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Endorsement

2008-10-27T01:53:00.000+11:00

TRF reluctantly endorses the McCain/Palin ticket...

Another Election...

2008-10-22T14:35:00.000+11:00

I am not stressing this election. I guess I'm not stressing because I haven't been paying as much attention as I did in 2004.

Listen to Chris Francz online...

2007-10-17T03:21:00.001+10:00

Hello, Talk Radio Fans. I've been away for a while but that doesn't mean that the fire in my belly for Talk Radio is gone. I have some short comedy / spoken word audio clips posted on www.PureVolume.com/ChrisFrancz that you will want to check out.

The Dog Days of Talk Radio...and more...

2007-07-15T22:49:00.001+10:00

www.TalkStreamLive.com is a great source for streaming Talk Radio...pick a show and click on it. Most of the shows open right in Windows Media Player. www.DemandDebate.com is a great new site very worth checking out. Check out www.ChrisDebello.com - he has a great talk show called Issues and Ideas.

Kennedy a Real Comedian!

2007-07-11T10:54:00.000+10:00

RFK Calls Glenn a ‘traitor’JULY 10, 2007
GLENN BECK PROGRAMBEGIN TRANSCRIPT

GLENN: But everybody is getting too greedy. So again, I agree with Robert F. Kennedy, to this point.
KENNEDY: This is treason, and we need to start treating them now as traitors.
GLENN: Stop just a second. Stu, I've just -- I'm just checking here. Traitors. Besides getting a book deal, in America today, what do traitors get? I think that's it. Because it used to be execution, right? If you are a traitor to the country, you would be executed. I don't think you get execution anymore, I think you get a book deal. So is he saying that traitors -- these traitors should be offered book deals? Or is he going the old-fashioned way and say, off with their head? I'm -- I'm not sure, but those who are skeptical of global warming or denying global warming, it's treasonous and -- and they should be either made richer through a book deal or executed; I'm not sure.Do you have the part where he -- he mentions me? Go ahead.
VOICE: And so I'm going to tell you this.
GLENN: Yes.
KENNEDY: That the next time you see John Stossel or Glenn Beck --
GLENN: Uh-oh.
KENNEDY: -- or Rush Limbaugh --
GLENN: Oh, no!
KENNEDY: -- or Sean Hannity --
GLENN: Oh, boy.
KENNEDY: -- these flat-earthers, these corporate toadies, lying to you, lying to the American public, and telling you that global warming doesn't exist, you send an e-mail to Their advertisers and tell them you're not going to buy their products anymore.
GLENN: Okay, stop for just a second. We're trying to get a comment from RFK, Jr., for TV tonight. I want to know, is he calling for executions or what -- what part of fascism is he -- is he engaging in now, where you can't question global warming. And, by the way, I'm not questioning global warming. In fact, I believe it now more than ever before because of the latest scientific proof from the oldest ice core ever extracted. It was released last week, that the earth's temperature now in the last 180 degrees -- or 180,000 years has varied 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Wow, that's a pretty big variance. That's weird. After the last -- in between the last two ice ages, it was actually five degrees warmer than it is today, and yet Greenland didn't melt, which is also very, very strange. Oh, and the ice core also shows plant life in Antarctica, which is -- wow, what up with that one? Seems like, where were the SUVs? So I believe in global warming, I believe in global cooling, I believe in global climate change, I believe it. I just don't necessarily believe that what you're proposing would actually change jack. But, you know, the science is settled there, otherwise off with your head, you know what I'm saying?
END TRANSCRIPT

2007-07-10T02:47:00.000+10:00

Glenn Beck talked about Kelly Clarkson today on his show. He was commenting on her comments regarding that huge religious festival this weekend - Live Earth. He asked Stu to play some of her music so that he could speak with her music in the background. Then Glenn began making fun of Clarkson's music which he admitted to not hearing before. It was very childish. Even if he does not like Clarkson's comments about being "scared as hell" with what's going on with the environment he didn't need to make fun of her music.

Hello Talk Freaks

2007-07-07T01:45:00.000+10:00

Added a new link today: Rusty Humphries. It's very rare that, well....it's never happened before but a host emailed me wondering why he was not listed in the links of Talk Radio hosts. So visit his site: www.Talk2Rusty.com. I'm getting a little bored of Talk Radio lately. I still listen for 6-7 hours a day but for a while now I've been listening to Elvis Duran and the Morning Zoo from New York City (7:30am - 10:00am). WABC weekends suck except Mark Simone and Monica Crowley. What is with their Sunday line-up. Okay, speaking of Monica Crowley...She needs to stop referring to her listeners / fans as Monica Maniacs. Rush has his Ditto Heads and Glenn Beck has his Sick Freaks but Monica Maniacs just does not have that same ring to it. Sorry, Monica. I give you credit for trying though.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Talk Radio Fans

2007-05-25T21:30:00.000+10:00

Scientists say that many, many years from now the Earth's oceans will boil away and the planet will become too hot to sustain any life before being burned to a crisp. No, man-made global warming will not be the cause - the Sun will be the cause. (BBC Article -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1749389.stm) When the Sun begins dying it will grow larger and hotter before - POOF!, it goes out forever. I think in about twenty years we should freeze Al Gore and in a billion years thaw him out and tell him that it is now 2020 and life on Earth is unbearable because we did not take heed to his warnings. When he gets all serious-looking we can tell him that we were just joking and the Sun is the reason that Earth has gotten so darned hot. I bet he convinces the few surviving humans that their cave painting is what caused the planet to get so hot.

Is anyone else out there disappointed with how bad the WABC (www.77WABCRadio.com) Sunday line-up is? After Religion On the Line it's a wasteland of boring finance, home improvement, travel shows.

On WBRE (TV station from Wilkes-Barre, PA) (www.WBRE.com) an anchor reading from a teleprompter pronounced the acronyms P.O.W. M.I.A. (Prisoner of War, Missing in Action) as "Powmia."

Glenn Beck Wednesday Night...

2007-05-01T00:00:00.000+10:00

Exposed: The Climate of Fear
Wednesday May 2nd 7 & 9 PM eastern time on CNN Headline News. Don't miss Glenn's hour-long special exposing all of the "global warming"
nonsense!
www.GlennBeck.com

Chris buys a movie for $5.50

2007-04-22T22:22:00.000+10:00

Last night while at WalMart I looked at the discount DVD rack and was shocked to see the movie, Talk Radio. I saw it in 1990 and have really wanted to get this DVD for the last two years and now here it was for only $5.50. The talk radio host that the movie revolves around does not really seem that realistic and there seems to be a lot of inconsistencies in this fictional character's ideology. One minute he's putting down bleeding-heart liberals and the next minute he's espousing ludicrously liberal ideas. He was an antagonist so the inconsistencies may have been intentional. It's a good movie though. It's solid. If you pick up a copy, don't watch it right after a movie with any action because you'll be bored out of your mind.

Buy Talk Radio from amazon.com:ttp://www.amazon.com/Talk-Radio-Eric-Bogosian/dp/B00004X13U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5647366-6871151?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177244445&sr=1-1

Sign the Petition Today!

2007-04-20T21:56:00.000+10:00

www.StopRosie.com

Sign petition to get local host back on the air....

2007-04-16T21:09:00.001+10:00

To: Mr. Rick Musselman Nassau Mid Atlantic WSBG ManagementWe, the undersigned, believe that the management at WSBG, Mr Rick Musselman, and Nassau Mid Atlantic have acted unfairly and unjustly by firing Gary Smith, aka Gary In The Morning, over a joke. We feel that the decision to terminate Mr Smith was done for no other reason than management bowing to pressure from the politically correct minority.We want Gary Smith, AKA Gary in the Morning, back on the airwaves. Until Mr Smith is back, we will boycott the sponsors of your radio station.

http://www.thepoconosusa.com/Petition.html

More Nappy-Headed Ho Stuff...Local DJ Fired For His Phrase That Pays

2007-04-12T07:57:00.000+10:00

www.stoprosie.com - check out this great site!

PC Police in the Poconos

Gary in the Morning, a morning DJ (http://www.935wsbg.com) in my hometown was fired for using "I'm a nappy-headed ho" (referencing Don Imus' now infamous words) as his "phrase that pays" the other day. The station fired him because a local black leader and his drinking-buddy friends threatened to call the NAACP and the FCC.
WBRE video: http://www.pahomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=17281
WSBG's Gary gets case of Imus-itis, gets fired
Michael SadowskiPocono Record WriterApril 11, 2007

Latest update, and active forum for comments on Gary Smith's firing.Breaking news update: Since this story was published, events have overtaken WSBG personality Gary Smith. He was fired upon reporting to work Wednesday morning for the situation described in this story. A complete story is in the works.Leaders of the local black community are scratching their heads over the comments of a Stroudsburg disc jockey.

Gary's comments 'crossed the line,' say radio execSupporters praise fired DJ for charity work
By HOWARD FRANKPocono Record WriterApril 11, 2007STROUDSBURG - Gary Smith, a local radio voice for 17 years, is off the air and out of a job for his comments during his "Gary in the Morning" show on WSBG 93.5 Tuesday, according to Rick Musselman, executive vice president/chief operating officer for Nassau Mid-Atlantic, parent of WSBG.“We reviewed the tape and have terminated him as of this morning," according to Musselman. He added “Gary has done a tremendous amount of good for both African-Americans and whites, but we feel his comments crossed the line."Smith had apparently used the phrase, "nappy-headed ho," that got nationally syndicated talk show host Don Imus in trouble earlier in the week. Imus used the term to describe the Rutgers girls' basketball team. According to listeners, Smith used "I'm a nappy-headed ho" as the "Phrase that Pays" on the air Tuesday morning.

Full story: http://poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070411/NEWS/704110348

Gotta love the night shift! A comment on the Don Imus Controversy...

2007-04-10T17:51:00.000+10:00

Had to work the night shift so that meant good Talk Radio on 77 WABC. Mark Levin, then some dude who's name I forget....Jerry Apgar? The greatest thing though was finding Laura Ingraham in the 10pm slot. I really love and missed her show a lot. Her show...or hearing her voice was like hearing from an old friend that I hadn't seen or heard from in a long time. Coast to Coast AM was also great. I love my daytime usuals (Rush, Beck, Hannity) but it sure is great to hear some different voices coming from the AM dial.

And Don Imus....who cares? I've never really listened to Don Imus so I don't really care about the controversy surrounding him and his "nappy-headed ho's" comment.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/ENT03/704100347/1038
Sharpton and Jackson comment? Both of those dudes have made racist comments and no one's ever held their feet to the fire and made them apologize? The truth of it is this: If your skin is not white you are allowed a lot leeway and free passes when it comes to saying and doing racist things.

Do you feel lucky, punk?

2007-03-25T21:59:00.000+10:00

Well, it's official 77WABC from New York City is a total wasteland on Sundays. Finance, home improvement and travel talk. I'd listen to Air America today if I could tune it in. On another note: I just got an email from a guy who was in a punk band that I believe I saw in 1988. They were from Allentown, PA and I thought that I saw them with The Russian Meatsquats. He googled the name of his band: Follow Fashion Monkeys and one of the entries of Talk Radio Fan was labeled that so he dropped me an email to tell me that he found this blog and to say that we have a lot in common politically, etc. The email was truly shocking. When I labeled the entry Follow Fashion Monkeys I was well aware that it was the name of an old punk band but I just needed a title for the entry and that popped into my mind.

77 WABC wastes Sunday slots on boring programming

2007-03-12T22:54:00.000+11:00

Ric Edelman 10am - 12pm on 77WABC: BORING!!!

Talk Radio used to be good on Sundays - Andrew Wilkow on WABC then Monica Crowley. Then Bauer and Rose after Wilkow left. Now, on both WABC and WAEB from 10am on they've got crappy health and financial shows. Who listens to this garbage? Here's the formula for the health show - an amazed host calls a health specialist who is selling a vitamin that no doctor wants anyone to know about because it is just so amazing and solves practically every single health problem that has ever existed. These health specialists are never in the studio with the host because he or she is just so crazy busy staying on the run from mainstream doctors who want him killed because of the secret vitamin that he has knowledge of. The financial shows? Who can listen for more than two minutes without strapping bombs to their chests?

WABC schedule for Sundays: Ric Edelman 10am - 12pm - boring financial poop. The Money Pit 12pm - 2pm - more boring financial poop! The Travel Show 2pm - 4pm - boring travel poop.
I just sent this email to the Program Director of www.WABCRadio.com
Hello,
I understand that the station can not stay the same forever but the Sunday line-up is horrific. What happened to the good old days of Andrew Wilkow and Bauer and Rose? The programs for the Sunday line-up are boring. I understand that talk radio does not get a lot of listeners on Sundays so that is why the day becomes a dumping ground for boring programs but more people would listen if you scheduled great programs with engaging hosts. Please, enough with the health, money and travel shows.
Listening (but not on Sundays) from PA,
Chris Francz

2007-02-23T00:16:00.000+11:00

If you go to google.com and do a search for "right wing talk radio" you will find endless articles from the last ten years about "the death of right wing talk radio." So-called "right wing talk radio" is bigger and stronger than ever but it is the death of liberal talk stations and hosts that we continually see.
Newest addition to the links: CFRA from Canada - http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp

2007-02-17T01:44:00.000+11:00

If anyone is interested in recieving a copy of my stand-up comedy demo please drop me an email. Every once in a while I get really tired of Rush but it's so great when I warm up to him again like I have been recently. On most days I get to listen to a great part of his show so it's natural that I get burned out once in a while.

2007-02-08T23:55:00.000+11:00

www.MarkLevinFan.com

Just two items...

2007-02-06T10:33:00.000+11:00

Goodbye TalkRadioForums
www.TalkRadioForums.com has folded. I had high hopes for this site and it seemed like it was taking off but then the posts began to rapidly dwindle off and I'd keep checking back and there wasn't really anything happening so I'd post what I could but it seemed to be dying and it was sad to see. I emailed with the site's owner and he came across as very enthusiastic and said he'd keep going no matter what but if people lost interest what could he do? The biggest Talk Radio forums seem to be at www.WABCRadio.com and www.MarkLevinFan.com. I think that hosting a Talk Radio forum is a tough thing to do. So...goodbye to TalkRadioForums.com. I'm gonna miss it.

John Edwards will provide health care for everyone...
"The bottom line is we're asking everybody to share in the responsibility of making health care work in this country. Employers, those who are in the medical insurance business, employees, the American people — everyone will have to contribute in order to make this work," the 2004 vice presidential nominee said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"Yes, we'll have to raise taxes. The only way you can pay for a health care plan that costs anywhere from $90 (billion) to $120 billion is there has to be a revenue source," the former North Carolina senator said.

Talk Radio Fan: What a load of bullcrap! "We're asking everybody to share in the responsibility...everyone will have to contribute...we'll have to raise taxes." Nobody will be able to volunteer to "share in the responsibility." Nobody will have a choice of whether they want to "contribute" or not. A lot of people won't be able to afford to pay for their healthcare plan if Edwards raises taxes. What a nutcase!

Follow Fashion Monkeys

2007-01-23T01:33:00.000+11:00

I love all of the newly-elected Liberals across the country, Hillary Clinton, CNN, and other forms of media that keep saying "The American people have spoken and they are not happy with George W. Bush's policy in Iraq." Well, since the average American gets their news from one glance over the newspaper and ten minutes a day of network news or CNN of course they will be against anything that our country is doing in Iraq since the sources of news that they absorb are all overwhelmingly anti-President Bush. News makers and news reporters are constantly engaged in calling our President names, belittling him and insulting him and since this is all that most Americans hear of course they will begin repeating what they read in the editorial pages or what comes out of certain people's mouths. To put it simply: The media bashes Bush on a regular basis then conducts polls that prove that many people don't like Bush. It's like walking around in a room and hitting people over the head with a hammer and then conducting a survey to prove that yes, indeed, most people in the room suffer from headaches.

Dennis Miller on Sean Hannity / His own show?

2007-01-14T04:18:00.000+11:00

Dennis Miller to have his own radio talk show. Here's some opinions and news about that:

http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2007/01/dennis-miller-talk-radio.html

When Did Dennis Miller Fill In For Hannity?

This morning on 77WABC, Mark Simone that comedien Dennis Miller has filled in for Sean Hannity. When the heck was this? I knew that the guy took a turn to the Right a few years ago, but filling in for Hannity? I am getting pretty bored of Larry Kudlow on 77WABC on Saturday. He provides a lot of news and opinions but there's no real entertainment value. He needs a sidekick or something.

Ron Kuby Fired?

2007-01-09T00:15:00.000+11:00

I got an email from someone asking me if I knew anything about Ron Kuby being fired? News to me. And I was a little surprised to turn on WABC (www.WABCRadio.com) and hear Ron Kuby and fill-in, Mark Simone. So, I guess that means that he was not fired. I went over to the WABC message board and there was no thread (that I could find) about Kuby being fired.
Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby

This was posted on RichardBey.org not long ago which I gave some people the impression that Ron Kuby may have been fired.

"I was listening this morning and everything going fine until 7:17 and they go to the usual traffic and weather, but afterwards Curtis is alone and no mention of Kuby and about hour later Jeffery Lickman comes and finishes the show. Jeffery Lickmen jokes that he was taken to the station by Curtis angels. I hope that kuby did not get fire because what they were talking a top of the hour and that he wanted soldiers be brought back now and congress should everything in power to that."

Talk Radio Fan's opinion: It seems lately that there is always someone filling in for Curtis or Ron. I think Mark Simone is on the Curtis and Kuby show more than Curtis and Kuby. That's just the way it is. I doubt Kuby will ever get fired.

What a way to end your year...

2006-12-31T03:29:00.000+11:00

Bummer of a day for Saddam...Check out my art at: www.ChrisFrancz.com P.S. If I had to be a Hang-Man for a living, I wouldn't want to wear a mask. Why would I be ashamed of my job? People who make French fries for a living - they should be ashamed of their job.

Take credit, you dummy!

2006-12-25T04:37:00.000+11:00

Boo, hoo...I don't know where that remark I made came from!
Why can't people just stand up and say that they are sorry for the bad thing that they did or said? Mel Gibson put down Jews when he was drunk and later said that this is not the kind of person that he is. Michael "Kramer" Richards calls audience members at a comedy club "niggers" and then says "that was not me, I don't know where it came from." Some college football player not that long ago flipped his middle finger at someone or the other team when he was coming off the field and later said "that is not the kind of person that I am." Miss Nevada disgraces her crown, behaves poorly and is photographed kissing a woman then says "that was not me, that is not the kind of person I am."

Listen up, dummies - that was you! What we do is a reflection of our characters. Everything that we do or say reflects on some part of our personality. So, in 2007 let's just take credit for the stupid things that we may do or say and then try to improve ourselves instead of saying "whoa, how did that happen? that is just not the kind of person that I am!"
My art: www.ChrisFrancz.com