Anyone here listen to KPOJ / Air America?

If so, we've started a new website for KPOJ listeners and Portlanders to interact. It's a Blog, forum, RSS news feed, Calendar... lots of very cool toys.

The addy is: www.ecogeeks.net/KPOJ

I work for KPOJ, (www.iloveKPOJ.com).... thanks for listening and for helping us move forward!

- Randall

I've communicated with Mike Dirkx about how much
I HATE Ed Schultz, so I guess I'd better not come
over there.

Good luck though.

Ed Schultz is fine. His voice isn't the greatest, I have to turn my radio down when my window is open. I don't want people thinking I listen to Rush. That said, it is nice to not have to listen to Lars anymore. I hated him and my blood boiled when I would hear his voice.

Why do you HATE Ed?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2147637

I think he's a phony. Oh, he puts on a good schtick,
and he's palatable... until he effs up and let's the
real deal slip through.

On edit: Absolutely agree 100% about the blissful
glee of not having to listen to Lars or Hannity
anymore. Heaven. Lol.

I talked to Ed the other day. The funny thing is that we were talking about KPOJ advertising and the book "Don't think of an Elephant" and he cut me off while I was talking about the father figure / Nurturing parent model... it's really important to understand that model if you ever want real insight into the right winger's mind.

Anyway, he seems cool most of the time but remember, he was a former righty, so go with what you get I suppose? Dunno.

Not one stinking bit. When I told him that his
blatant sexism was a big problem, he blew me off.

My email exchange with him here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x18612

That's the beauty of the site, so we can hear all sorts of opinions.

won't beat me up too severely.

:hi:

I'll wander over, give it a peek.

Suggestions welcome!

The IloveKPOJ.com site is more for AM620 KPOJ and Air America advertising and business, and the www.ecogeeks.net/KPOJ site is for listeners... they serve different purposes.

Sorry if there is any confusion

I listen to any left/liberal radio I can find including Ed, although I admit the first time I heard Ed on Air America his voice really sounded like Rush, it was a bit unnerving. Randi is by far my favorite though.
Peace

We're excitted to be the number 1 station in Portland... it varies from book to book but we're always in the top bracket!

First, ignore anyone who disses Ed Schultz. I don't care if he sounds like Rush Limbaugh, that's an advantage. He's carving out territory in the political center, and that's an important job, even in Portland. I don't always agree with everything he says, but I don't agree with everything the other hosts say either. That's not the point. He's the "mainstream" of Midwestern Democrats, and needs to be heard as much as the East Coasters.

Second, the three-hour delay has got to go. Even if Randi polls better for the evening commute than Minority Report, we need a live show. Talk radio is all about audience interaction, and KPOJ's offset schedule cripples live interaction after 3pm. Ed's on from noon til 3pm. Randi would ordinarily play from noon until 4, so split the difference. Do the first 1:45 of Ed and the last 2:15 of Randi. At least while Randi's convalescing from the surgery and we're stuck with re-runs, eh?

Third, we should be building some local talent on the air to do battle with Lars Larson. First place I'd look: KBOO. These guys have been at it for years, and so far they've been doing it for free. So offer Joe Uris or Ani Haines or Steve/Teresa Mitchell a late-night gig; they're all experienced enough to pull it off. Also, there are other regional liberal talk shows from the Seattle and San Francisco areas that deserve a shot. By moving Randi's show up, KPOJ would be making room for more voices and a more diverse flavor with local relevance. Who knows, maybe some of the other AAR stations will want to pull down a feed from KPOJ instead?

Fourth, do something about the freaking local/AA feed mix on the traffic report/commercials. I swear, about half the time I'm listening when the traffic lady comes on at the top or bottom of the hour, there's some dick-hardener "herbal supplement" ad finishing up at the same time. Then the ad wraps and the news comes on while the traffic report is ending. For some reason, I find this schizophrenic blend of road rage, commercialism, and national news extremely unsettling when heard in parallel.

Fifth, the whole javascript/applet/activeX/whateverthefuckitis thing for bringing up the "liquidviewer" player on the "official" KPOJ site has got to go. Just give a simple link to the stream, cos what was up there the last time I checked breaks some popular browsers for no good reason. After the first time it hosed on one of my systems, I've been opening the URL to the actual stream and that works fine. :shrug:

Don't get me wrong, I really do appreciate the shows. KPOJ is performing a valuable service, and this market in particular has been starving for the product. Hell, the ratings from the first quarter alone bear this out. I just want you guys to have the best format possible. I want KPOJ to become a power broker!

I got an email from Shiela Hamilton asking me to please
put in a good word for her with KPOJ for a local show they
were thinking about.

I was a regular listener of hers when she was on KPAM in
the mornings, before Hannity and all of that. She was
pretty good.

Oh, and on ignoring our problems with Ed Schultz? Gee,
thanks. :puke:

During the brief period where KPAM was taking a shot at having a balanced radio format, she was a shining star of the moderate lefties. Nice voice, solid all-around on the issues, kept things moving along, she ran an enjoyable show. It's no surprise GOP mogul Pamplin had her axed.

About ignoring people who had problems with Ed, well, maybe I said that too strongly. While I contend that his show adds considerable value and an air of moderate credibility to the lineup, I can understand that some people have legitimate gripes about his authenticity, committment, or integrity. But he's broadcasting from the rural America that's costing us election after election, and a standpoint of mild economic populism that stands against Norquist's "starve the beast" agenda. I think he's a voice that truly needs to be heard in Oregon, particularly east of the Cascades, but in the Portland 'burbs as well. DU seems to be fostering a collective grudge against Ed Schultz, and that annoys me, since I consider us lucky to have him on our side.

Again, sorry if my remark came off excessively ad hom; it was meant to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Obviously, station management is going to give my opinions of who and what to ignore as much consideration as they would any other anonymous shmoe babbling away on an internet forum.

She would be great...

Aya Aye Cap'n... will pass your message along : )