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George Putnam R.I.P. per KABC Radio
KABC Radio - Doug McIntyre Show
Posted on 09/12/2008 7:44:42 AM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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To: Cousin Eddie
Wow. I can’t believe that old guy was still around.
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posted on
09/12/2008 7:46:01 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(Reagan is back, and this time he's a woman.)
To: Cousin Eddie
RIP George 94 was a good run.
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posted on
09/12/2008 7:47:13 AM PDT
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: Cousin Eddie
So long Mr. Putnam.
He was one high point of my time in Los Angeles.
I always loved his follow-up to callers foolish enough to express
support/love for illegal immigrants:
“Sir/Madam, your address please. So I can send all the illegals to
live with you!”
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posted on
09/12/2008 7:51:49 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: Cousin Eddie
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posted on
09/12/2008 7:58:16 AM PDT
by
Slicksadick
(Go out on a limb........Its where the fruit is.)
To: doug from upland
The great George Putnam — sad news.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:02:07 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: Cousin Eddie
A Conservative with a capital C
Say Hi to the Gipper for us, George,
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:03:27 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(Drink your beer, damn it. There are people in Africa sober!!)
To: Cousin Eddie
In the late 1960's, George Putnam would deliver hard-hitting conservative editorials on his televised news broadcast. In December, 1968, for example, he charged that anti-Vietnam War demonstrations in Los Angeles were led by Communists, and he presented close-up still photos of Communist agitators to back up his charges. Putnam would end his program with a shot of an American flag, which he described as "proudly flying" over Pasadena, Hollywood, Watts, or some other Southland community.
In the 1970's, he broadcast a talk show over KIEV, at 870 kilocycles on the AM band, which now calls itself KRLA. One could see him broadcasting live through a window into his studio, located in a shopping mall beneath the ARCO Towers in downtown Los Angeles. His show began with Harry Nilsson singing "Everybody's Talkin'", and then George would break in, saying,
Yes, everybody's talking at you, now it's your turn to talk back. You at home, and you here at our studios in the ARCO Plaza, it's your turn to talk back. We're going to bring you the news, bring you newsmakers and celebrities, but most of all, we want to talk with you.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:04:05 AM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
To: Cousin Eddie
I remember him growing up in socal. He was a great one...
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:05:43 AM PDT
by
steveo
(Don't be a Sarahphobe!)
To: Cousin Eddie
From the TV days - Here’s to a better, stronger America; see you at ten, see you then
During the Clinton years, I was a regular caller, including limericks. George had me in studio with him three times.
For many years, he joined an equestrian team to ride in the Rose Parade. I don’t believe, however, that he was ever named grand marshal. Politics?
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:05:55 AM PDT
by
doug from upland
(8 million views of HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
To: Cousin Eddie
More than any other broadcaster in the nation, he sounded the clarion call about illegal immigration for decades. He interviewed all the presidents of his broadcast lifetime until.................Bill Clinton.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:07:57 AM PDT
by
doug from upland
(8 million views of HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
To: BenLurkin
“The great George Putnam — sad news.”
Indeed.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:08:41 AM PDT
by
AuntB
( "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: ElkGroveDan
I have listened to him on talk radio for years while waiting for my kids to get out of band practice.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:10:57 AM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(The Democrats have lost cabin pressure and the oxygen masks have dropped.)
To: Cousin Eddie
Paul Harvey is still going strong.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:11:18 AM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(The Democrats have lost cabin pressure and the oxygen masks have dropped.)
To: abigail2; al baby; Bella_Bru; BenLurkin; Blue Champagne; Bob J; Brad's Gramma; BurbankKarl; ...
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:11:46 AM PDT
by
EveningStar
(McCain-Palin 2008)
To: Cousin Eddie
Wow, I grew up in Los Angeles. My rock ribbed conservative parents and grand parents loved George. I remember he rode a horse each year in the Rose Parade. Course during the 60’s I went off into left wing la la land. But came back. He was truly a pioneer both on TV news and talk radio. RIP George Putnam!
To: television is just wrong
I used to watch him as a news commentator back in the 1970s when I was a kid. I liked him better than all the other news people, but didn’t know why at the time.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:20:54 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(Reagan is back, and this time he's a woman.)
To: VOA
I’m 66 years old, and George Putnam is the first news person that I ever remember hearing. KTLA
To: Cousin Eddie
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:39:06 AM PDT
by
EveningStar
(McCain-Palin 2008)
To: Cousin Eddie
George Putnam even interviewed George Washington Carver it was one of his first interviews.
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posted on
09/12/2008 8:40:48 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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