lubu wrote:
board monkey wrote:
Putting the show on hiatus wasn't the mayor's call. It was Dedlow's. He has stopped all the regular shows for the next two months due to the moving of the studio.
That's their story and they'll stick to it because it's hard to prove otherwise, however implausible the story is. Odd behavior turning away such a dependable revenue stream. Odder still is Jed's policing of subjects and the separation of the taxpayer paid portion of the programming from that which is paid by campaign money. Why is Jed the only one who is sensitive to political talk financed by Hammond taxpayers? McDermott remains quiet while Jed halts political talk. But it's not Jed, but McDermott who would be sanctioned for hitching a free political ride on a taxpayer funded show. I question why Jed cares when it seems McDermott doesn't?
Fairly thin cover on this one.... jed owes McDermott not only for the station's current transition, but for it's survival.
When things get slow, you get a flurry of city advertising on the outlet.
In this case, things don't smell, they stink.