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October
3, 2001
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October
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Patrick
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Richard
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October
1, 2001
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Michael Kinsley
David Grenier:
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and the Ugly
Douglas
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Carl
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Mahajan/Jensen:
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Ready
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Could Be Worse
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Early
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September
29, 2001
Steve Perry:
The
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Patrick
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September
28, 2001
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When
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In
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October
3, 2001
Clear Channel Fires Davey D
By Jeff Chang
David "DAVEY D" Cook
was on October 1st by Clear Channel Communications from his post
as Community Affairs Director person at 106.1 KMEL-FM in San
Francisco, CA.
Most of you may know his work
as a committed young progressive activist of color and one of
the most articulate, sensitive voices for young people out there
today. He's developed a national reputation in over 15 years
of being on the radio, and his show and his activism have given
voice to the unheard at some of the most important junctures
in this generation's recent memory: the LA rebellion and its
aftermath, the deaths of Tupac and Biggie, and now the war. He's
spoken honestly and forthrightly for peace and for consciousness.
It's really ironic that Clear
Channel would fire him now. This is the company that, in the
wake of the 9/11 attacks out of its west coast division, assembled
a list of songs that whose lyrics were deemed "sensitive"--songs
which reportedly included John Lennon's "Imagine",
Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam's "Peace Train" and the entire
Rage Against the Machine catalog.
In its efforts to counter-spin
media outrage about this alleged blacklist, Clear Channel helped
coordinate a Relief Fund that has raised millions of dollars
to go toward relief efforts and the families of those who are
now jobless because of the attacks.
Clear Channel is now eliminating
the Community Affairs Director position at KMEL, despite a requirement
by the FCC that commercial stations have community affairs programming.
The future of such programming is in doubt.
Make no mistake. While most
commercial stations have treated community affairs as a stepchild
in the early hours of the weekend, making it impossible for folks
to reach an audience, Davey D set a high standard by making his
show an open talk-oriented show geared towards young persons
of color.
He took on controversial topics,
hosted controversial guests (most recently Barbara
Lee and Boots Riley of The Coup), even had folks like Hillary
Clinton come and pay respect. It was a program people talked
about on Monday morning, and many other urban stations modeled
their community affairs programs after his.
Imagine a Rush Limbaugh type
show, but geared towards a progressive, young set. Don't progressives
always moan and groan about how we wish we had this? Well, Davey's
been doing it, for over 15 years, around a decade at KMEL. In
recent years, honest, reliable, truthful community radio outlets
have been harder and harder to come by as media monopolization
and community radio in-fighting has intensified.
If you're as outraged as I
am about the decimation of forward-thinking, challenging, truthful,
youth-of-color-focused radio, you can call KMEL's General Manager
Joe Cunningham at 415.538.1061 or send an email to: joecunningham@clearchannel.com.
If you do send an email, send a hard copy of the letter to: Joe
Cunningham, KMEL General Manager, 340 Townsend St SF, CA 94107
CP
Read Davey
D's interview with Barbara
Lee.
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