Well Miriam, what can I say. My dad controlled the radio dial when he
was home. And dad was also a thoughtful Marxist. Walter Winchel was
one of a number of broadcasters dad listened to. Soert of like my
listening to Thom Hartmann. His views are often to the Liberal
Establishment side, but well thought out and good thought provokers.
I used to take the Seattle Times, and on my way to work I'd often buy
the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, just to get the
thinking of other segments of America. And remembering that all of
them, the papers and the radio and the TV were owned by the
Establishment. So I was receiving information filtered through the
Establishment's filters. The radical publications, like the Daily
Worker, were difficult for me to read. They relied on the same old
terms and clichés. But even so, those publications were difficult to
find on the news stands. Most everything was aimed at supporting the
Establishment. We could disagree on how, but we always understood
that the goal was the same, protect and promote the Establishment.
Carl Jarvis
On 2/18/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I remember Walter Winchel as being a gossip monger, not a newscaster. No one
listened to him in our household.
Miriam
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I remember edwaard R. Murrow. My dad liked him, so we watched. I took a
fancy to the Peacock. Actually, I liked Murrow's calm, fatherly voice.
When I was older I tuned in Huntley Brinkley. The last newscaster with "the
sound" of a newsman, was Bob Edwards, NPR.
I still rant about the network's treatment of Edwards.
During the War, we ate dinner in silence while my dad listened to the news.
"News and Views with John B. Hughes". Later on I took a course in the
history of the theater, at the U. of W., taught by Glen Hughes, John's
brother. Glen would hold forth in a 400 seat arena in which there was
standing room only. He is credited with developing the Theater in the
Round.
Walter Winchel was also a favorite of my Dad's. "Good Evening Mister and
Missus North and South America, and all the ships at sea, this is Walter
Winchel with the News!
There was the Red Network and the Blue Network. And the Golden West
Network. And the Don Lee Broadcasting Company.
Lots and lots of news. But that came to an end when the war ended.
Everyone longed for the Good Times, but they weren't so crazy about hearing
about them. Bad news and calamity pulled in the audiences. .
On 2/18/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do you remember a program called, See It Now with Ed Murrow? That was
in the 50's, I think, a half hour or a whole hour, I can't remember?
That was analysis of a news story. CBS News when William Pailly ran
CBS, was excellent. That ended at the end of the 60's, I think.
Miriam
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Miriam,
True. But my point is that until Radio became popular, the fast
talking hucksters were kept outside by a closed door. To get
schmoozed you had to go to the schmoozer. The Bible thumpers were
still confined to Blue Tent Revivals, and the Televangelists were still
waiting for God to invent TV.
Mister Rogers and Captain Kangaroo had not yet signed up sponsors.
I think it was in the mid 70's that Minnow was head of the FCC,
talking about the Wasteland. They decided that straight news, even
half an hour, was too boring and worst yet, news did not pay for
itself. So they made it an hour long entertainment show. And of
course the time allowed for advertising was increased. . And no one
seemed to notice that the quality of the entertainment slid downward to a
fourth grade level.
Carl Jarvis
On 2/18/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I keep reading articles about how and when the media changed, and IMiriam,
do think that there was a change in the mid 70's as the news
departments on TV channels changed and news became part of
entertainment. You no longer had in depth news coverage. But the
thing is that the powerful have always used whatever communication
methods were at hand, to influence and control the population. It's
just that TV is more powerful than radio and the Internet is,
apparently, more powerful, in some respects, than TV.
Miriam
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Looks like enough voters believe Boyd to have put him in office. As
they also did for Trump. That speaks to our twisted belief regarding
Freedom of Speech. We have allowed our communication channels, both
public and private, both entertainment and educational,to be
corrupted by the powerful Corporate Oligarchy that now rules America.
While Wordsmiths have always been around, the development of radio,
followed by TV and the Internet, have opened our doors and windows to
all the slick talkers on Madison Avenue. From early childhood we
plop our young in front of the TV, snuggled right close to the Spin
Doctors, and we buy them the games and toys that reinforce attitudes
that we would never have welcomed into our family.
And here's the real joke. We allow "equal time" to the attitudes and
views of the corporate chiefs giving them equal time, when they
already control the entire Media.
But that doesn't make it right, nor does it make their attitudes and
social systems good for America. Although at the moment we are
losing the fight, we still have strength in numbers.
Carl Jarvis
On 2/18/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Disgusting! But I wonder how many Americans agree with him.
Miriam
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And to think that the People of Colorado City, Texas elected this
lazy, selfish excuse of a human being to run their city's government.
And buy the way, isn't the good mayor advocating Anarchism?
Carl Jarvis
Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, Texas, put on Facebook: “The
City and County, along with power providers or any other service
owes you NOTHING!
I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout!... If you
are sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are
sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your
lazy is direct result of your raising! [sic]…. This is sadly a
product of a socialist government where they feed people to believe
that the FEW will work and others will become dependent for
handouts…. I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone that is
capable of doing it themselves!... Bottom line quit crying and
looking for a handout! Get off your ass and take care of your own
family!”
“Only the strong
will survive and the weak will parish [sic],” he said.
After an outcry, Boyd resigned.
True. But my point is that until Radio became popular, the fast
talking hucksters were kept outside by a closed door. To get
schmoozed you had to go to the schmoozer. The Bible thumpers were
still confined to Blue Tent Revivals, and the Televangelists were still
waiting for God to invent TV.
Mister Rogers and Captain Kangaroo had not yet signed up sponsors.
I think it was in the mid 70's that Minnow was head of the FCC,
talking about the Wasteland. They decided that straight news, even
half an hour, was too boring and worst yet, news did not pay for
itself. So they made it an hour long entertainment show. And of
course the time allowed for advertising was increased. . And no one
seemed to notice that the quality of the entertainment slide downward to a
fourth grade level.
