So, email response to my little rant about radio this morning has already hit a fever pitch and I’ve been asked to rethink, retract, or apologize for my statements. No, I’m not going to do that.
Let’s be clear about one thing though. The last remaining thing that I DO love about radio are the people on the air. I’m a fan of quite a few local radio personalities and I really do wish them the best. My beef with radio has absolutely NOTHING to do with the DJ’s or the talk show hosts or the people behind the scenes on a technical level. It is entirely possible for me to have a grievance with the corporations behind modern radio and still enjoy the talents of those that are actually on the front lines making it work as best they can. It’s like loving Chicken McNuggets but loathing the McDonald’s Corporation.
I shoot the breeze with a few people employed by the companies in question. Should I be worried that my statements will reflect badly on them? I don’t see why. All four of the companies that I mentioned have their heads so far up their respective asses that there’s simply no way that they’ll ever hear what I had to say anyway. Why would THEY care? They seem to think (incorrectly) that they have all the answers – what difference would my opinion make?
Calm the hell down. You’re all acting like big radio companies actually have the power to take action against this sort of thing and I can assure you that they don’t. The last station that I paid a visit to apparently couldn’t even afford to keep toilet paper in the bathroom stalls, I can’t imagine that they can afford these fancy new PC’s or other gadgets that can enable them to listen to internet streams. Besides, they’re so damn ignorant and arrogant as it is, why would they give a crap about what I have to say?
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SO true, amen!
fuck the old white radio people!! radio sucks!!!
I don't know from which planet you come from but slander is still an actionable civil offense last time I checked. These companies all have extremely massive legal teams chomping at the bit to beat a blogger into submission, they won't discriminate based on the size or popularity of your blog. I would recommend that you rethink your position before anyone catches on.
Thanks. That made me laugh.
It isn’t actionable slander if it is true.