KDKA radio news is so biased, it's becoming comical.

[Bunny]

So, I'm listening to KDKA radio this morning while I'm getting ready for work (it's the only station that my bathroom radio will pick up). They start the 5:30 AM newscast by saying that the CBS papers on George's AWOL may have been forged. To document this, they cited both the Drudge Report and, even more egregious, the American Spectator. So I sent them this little e-mail:

"I'd like to know, once and for all, if your News Department is operating under the guise of impartial reporting.

This is important because, this morning during the Larry Richert show, your newscaster reported on the papers produced by CBS to document George W. Bush's National Guard attendance records.

Your newscaster cited the Drudge Report and The American Spectator as sources for the claim that these papers may have been forged.
I'm certain that even you can see that The Drudge Report and especially the American Spectator can hardly be considered legitimate news sources.

The Drudge Report is wrong more often than it is right (remember the John Kerry intern story?). And The American Spectator is an unabashed right wing opinion journal. Not a news magazine, but an opinion journal.

Now, if you are not even trying to be impartial, fine. Just please state that, so we all know.

If you are trying to be impartial, then you may want to consider using more conventional and legitimate news sources for your news broadcasts.

Remember, despite the overwhelmingly right-wing slant of your station, more persons in America voted for the Democratic candidate in the last presidential election. And we are watching and listening.
A response would be appreciated.

Sincerely,
bunnyj"



Now, I have no illusions that KDKA radio is anywhere near unbiased, but I like to jerk the News Department's chain from time to time. Last year I sent them an e-mail, reprimanding the morning news announcer for referring to the "Democrat Party" (which happens to be a pet peeve of mine).

I informed them that this was grammatically incorrect, and made the newscaster sound either ignorant of grammar, or a stooge for the right wing (not in those exact words, but you get the picture). They wrote back to assure me that their News Division was impartial and unbiased, and they would correct this problem. Which they seem to have done, as I haven't heard that particular usage again.

We'll see if and how they respond to this one.

[AlinPA]

1. KDKA (Pittsburgh) is a joke. Totally pro-republican. Problem is that it's

50,000 watts and covers most of W. PA and a lot of OH, WVA and some of MD.

[Bunny]

4. Yeah, it is a complete joke.

And it is the only thing around on a lot of days, because of that 50,000 watt crap.

Nevertheless, I enjoy tweaking them, because they do seem to have the delusion that their news is unbiased!

[PittLib]

5. How ironic ...

That I stumbled on this thread literally seconds after tuning in to Lynn Cullen on WPTT for the first time. I did not know what station and actually tried KDKA before looking it up on the net.

[Bunny]

6. How fortunate that you found Lynn!

Her station is so small that I sometimes have trouble receiving the signal. When I'm at work, I usually listen to her online, through the link provided on DU's forum page.

Stay far away from KDKA. The only regular talk host there, that is a lib, is Mike Romeigh, and I think he's on in the evening. I don't listen to radio in the evening, so I seldom hear him. He's pretty good, though.

[PittLib]

7. thanks for the recommendation ...

Funny how many parallels there are between the threads that I'm responding to and her topics today. She's a bit of a downer today, it would seem ...
Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[No Mandate Here.]

2. You think this is bad.

You should have seen the Altoona TV station (CBS affiliate) covering the * visit to Johnstown yesterday. They were live- without commercials - from the time the plane touched down to the time it left. All of the on-air personalities (Absolutely CANNOT call them journalists) were absolutely gushing about the Preznit.

For example:

a dozen or so ABB's showed up, with one or two Kerry signs. They were automatically labelled PROTESTERS

One of the stumbled and accidently stepped on the tail of a police dog (why so close?) This was the only "Disturbance" - because the dog went after the "protester"

Everyone who was interviewed afterward was gushing over *, including Baby Shuster, the Rep. Several said that the audience was at leat a third Dems. What BS.

I could go on, but I should be working. Didn't get a big enough tax cut, I guess. (satire)

[Bunny]

3. I heard about that. Sounds pretty sickening.

What to do? No clue. (shakes weary head).