tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post4679832517751838722..comments2023-09-08T12:08:39.523-04:00Comments on WBAI: Has Bates checked in?Chris Albertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-51289558590090923622016-11-21T18:50:34.978-05:002016-11-21T18:50:34.978-05:00The very same thing has been going on at WBAI, now...The very same thing has been going on at WBAI, now more blatantly than ever. The most recent ad campaign was conducted by Ron Daniels, who delivered on a noticeably rigid schedule a commercial for his "nation time again" conference in Newark—he gave out a non-WBAI number as he solicited registration, an effort that carried over into his two-hour weekly show. Jeannie Hopper has been running her little scam for a long time—early criticism finally forced her to add that "some proceeds" of her dances and boat rides will go to WBAI. As has become the modus operandi, she gives out the address and direct phone number. How vague is that? Non-commercial radio? Not any more. Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-47568480482927620462016-11-21T17:53:59.593-05:002016-11-21T17:53:59.593-05:00at LA's KPFK we call him an "interim"...at LA's KPFK we call him an "interim" "Program Director "- even after 5+ ? yrs.and still interiming there...unwilling to share or give up that good position with whatver Payola all programmers and those selecting dem programmers also get -<br /><br />since programmers at KPFK constantly & continually promote events, musicians,guests... anyone actually, poticos and their websites and friends and friends of friends...and all 'for free' - or pretend it is all generous PR given gratuitously.Sure.<br /> <br />so Who'se gonna believe those free promos ? or ever admit the benefits all dem altruistic benefitors = programmers and their supervisors get ? <br /><br /> And Tony Bates used to work at the LA station ....long ago ...and left... KPFKcommentator https://www.blogger.com/profile/03651186693305138527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-89097612088981837972016-11-18T16:49:18.375-05:002016-11-18T16:49:18.375-05:00Got it!
I agree with your assessment of Credico.Got it!<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of Credico.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-66282530513626548752016-11-18T16:43:26.477-05:002016-11-18T16:43:26.477-05:00I guess the punchline wasn't obvious. Both are...I guess the punchline wasn't obvious. Both are Mr Latino, but Luciano is better known. I thought it would just be funny to have a nothing like Jordan replaced by someone known doing the same basic shtick. Anyway, I haven't listened to Luciano in weeks, so maybe he has changed since he started the show.<br /><br />I have to admit that Credico befuddles me. Sometimes he's an obnoxious loonie leftie, but other times he does decent interviews, like the Frank Serpico one. In the end, even though I think he can be a jerk, I would keep him on the air if I were PD because he has more to offer than he has drawbacks.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-80923211795044760762016-11-18T16:20:30.621-05:002016-11-18T16:20:30.621-05:00@SDL Luciano is preoccupied with his own light hue...@SDL Luciano is preoccupied with his own light hue these days, hence the leitmotif of his Friday show: I am BLACK! I am BLACK! I am BLACK! I am BLACK!, I really, really, really am!<br /><br />BTW, we were spared that this morning. Credico did the show and he was very good—they should give it to him and, if they must keep Felipe, give him R. Paul Taylor's throw-away slot.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-28676549072447230552016-11-18T16:13:47.066-05:002016-11-18T16:13:47.066-05:00People like Jordan think in a very limited space.People like Jordan think in a very limited space.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-8572296065578701802016-11-18T16:12:46.091-05:002016-11-18T16:12:46.091-05:00Fire Jordan and put Luciano in his place. Now that...Fire Jordan and put Luciano in his place. Now that would be a funny joke!<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-71467853952859779092016-11-18T15:54:59.067-05:002016-11-18T15:54:59.067-05:00Howard Jordan .... wondering how people around the...Howard Jordan .... wondering how people around the world think about afro/latino people . <br />Skin color seems to be the only thing this man is capable of talking about . How Sad . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-2614442127534751642016-11-18T15:09:44.649-05:002016-11-18T15:09:44.649-05:00Since Bates is back again (and his email address i...Since Bates is back again (and his email address is posted here), I'm assuming that he's being bombarded w/complaints? Unless of course his email filters have wide parameters. Or, he takes the Reimers "I Don't Give a ____ About My Damn Emails" approach?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-53292792799161572852016-11-18T09:20:24.352-05:002016-11-18T09:20:24.352-05:00(JustAlistener)
Maybe Reimers is marking Trump...(JustAlistener)<br /><br />Maybe Reimers is marking Trump's election by by putting a person accused of sexual harassment in a position of power at WBAI.<br /><br />The hypocrisy of it is barely worth mentioning - sounds like WBAI is slowly dropping any women's or LGBT issues programming and migrating toward it's goal of Haitian male rights/entertainment programs 24/7.<br />Still, I wonder what what legal risk exists by hiring back someone who was dismissed in part because of sexual harassment allegations. (Even letting him into the building seems shaky to me, but I'm not a lawyer). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-76610083651607185452016-11-18T00:58:31.091-05:002016-11-18T00:58:31.091-05:00He just couldn't let go of his glory days and ...He just couldn't let go of his glory days and face reality. He reminds of that doof Joe Piscopo, whose only success was riding Eddie Murphy's coattails. He keeps pretending to be a star by kissing peoples' asses, but he's a pathetic joke with a little morning radio show. Some people just can't let go.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-39215473628216687942016-11-18T00:47:35.350-05:002016-11-18T00:47:35.350-05:00I do, actually, but he brought this on himself—he ...I do, actually, but he brought this on himself—he could have turned off that beaten path and utilized the past instead of dwelling on it. I don't regret having brought him back to WBAI, buy that was fifty years ago! He wasted all that time nourishing the ego that beca,e a roadblock.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-44393323914862719942016-11-18T00:37:26.184-05:002016-11-18T00:37:26.184-05:00It's his way of maintaining that little long p...It's his way of maintaining that little long past world of his when he meant something. You really just have to feel sorry for him.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-40935996956909854122016-11-18T00:22:35.482-05:002016-11-18T00:22:35.482-05:00Well, maybe Bates will be the one person with the ...Well, maybe Bates will be the one person with the balls to fire Fass and his drugged out friends.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-76068526131006107682016-11-17T20:05:34.877-05:002016-11-17T20:05:34.877-05:00It's part of the studio tour, isn't it? Bo...It's part of the studio tour, isn't it? Born old, it never becomes passé.<br /><br />At the risk of sounding paranoid, I wonder if Tony Bates is a rook in the Siegel-Wilkinson game or if he is pushing for Reimers' job?Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-61054643107550640332016-11-17T20:03:49.372-05:002016-11-17T20:03:49.372-05:00I wonder if that Home of the Rat crap was a Bates ...I wonder if that Home of the Rat crap was a Bates idea. What on Earth is that woman rambling about? Is it supposed to be some sort of literary show to make up for the late Simon Loakly?<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-3171266657320931742016-11-17T19:52:00.972-05:002016-11-17T19:52:00.972-05:00I saw the Bates Motel at Universal Studios, Hollyw...I saw the Bates Motel at Universal Studios, Hollywood.<br /><br />KGTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-29474436023368664002016-11-17T19:42:54.467-05:002016-11-17T19:42:54.467-05:00One of Bates poorer decisions was putting Marie Fa...One of Bates poorer decisions was putting Marie Faustin's "Tall Tales In the Big City" in the 7-8 PM Thursday slot. I'm sitting here trying to figure out what the show is all about. What a terrible waste of time and space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com