Remember the Sacramento radio station tragedy where a young woman dies due to a stupid water
drinking contest? When is this kind of so-called Morning Show going to end? When is someone
finally going to put a stop to these Morning Teams and Shows where vulgarisms, inane and dirty
humor, bizarre stunts, and unfunny juvenile patter assault the Public's airwaves? Where is the
station's GM and ownership in these matters? Oh, yes, the people involved in this dangerous
promotion are now fired mainly due to public outrage and media scrutiny.This type of "wake up"
show should never be allowed on the air in the first place. Why does management continue
employing these young morons with little talent other than being obscene. I knew years ago,that it
takes no talent to be vulgar on the air. Anyone from 1 to 101 has a right to listen to a radio station at
anytime and not be offended. And someone please tell these smut meisters that they are not fun, not
funny, and not needed. This kind of radio morning madness is an affront to the moral standards of
this country and to those who listen to radio. I'm not advocating censorship, I'm imploring
management (and perhaps the FCC) to crack down on the content of radio shows to make sure that
simple common courtesy, reasonable behavior, and non rudeness are given to a beleagured and
besieged listening public.
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The de-regulation act has contributed to much of the
programming problems regarding these
"sick"radio morning shows. But you
can't let management or ownership off the hook either. Why in
the World
would you pay millions for a broadcast license, and entrust it, and your
most valuable
revenue producing time slot, to 23 year olds? These
people are only 5 or 6 years into adulthood, and
are still talking to
their own fad-oriented peer group; most of whom had difficulty passing
the exit
exam to graduate from high school. Radio is in great peril when
it not only loses local control, but
locally, ownership loses control
of it's employees as well. Morning shows are turning into
"Mourning"
shows it seems. As for the FCC(The Futile Communications Commission),I
gave up on
them decades ago when I realized it is made up of political
appointees who know little about the
business it is to regulate. Typical
Capitol Hill...when in doubt, listen to a lobbyist instead of your
constituents! That's my RadiOpinion, what's yours? gary.allyn@gmail.com
