Lots going on in the progressive talk world... These are tidbits -- I will post more details as they come in and as I have time.
First, I am a bit confused... San Diego-based Air America radio host Jon Elliott in recent days has told people that he will have a local morning show on AM1700 starting May 18... with plans to take over the station's programming at some point. I am surprised, since AM1700 just launched a new local morning show a few weeks ago -- see my April 28 post. I hear Elliott's show will use somewhat of a NPR model with donations from listeners (since the demise of our beloved prog talk KLSD, I have thought that was a great idea). I can't find any mention of Elliott's new show on any radio Websites including his own Website, but that does not mean it's not true. I will continue to track this story.
Joe Vecchio, who is involved with efforts to bring prog talk back to SD, does not put much faith in AM1700, saying in an email that AM1700's signal can only be heard in a 40-mile radius from Tecate, and
" In any case...rest assured, there is methodical movement afoot to secure
a strong signal reaching all of our county with a fully-dedicated
progressive format etc. So hang in there."
So, some intriguing talk around SD, meanwhile, four good radio happenings we know for sure --
1. Prog talk is back on the air in Boston on a big, honk'in 50k watt station! See revolutionBoston.com.
2. Prog talker Randi Rhodes returns to the air on May 11 -- via the same syndicator (owned by Clear Channel!) of right-wing nuts like Rush, Sean, and Glen. See Huffington Post's take on it.
3. A Media Reform resolution is being considered by the California Democratic Party -- the resolution was put together by our very own Campaign for Progressive Radio.
4. SAVE KLSD FILM nearing completion. The media reform documentary by Jon Monday, Drew Reiff, and myself has posted a new film trailer. MORE ON THAT REAL SOON.
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I spoke with Jon Elliott, and it's true. He should be on the air starting Monday, May 18th. We intend to include this welcome chapter in San Diego Progressive radio in our film, "Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio."
We are working on the final edit - which is a lot of work - but I think it will be well worth the wait. And, I'm so happy that we will have an upbeat ending.
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