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On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 16:42, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> http://lbo-news.com/2010/11/01/the-end-of-“behind-the-news”/
>
> I just got a call from Tony Bates, WBAI’s interim program director,
> informing me that as part of changes to the schedule, my show would be moved
> from Thursdays at 5 PM to every other Saturday at 10 AM. This is clearly a
> considerable marginalization, so I’m going to quit. The rot of WBAI has been
> wearing on my nerves, and this change would bring the cost/benefit ratio
> into seriously negative territory.
>
> It’s remarkable that an interim program director who’s just masterminded
> another failed fundraiser—this one’s fallen about 1/3 short of its goal,
> despite being extended by several days—should undertake a renovation of the
> schedule. He’s the guy responsible for the chemtrails and footpads and 9/11
> nuttery during these failed fundraisers, too, so you can see what kind of
> vision he has. He’s got a good radio manner for hawking premiums, but when
> it comes to thinking, he comes in rather short. What a remarkable devolution
> from the days of the program director who gave me my show, Samori Marksman,
> a man with lots of brains and charisma.
>
> I apologize to any of you who contributed to the station on the basis of my
> recent plea. If you’d like to file a complaint about the money or the
> programming shift, here are some email addresses:
>
> [see original for links]
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