Saturday, August 19, 2006

In search of intelligent life

Well Clear Channel has done it again. Philadelphia's only quazi-Jazz station 106.1 has bitten the dust to be replaced by an Oh so needed bubble gum culturally vague (or shall I say crossover) mismash of nonsense. Claiming to cater to the women in the market, they even have the audacity to employ Whoopi Goldberg mornings (yes every annoying morning). Tell me, since when has anyone ever related to Whoopi (I hate myself) Goldberg? (remember the Ted Dansen fiasco?) Now Clear Channel I realize that your numbers dropped on JJZ, but do you think the reason could have been that you haven't constructively changed your play list since the station came into existence. No one in their right mind wants to hear Sade every hour (my gosh, she hasn't had an album out since Eisenhower was a cadet) And how about when you did add a new song you chose to add Beyonce of all people. When I turn to a smooth jazz station, the last person I want to hear is (shake your booty) Beyonce. Well yet again the airways are now clouded with more junk. Kathy Hughes at Radio One if you don't jump on this programming gimme to you, you're nuts. You deserve to take all of their listeners and you can if you don't fall in this new programming nightmare that has become urban radio.

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