there's a place at XMPR. <em>I don't mind at all (and I'm doing fine, thanks for asking), although I actually blogged about this specific issue at <a HREF="http://blogs.oldradio.net/tb/379">Gutless Local Public Radio Stations…</a> - I should also say (and probably should note in a comment to that post) that I received email from Robin Young, host of Here and Now, and she assures me they are not dropping their international coverage. Anyway...you ask if there's a place at XMPR. He, he...The Connection aired on XMPR, indeed for the last time today. Next week, one hour of On Point airs from 11:00am EDT to noon, with both hours being aired in the evening. And as a reminder, The Connection was the focus of the biggest "soap opera" public radio saw in its time, only to be surpassed by the Edwards flap. Check out the archives at <a HREF="http://www.current.org/">www.current.org</a> to see the drama where the original host, Christopher Lydon, tried to take over, "a piece of the action," and ended up getting himself fired to the uproar of listeners. Lydon is now the host of Open Source, airing on (you guessed it) XMPR. Just tracking public radio's troubles and travails gives one a headache, no? (And FYI, please watch this space for news on something we're putting together dealing with XMPR and The Bob Edwards Show...) ---cfs3</em> Hey Charlie,

Now that savebobedwards.com and nprwatch.com are gone, I wasn’t sure how to email you, so I hope you’ll excuse this non sequitur comment on your most recent post. (And I hope you’re doing OK, by the way.)

I heard on The State of Things, a local/regional talk show out of Raleigh, NC, an interview with Dick Gordon whose program, The Connection, has been pulled by WBUR after something like 28 years (is that right?). I wondered if you had seen Gordon’s op-ed this morning in the Boston Globe.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/05/disconnected/

Deja vu — except this time it’s not only the host who’s gone but the entire program. I wonder if there’s a place at XMPR.

I don’t mind at all (and I’m doing fine, thanks for asking), although I actually blogged about this specific issue at Gutless Local Public Radio Stations… - I should also say (and probably should note in a comment to that post) that I received email from Robin Young, host of Here and Now, and she assures me they are not dropping their international coverage.

Anyway…you ask if there’s a place at XMPR. He, he…The Connection aired on XMPR, indeed for the last time today. Next week, one hour of On Point airs from 11:00am EDT to noon, with both hours being aired in the evening.

And as a reminder, The Connection was the focus of the biggest “soap opera” public radio saw in its time, only to be surpassed by the Edwards flap. Check out the archives at www.current.org to see the drama where the original host, Christopher Lydon, tried to take over, “a piece of the action,” and ended up getting himself fired to the uproar of listeners. Lydon is now the host of Open Source, airing on (you guessed it) XMPR.

Just tracking public radio’s troubles and travails gives one a headache, no?

(And FYI, please watch this space for news on something we’re putting together dealing with XMPR and The Bob Edwards Show…) —cfs3

]]> by: Charlie Summers http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1364 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:11:41 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1364 For a response and explanation by Richard Cormier, owner of the company, see the <a href="http://www.cafesoleilcoffee.com/index2.html">Cafe Soleil</a> website. --cfs3 For a response and explanation by Richard Cormier, owner of the company, see the Cafe Soleil website. –cfs3

]]> by: Rebecca http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1363 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:48:27 +0000 http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/08/03/spent-a-night-in-the-hospital/#comment-1363 Maybe I'm missing something here. SBC was hardly an "indi" when Starbuck's bought them out in 2003. SBC could make a good cup of joe but they were so inconsistent that I rarely went there. Perhaps the Seattle's Best that you are talking about was not SBC? FWIW, Starbucks hasn't been able to make any inroads into the Middle East. I understand that they even tried in Israel and everyone stayed loyal to their indi coffee shop. Maybe I’m missing something here. SBC was hardly an “indi” when Starbuck’s bought them out in 2003. SBC could make a good cup of joe but they were so inconsistent that I rarely went there.

Perhaps the Seattle’s Best that you are talking about was not SBC?

FWIW, Starbucks hasn’t been able to make any inroads into the Middle East. I understand that they even tried in Israel and everyone stayed loyal to their indi coffee shop.

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