coast to coast
i am a talk radio junkie. it's the first thing i turn on in the morning. i listen to it on the way to work. sometimes i listen to it at work. on the way home...it's talk radio. and when the insomnia kicks in and nothing is on tv and my eyes are too tired to read...it's talk radio!
one of my favorite programs is coast to coast am with george noory. i first started listening to coast to coast when i worked swing shift. it made the long ride home seem much shorter. back then it was hosted by art bell (who i understand has retired yet again...bah) and guest hosted regularly by noory. topics cover a wide range and can probably be best described as paranormal. peculiar news, conspiracy theories and listener's calls are the highlights of the show. they talk about numerology, psychic stuff, NASA and planets. perfect late night fodder!
now that i have a real job...i don't listen to coast to coast as often, but talk radio has me hooked, line and sinker. i am hopelessly addicted to media...i love reading news both in the paper and online. i am upset when i miss abc news at the top of the hour. my addiction to the media stems from college, where i majored in journalism. college is where i learned to write and i think they taught me well. my favorite professor was dr. sweeney, the ap style guru. his copy editing and design class was probably my favorite journalism class. he'd probably cringe at my lack of proper title case, but whatever. :)
why did i choose journalism? honestly, i was inspired by ari fleischer, former press secretary for george w. bush. i saw him on television...and i thought, "hey! i could do that!" i did a bit of quick research and decided i should major in public relations so i could be a future press secretary. not that i thought ari was anything particularly worth writing home about, but i liked his speaking style and i thought he was a very smart dude. ari, if you ever read this, you inspired me to return to college and actually settle on a major. thanks, pal.
i am sorely off topic. back to talk radio...paul harvey...should probably retire. he was old when i was a kid, and let's face it...i ain't a kid any more! i used to enjoy rush limbaugh, but rarely catch his show now. my relationship with dr. laura is love/hate. sometimes she is soooo right...and sometimes she is such a crazy wrong bitch.
for the drive home...i tune in (written as if i have to change the station or something) to for the people. you've heard me talk about it before...they let me guest blog there sometimes. i love tom and ryan's show! it's local, it's pertinent and sometimes really stupid people call in. those are the best calls! just to be fair, they get some real smart homies on the phone, too.
paul absolutely hates talk radio. he knows when he drives my car that he'll be changing the station or putting in a cd right after he turns the key. the kids aren't fans either. they often (ok, always) complain "mom! you always have to listen to the news!! we HATE the news!" maybe i just can't stand to listen to "i like to move it, move it" (from madagascar) one more time.
funny. i remember bitching about my dad always watching or listening to news when i was a kid. i just wanted some tunes or to watch something else entirely.
it's 12:21 a.m. coast to coast is on. i am tired as hell, yet wide awake. please, please, please let this insomnia pass sooooon.
OH...and acuna won! they'll be on the live and local stage at the big ass show on october 6! i'll post more details later... thanks for all your votes!
one of my favorite programs is coast to coast am with george noory. i first started listening to coast to coast when i worked swing shift. it made the long ride home seem much shorter. back then it was hosted by art bell (who i understand has retired yet again...bah) and guest hosted regularly by noory. topics cover a wide range and can probably be best described as paranormal. peculiar news, conspiracy theories and listener's calls are the highlights of the show. they talk about numerology, psychic stuff, NASA and planets. perfect late night fodder!
now that i have a real job...i don't listen to coast to coast as often, but talk radio has me hooked, line and sinker. i am hopelessly addicted to media...i love reading news both in the paper and online. i am upset when i miss abc news at the top of the hour. my addiction to the media stems from college, where i majored in journalism. college is where i learned to write and i think they taught me well. my favorite professor was dr. sweeney, the ap style guru. his copy editing and design class was probably my favorite journalism class. he'd probably cringe at my lack of proper title case, but whatever. :)
why did i choose journalism? honestly, i was inspired by ari fleischer, former press secretary for george w. bush. i saw him on television...and i thought, "hey! i could do that!" i did a bit of quick research and decided i should major in public relations so i could be a future press secretary. not that i thought ari was anything particularly worth writing home about, but i liked his speaking style and i thought he was a very smart dude. ari, if you ever read this, you inspired me to return to college and actually settle on a major. thanks, pal.
i am sorely off topic. back to talk radio...paul harvey...should probably retire. he was old when i was a kid, and let's face it...i ain't a kid any more! i used to enjoy rush limbaugh, but rarely catch his show now. my relationship with dr. laura is love/hate. sometimes she is soooo right...and sometimes she is such a crazy wrong bitch.
for the drive home...i tune in (written as if i have to change the station or something) to for the people. you've heard me talk about it before...they let me guest blog there sometimes. i love tom and ryan's show! it's local, it's pertinent and sometimes really stupid people call in. those are the best calls! just to be fair, they get some real smart homies on the phone, too.
paul absolutely hates talk radio. he knows when he drives my car that he'll be changing the station or putting in a cd right after he turns the key. the kids aren't fans either. they often (ok, always) complain "mom! you always have to listen to the news!! we HATE the news!" maybe i just can't stand to listen to "i like to move it, move it" (from madagascar) one more time.
funny. i remember bitching about my dad always watching or listening to news when i was a kid. i just wanted some tunes or to watch something else entirely.
it's 12:21 a.m. coast to coast is on. i am tired as hell, yet wide awake. please, please, please let this insomnia pass sooooon.
OH...and acuna won! they'll be on the live and local stage at the big ass show on october 6! i'll post more details later... thanks for all your votes!
eloquently composed by jess at 12:06 AM
3 Comments:
When I was in high school, I worked at a convenience store, and I'd open it up at 5 am on weekends sometimes. I'd listen to Coast to Coast on the way in, and it would freak me out. I kept expecting an alien to walk out from the back of the store.
I really loved Ari Fleischer too - I thought he had most excellent style. I would actually watch anytime he was on television.
I am a talk radio junkie too. I could listen to non-stop Howard Stern, and have.. when we drove all the way to San Antonio. It nearly drove Tom out of his mind (Faith had on headphones.. and I think watched Madagascar!) After that, I listen to a lot of news. Rarely do I listen to music in the radio, unless it's a cd. Sometimes I listen to the comedy networks depending on who is on.
I'm glad Acuna won.. and "the above!" (must relinquish laptop..
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As much as I like George, I still pine for the days of Art Bell. I broke my neck a few years back and was only sleeping a a couple hours a day, usually in the afternoon. Art Bell, ironically enough, kept me sane.
As to Ari Fleisher ... I never thought, when he ran the show, that I could miss someone working for Bush, Co. that much. Between McClellan and Snow, Ari was the most honest man in the Executive Branch.
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