Radio event overlooked

I was surprised that there was no mention in The Star of a major event in Kansas City on Tuesday night.

Three of the nation’s top radio talk show hosts were here in town — Dave Ramsey, Laura Ingraham and Rusty Humphries — at an event sponsored by one of the top AM stations in the city. Yet there was no story in The Star in advance of this event, and only a very short one the next day about Frances Semler’s appearance earlier in the day on Ingraham’s show.

The “Behind the Mic ’07” event (advertised by KCMO radio strenuously for a solid month before the event) was still never mentioned in The Star, even two days after the famous talk-show hosts left town.

Semler won an award on national radio and appeared at the sold-out event to the huge cheers of 2,000 Kansas Citians. This is barely acknowledged, even though you never fail to bring up her name when there are political points to be scored for the left.

The coverage of this event, or lack thereof, is disgraceful.

Bob Hazlett
Smithville

Comments

[solomon]

Engineer,
If Marconi showed up today it sure would!

[Engineer]

CRD
I disagree. I am sure a visit from Marconi would generate international Press attention. ;-)

[Engineer]

jim
I think you have nailed The Star's reasoning. If it's not left wing, and you have nothing real bad to say about it, don't mention it. I am sure a large portion of The Star's readers are Republicans, probably a majority. As JJ pointed out, there are very likely more readers that would have been interested in this program than are interested in much of what The Star prints. As I have said before, Journal Post, where are you now that we need you so badly?

[CRD]

Well, that's another way of looking at it, I suppose. [chuckle]

[jim]

Exuse me-a "major event"??? Why in the world would anyone care about a bunch of right wing nut jobs blabing about their unending support of the smirking chimp and his administration???? The mayor going to the bathroom is more of a "major event" than that. Please get real...

[CRD]

You may have made my point for me -- I'm not sure.

I think Solomon made the best point so far, though. Backdooring indeed.

[JUNGLEJACK]

CRD - A LOT more people listen to the popular radio programs than attend hit movies - yet a visit from a grade "B" actor is more news worthy than the event mentioned above.

[CRD]

Um, it's RADIO, folks. If Marconi himself were in town it wouldn't make a wave.

[Dan Beyer]

The selective reporting the Star is infamous for.

[solomon]

Nice way to back door in another Semler letter. I thought today would be the day we made it through without one.