Bill Bennett Booted From Chicago

Conservative Thoughts ^ | September 8, 2006 | John Kuethe

[Dave S]

Hey the radio business is tough. People and programs get fired all the time. Ratings are paramount.

[dead]

I forget - is Bill "Goofus" or "Gallant"?

[jaydubya2]

I like Bill Bennett, but I think WIND is making the right move by switching to local talent. Chicago/Illinois politics is a mess and they need more outlets to talk about these issues. Don and Roma are really the only local talent worth listening to for political discussion. But they have so many commercials you only get about 20 minutes of talk per hour.

[osideplanner]

Isn't he the chain smoking ex DEA chief who had others for doing drugs?

[Wrangler22]

The Chicago airwaves air filled with local talent. It was nice to have at least one station that offered a national perspective. By dumping BB they have just become another one of the local morning shows.

[Wrangler22]

Ex secretary of education and ex drug czar. I don't know about the chain smoking but you can see him periodically on talk shows representing the conservative perspective in the face of a panel of liberals.

[Wrangler22]

I know, but I had to vent.

[Wrangler22]

Gallant

[Wrangler22]

Maybe I was his only fan in Chicago.

[1rudeboy]

Overlooked is the fact that Cisco Cotto is coming from WLS.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Not so....I listened to the good Dr. Bennett up here in Toronto (on the Internet) for several months while working on my computer at work...it'll be sad to see his go from that station. Guess I'll have to find another affiliate to listen to his show on....

[JRochelle]

I love Don and Roma.

Especially Don.

[Where is todays Reagan]

A good choice is http://www.920wgka.com/ in Atlanta. We in Dallas had to look elsewhere for Bennett when our local station went with "local" talent Mike Gallagher.

[AngelEyesGBU]

Here's an idea for WIND - if they think they must have local talent for the morning drive time, they could play a rerun of Bennett's show during the afternoon drive time in place of Michael Savage. I can't stand Savage's schtick and much prefer the mellow Dr. B.

AngelEyesGBU

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Thanks for the radio tip! :-)

I also did some looking around and came up with these (online) radio stations where I can listen to the good doctor:

http://www.wdtkam.com/

http://www.krla870.com/

http://www.1220knts.com/

http://www.ktkz.com/

FReegards FRiend,

[Wrangler22]

I will have to listen on the internet, so be it.

[Wrangler22]

Thanks for the link.

[Wrangler22]

Bless you, I knew the Freepers would come through with some direction.

[Wrangler22]

Savage is good for the humor, however. I know he is over the top, but he does make me laugh. I just wish they would leave the format alone, but business is business.