[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: You Give Us 22 Minutes, We'll Give You--Dr. Laura?

2009-08-12 Thread Wrecks
I shouldn't talk about "Doctor" Laura. I'm too biased. But I will talk about TV news. I think it's all about buzz and ratings. If you don't think the stories you have are interesting enough, spin them until they are. After all, you don't sell the steak, you sell the sizzle. --~--~-~--~

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: You Give Us 22 Minutes, We'll Give You--Dr. Laura?

2009-08-11 Thread Mark J.
On Aug 11, 3:45 am, "Kevin M." wrote: > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Dave Sikula wrote: > The airwaves used to belong to the public, but our government sold > them to corporations. Even if we could somehow wrangle the airwaves > back into a public trust, they're damaged goods. KFWB used to

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: You Give Us 22 Minutes, We'll Give You--Dr. Laura?

2009-08-11 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Dave Sikula wrote: > > On Aug 10, 12:33 pm, "Mark J." wrote: >> After 42 years, LA's CBS-owned KFWB will not be "all-news, all the >> time" as of Sept. 8 > > If what I heard while in LA a couple of weeks ago is any indication, > it's not much of a loss. KFWB was

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: You Give Us 22 Minutes, We'll Give You--Dr. Laura?

2009-08-11 Thread Dave Sikula
On Aug 10, 12:33 pm, "Mark J." wrote: > After 42 years, LA's CBS-owned KFWB will not be "all-news, all the > time" as of Sept. 8 If what I heard while in LA a couple of weeks ago is any indication, it's not much of a loss. KFWB was less all-news than all-weather, sports, traffic, and what's ha