EMail from Liberal Talk Host Lynn Cullen - No Gig Yet

[RamboLiberal]

For the Lynn fans here thought I'd post this email she sent out to over a 1000 loyal listeners. Shame the idiots in Pittsburgh radio won't get rid of the RW haters they have on the air. Going to be a tired old schtick after Obama wins. Guess they can all wallow in their own misery. Well anyway here's the news from Lynn. Damn I miss her, especially with all that is going on since she got kicked off the air.

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to all
your wonderful emails of support and concern. I think I was
waiting until the dust sort of settled. And I guess I was
waiting to clear my head. And then, because it felt like
I'd lost something precious, I was waiting to make my
way through all the stages of grief and that's, of
course, when I got stuck in "denial" for a weeks,
followed by equally long sojourns in "anger" and
"depression". But, most of all, it took me so
long to write you because I was waiting to have something to
actually tell you. And I don't. Absolutely nothing.
Zilch. I could go off on a really good rant here, but
that's ill-advised because it might boomerang me right
back into the denial stage and I've had enough of that.

Just so you know, I called all the other stations that do
talk and a few that don't. As amazing as it may seem to
us, they all insisted they were very happy with their
current lineups and in no need of me. I dangled all of you
in front of them, my extraordinary and loyal audience, I
tantalized them with my faithful advertisers. Still nothing
doing.

I'm so sorry to have left you in the lurch, especially
now when so much is happening and so much is at stake.
I'm collecting unemployment (God bless the liberals) and
doing volunteer work, including for Obama. I'm cleaning
my closets and tending my garden, cooking more and driving
slower. Some of this is good and I'm enjoying those
parts. I do miss talking with you and learning from you. I
often began the show not having the slightest idea what I
was going to say or for that matter what I even thought
about the subjects I would invariably take up. I've
come to realize that it was the challenge of filling those
three hours that forced me to do something I would otherwise
not do: know my own mind, articulate my thoughts, THINK!
It was wonderful mental exercise and I miss it.

Susan now calls me most Tuesday mornings and we laugh and
talk. She misses you and the show a lot. She's still
in the anger stage, by the way.

For those of you who wanted me to blog or webcast, I'm
sorry to have disappointed you. It's just that what I
enjoyed and what I miss about the show was the verbal
interaction. Sitting here, as I am now, with Lucy at my
feet and some damn leaf blower making a racket in the
neighbor's yard, I don't feel engaged. I can't
do whatever it was I did on the show sitting by myself
typing on a keyboard. I hate this.

Speaking of hate, I also hate getting emails this long, so
I'll wrap it up for now. I haven't lost hope that
I'll get back on the radio, but I must admit it's
looking a bit bleak. I'm doing fine, though.
Emotionally. Even financially. So, don't worry about
me. Heaven knows, we all have enough to worry about these
days. I wish all of you my best. Stay in touch, although I
can't promise I can respond to all emails. (There's
well over a thousand of you I'm sending this too.)

I guess all that's left to say is GO
OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love you.
Lynn

[livetohike]

1. Thanks for posting this RamboLiberal

:hi: I received my e-mail today too. It's pitiful that none of those slugs on local talk radio will give her a spot. After all of her years in Pgh, they are ignoring her.

I'm going to reply to her e-mail. Hopefully, she will hear from many of us and know that we're pulling for her.

[MrMickeysMom]

2. Thanks very much, RamboLiberal

I didn't get the e-mail, but then, I didn't do anything outside of cc'ing Lynn when I decided to write e-mails. I loved listening to Cullen, and I loved seeing her on PCNC, when she and Johnny Mac ruled. I only called into her programs a few times, which was a pleasure. Then, when it DID count, I wrote to those above her on their very bad call. Before any of this, I remembered her advertisers, which is why she must have been the only one pulling in bucks for those asses over at WPTT. I have through the years contacted the people for whom I became a patron... Little Shoes, A Pleasant Present, etc.

Please, I hope inside one of you guys' e-mails back to Lynn you'll mention DU. I'm not sure if she stops by here, but I'm pretty sure it's a good way to stay in touch with a much wider audience. I'm sure she had them, too.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the letter. I happen to also be in the anger phase for obvious reasons... You ever try to listen to ANYONE in the MSA of Pittsburgh? Can't do it on the radio, dudes and dudettes.... can't do it.

Fuckers.

[PA Democrat]

3. Thanks for posting..

Lynn's show had such a loyal following, and i count myself among her fans. The fact that no one else will pick up her show speaks volumes about the bias of the corporate media. In a county that regularly votes blue, all you need to do is compare the number of right wing hate radio hosts to the number of liberal hosts.

I hope WPTT's new format is a miserable failure.

[linnd]

4. Thanks for info on Lynn

I have been searching the internet frequently to find out where is Lynn now.. thanks so much for posting her email... Though very disheartening to learn that she is still off the radio.. was so hoping to get to hear her back on the radio soon .. especially at this time when she is so needed.. being the only voice of reason in Pittsburgh talk radio!!... Such a daily empty void now.. I miss her so much and I know I am not alone....Please continue to keep us informed ...

[livetohike]

5. Welcome to DU!

:hi: You can e-mail Lynn here: [e-mail]