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Houston CBS Radio Affiliate 950KPRC Dumps Rather May Cancel CBS Contract
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| 9/15/04
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Posted on 09/15/2004 3:39:48 PM PDT by Mark Felton
Edited on 09/15/2004 3:42:05 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Just announced on the Chris Baker talk show:
Ken Charles, the Station Manager for 950KPRC in Houston (the largest talk station in Houston) just sent the CBS News VP all his nasty e-mails and told them that CBS will either fire Dan Rather by Monday and come completely clean on the matter or he will take CBS News off the air of his radio stations (he manages two of the largest in Houston).
He took Dan Rather's 4pm top of the hour brodcast off effective immediately and replaced it with Fox news.
He said he will find a way to cancel the CBS contract if they do not resolve this in a manner that retains their credibility as a news source.
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To: Mark Felton
Isn't Danny Boy from Houston? Not a home town favorite apparently LOL
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:47:08 PM PDT
by
Damagro
(Kerry posesses all the best traits of a dog... well, except loyalty)
To: 76834
Did you know Blather was in Viet Nam.....
To: Mark Felton; 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; ...
Houston CBS Radio Affiliate 950KPRC Dumps Rather May Cancel CBS Contract This is big enough for me to break out the ping list I don't use any more.
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:47:37 PM PDT
by
Flyer
(Post #47 - A reply that will live in infamy)
To: Mark Felton
YeeeHaw! Now, that's Texas.
44
posted on
09/15/2004 3:47:44 PM PDT
by
billhilly
(If you're lurking here from DU (Democrats unglued), I trust this post will make you sick)
To: 76834
KTRH is the sister staion to KPRC, Ken Charles manages them both.
45
posted on
09/15/2004 3:47:44 PM PDT
by
Mark Felton
("Christianity is the companion of liberty in all its conflicts" -- A. de Tocqueville)
To: Mark Felton
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAA...this is what I have been waiting to hear. Lets hope this is just a beginning. I am 69 and not capable of getting big things done, however, I do keep up with my Freepers and I KNOW you can get it done. I appreciate so much I have you to keep me informed.
To: jimt
To: Mark Felton
I wonder if CBS will dock Blather's pay.
48
posted on
09/15/2004 3:48:21 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: Mark Felton
It will be interesting to see if this stands. KPRC is a Clear Channel station. If CBS starts exerting pressure on Clear Channel, CC's corporate goons may overrule the local station manager.
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:03 PM PDT
by
Dont Mention the War
(Calvinism Fever: Catch It! (Or don't. It's not like it's going to do you any good anyway...))
To: Searching4Justice
I guess he got the message...'Houston we have a problem'...and did something about it!
50
posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:03 PM PDT
by
BossLady
(John Kerry has more dollars than sense.....)
To: Mark Felton
Dan Patrick (not the ESPN guy but rather the luvyablue clown that never got over being canned from his TV gig) would make PT Barnum cringe. Not saying it's a bad thing, just saying.
To: dfwgator
.......yes, that's true......Rather was a young reporter with KPRC in the 60s and made his mark by getting out in the middle of Hurricane Carla and giving a live report.....the legend has it that he climbed up into the cupola in the Galveston post office and described the storm swirling around him.
To: thackney
I heard Ken Charles and Chris Baker discussing this and was pretty happy they made the right choice.
Cool
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:32 PM PDT
by
Eaker
("He's the kind of guy who would fight a rattlesnake and give the snake a two-bite head start.")
To: Mark Felton
My Mom listens to 950 all the time. She has been asking the same question all week. Why is Ken Charles keeping C=BS on the air. She got her answer.
54
posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:39 PM PDT
by
marty60
To: Mark Felton
55
posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:39 PM PDT
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: Mark Felton
That is the kind of action that will make Viacom take notice--especially if more affiliates (radio and TV) follow.
Viacom/CBS are stonewalling, hoping this issue will go away. It isn't going to.
56
posted on
09/15/2004 3:49:47 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
To: Mark Felton
To: 76834
"Made the big time while covering another hurricane, Carla"
He showed a camera shot of the radar pic of Carla. Legend has it, it was the first time that was done
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:50:51 PM PDT
by
Damagro
(Kerry posesses all the best traits of a dog... well, except loyalty)
To: Soul Seeker
Excellent suggestion! They already have FNC at the bottom of the hour. Now I'd like to see Dan Patrick dump O'Reilly from KSEV.
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posted on
09/15/2004 3:51:02 PM PDT
by
weef
To: Mark Felton
Rather's most recent biased foolishness provides station managers with an excellent reason to drop a bad program. I'm watching Rather now, and he sucks.
Is he always this bad?
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