Toward the end of the program, the HRW attorney commented that it had been the best radio interview she'd done. In an interview with me, Fellner said she'd been on roughly 40 radio shows around the country. Someone who's just trying to score points by criticizing . . . As letters, they became freestanding rhetorical volleys that served to undercut HRW's report without shedding better light upon the issues. In practice, of course, the call-in format is so routinely abused that enlightening discussion is an exception to the norm.
Host spouts opinions, dittohead listeners agree.
You can quibble with Steiner's style or argue with his politics, but in the intellectual wasteland of local radio, his show is the real voice of reason. Utility Hit - The June 10 rowhouse fire, in which a grandmother and three children were killed, was caused by a candle left burning in an upstairs hallway because the household's electricity had been turned off for nonpayment. Weekend Updates - Absent murder verdicts, fatal car accidents, and fires, Saturdays can be slow news days, meaning local TV reporters have to fan out and hunt for material rather than stampede to the obvious top story.