tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167803301463846799.post6241578973728595210..comments2023-06-09T09:42:27.046+01:00Comments on Greg Guma / Maverick Media: Quiet Meltdown on Planet PacificaGreg Gumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780542632200130391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167803301463846799.post-92035776217067953562008-11-18T23:41:00.000+00:002008-11-18T23:41:00.000+00:00Pacifica has been a disaster case in survival mode...Pacifica has been a disaster case in survival mode for many years. The same can be said of the American promise of democracy. The war between democracy, which requires Union, and the libertarian ideology, which rejects Union, has torn the nation apart. I first wrote about the Pacifica disaster six years ago. Moving from Tyranny to Democracy Right Now! http://sunsite.utk.edu/FINS/Vigdor Lurye-Schreibmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087067520899774791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167803301463846799.post-77657187345460612922008-09-28T20:48:00.000+01:002008-09-28T20:48:00.000+01:00Hello Greg:Whatever is happening within Pacifica, ...Hello Greg:<BR/><BR/>Whatever is happening within Pacifica, trends for "legacy" media point downward, leaving error prone Pacifica even less margin for error. <BR/><BR/>In particular, radio listening is diminished, and I suspect younger listeners have less free cash than before. <BR/><BR/>Just for reference, In the early 1960's I was a "scab" during a Pacifica strike. I took a position opposite alaskaemwavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357305224257810244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167803301463846799.post-72790669104852012892008-09-12T19:16:00.000+01:002008-09-12T19:16:00.000+01:00Hi Greg.In response to your question:"But the rapi...Hi Greg.<BR/><BR/>In response to your question:<BR/><BR/>"But the rapid pace of the decline does raise at least two questions: How could so much go wrong so fast?"<BR/><BR/>I think things have been "going wrong" for a while - this should not come as a surprise. WBAI, in particular, has been unstable for years. There was a recovery plan proposed for the station by national in late 2003. In 2004 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726346275742154441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167803301463846799.post-77801599962236524732008-09-12T19:08:00.000+01:002008-09-12T19:08:00.000+01:00If the PNB was composed of different names, I woul...If the PNB was composed of different names, I would have more optimism about the radical changes that need to occur. Unfortunately, the names that comprise the majority give me the impression that selfish parochial politics will dictate the outcome of this opportunity. Unfortunately, I feel that the same names that were so opposed to the Guma tenure, and the same who opposed the move toward a RipRobbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622325584839909062noreply@blogger.com