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11/24/2003 Archived Entry: "TBTM Radio #20: The First Anniversary Special"
It's a little rough, but here it is - the first live version of TBTM Radio. I had to leave the false start in because I thought it was a funny way to kick off the show. Some of the audio levels are a little squirrely, but such are the pitfalls of live production. An imperfect document, but it was an awful lot of fun to do.
Thanks to those who joined us in NYC and helped us drink nearly $400 worth of beer afterwards.
Replies: 6 people speak up
hey great show. Congrats on a year of TBTM. I hope you guys make it to one of the liberal radio networks. BTW, do you have more info on that bit you said about one of the fledgling liberal radio networks becomign 'centrist' and stuff? that's not the one that's been getting all the interest, from Franken and the like, is it? I hope not!
Posted by Jason @ 11/24/2003 01:51 PM NY
Jason - thanks.
Yep, it's Anshell Media that got sold. To a guy who used to work for the DNC. He says it's going to be 'centrist, leaning left.'
Sounds like it's gonna be the 'Alan Colmes Network' to me, and it'll probably suck. These guys have got to realize that it's the shows that are daring that get the attention.
Much as I don't like Limbaugh, he knows if he goes over the top from time to time, people listen.
A bunch of meek, apologetic liberals just won't cut it. It'll be a colossal waste of time and money if they don't go for the throat.
Posted by editor @ 11/24/2003 02:20 PM NY
It's catch 22.
If you get into talk radio and attempt to be fair and level-headed, you most likely won't be on the radio long. If you go extreme you'll sell, but are you really accomplishing what you set out to do? Now, you're just an entertainer.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/24/2003 06:59 PM NY
Geoffrey,
Good point. It always gets slippery where art & commerce collide.
If you can even call talk radio 'art.'
OTOH, Randi Rhodes seems to entertain and still deal out a good bit of information. If you get an hour or so to kill, you should give her a listen. She might not be your cup of meat politically, but she sure ain't boring.
Boring is slow death on radio.
Posted by editor @ 11/24/2003 07:19 PM NY
Never say "good point" to me. Justin will have an aneurysm.
I get information from many different sources, not just conservative. My parents are politicians, and die hard Democrats. While I may not agree with the slant most liberal news sources have, it at least gives me a perspective that keeps me alive in discussions with the family.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/24/2003 07:36 PM NY
Well, it is a good point.
What's the big knock on liberals on the radio? That they're dry, pedantic, humorless, stiff.
Of course, the big example that's always brought up as a 'liberal' on the radio' is Mario Cuomo - who, despite being a brilliant orator and a highly intelligent human, actually was dry and pedantic on the radio.
But it's like evaluating Howard Stern as a statesman. As good as he is on radio, he'd be horrible as a politician.
You need sizzle on radio. Liberals need someone who knows how to be entertaining.
Anything less will be a waste of air time. Are you listening, Anshell? Probably not. I couldn't even get the DNC to take my flash animations for free last year, and now one of them is in charge of putting together a radio network to counter the Limbaughs and Hannitys of the world.
It does not bode well. At least the original people in charge of Anshell understood that they needed some humor to get the point across. I don't think this Walsh guy gets it, but I could be wrong.
At least I hope so.
Posted by editor @ 11/24/2003 08:23 PM NY
