Hi Les, We all make our own decisions, but I do wonder if it's a bit extreme to penalize a radio company because it buys advertising on the same program as a product that you consider questionable. Would you stop drinking coffee or wearing Levi's if they sponsored the same show? (Fill in one of your favorite things if these don't apply.) Essentially, though, I agree with you. It's a shame that radio obtains revenue from such products. I'd also count the nonpeak-hours paid programming on radio and TV, touting questionable cures and investment strategies. True, border blasters hyped everything from goat gland remedies to pieces of prayer cloth purportedly worn by Jesus, but in my admittedly much younger days in radio, most U.S. stations took responsibility for what they aired. Granted, they couldn't guarantee that their listeners would like drinking root beer, but they wouldn't run root beer ads if the manufacturers said it would cure cancer. I'm not saying that no garbage was advertised in the past; that would be nonsense. But I do think the standards were generally much higher. As a side thought, it bothers me that competing ads are placed in the same set, as well as repeated ads for the same product. That wouldn't have deliberately happened at the stations I worked for in the 70s and most of the 80s. In my view, this reflects laziness and lack of integrity, and it rips off advertisers. On the other hand, radio isn't the go-to place for entertainment that it once was, and maybe the conditions that existed in the past wouldn't work in today's marketplace. -- Rick
-----Original Message----- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Les Rayburn Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:56 PM To: IRCA Radio List - irca@hard-core-dx_com <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Coast To Coast AM, George Noory, and Criticalhealthnews.com Rick, You’re quite right. I am old enough to remember the border blasters, and the miracle cures they hocked. What I do think is different is that even people like Wolfman Jack had trouble making a living back in those days as on on-air personality. But George Noory has a lucrative career on television, as a paid speaker at conferences, and even a stake in an on-line dating service. It’s hard to imagine that he’s having trouble paying the bills. Given that it was all built not on his own talents, but rather that of Art Bell, I don’t find him a sympathetic figure. He’s preying on the weakness of an older audience, who trust him. He should be deeply ashamed of his actions. I won’t be listening to the show, or buying products from it’s sponsors in the future. Sadly, this includes CC Crane Company, who I’ve bought a number of products from over the years. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. > On Mar 22, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Rick Dau <drummer196...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > To be quite honest, Les, this is nothing new. Back when Art Bell hosted the > program, he used to do reads for a product called Dr. Duplisky's Super > Prostate Formula. I would listen to one of these and think that it all > sounded like a lot of hooey. > > Now, I'm too young to remember this (I'm 51 and didn't start DXing until > 1981), but I've heard stories about how, back in the 1950s and 1960s, the > border blasters like XERF would run ads for doctors that were only slightly > less shady than snake oil salesmen. Supposedly they would hawk things like > goat gland operations that were designed to spice up your sex life, or some > such. Makes me think that maybe all-night radio hasn't changed much through > the years, after all. > > 73, > Rick Dau > South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
