Month: December 2003
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Polls Missing Cell Phone Users…. and a LOT More
An article in the Arizona Republic examines how greater cell-phone use may be skewing political poll results, since pollsters are barred from calling cell phones, due to FCC rules against auto-calling cells and calling people who have to pay for the call. The article identifies young adults as the demographic most missed, since they’re thought…
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Gee, Sorry for the Protracted Absence… But, Hey There’s a Radio Show Update
No excuses, really. Let me make it up to y’all by jumping back on the blogwagon. (Don’t want to end up a fucked blog). At least I updated the radioshow page — up to date to Dec. 12, at least.
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City of Brattleboro Votes in Supports Radio Free Brattleboro
I’m still getting through by week-long backlog of e-mail, and here’s a piece of news I want to make sure doesn’t slip by: The city government of Brattleboro, Vermont has come out in support of the cityÂ’s own local unlicensed radio station, Radio Free Brattleboro, known as RFB. In a 4 to 1 vote, on…
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Back and Home Sick, Watching TV
First, the obligatory apologies for the protracted Thanksgiving-related absence from the blog. I was back home in Jersey for the holiday, and enjoyed listening to a little bit of freeform favorite WFMU and Pacifica’s WBAI. The latter was a bit surreal as I tuned in to hear what sounded like a DJ’s last show, leaving…