[Vision2020] Rumor and Joke... No suspension."Disagreeable" Pall Statement Leads to Host's Suspension
Linda Pall
lpall@moscow.com
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:22:52 -0700
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Dear Visionaries,
Imagine my surprise to find all this waiting for me when I got back to =
the office after a full day of teaching at WSU!
I accepted the lighthearted part of the "welcome to the campaign stuff" =
because I called Bill Weed, the owner of the station, and got the real =
story. To test the hypothesis that he has never agreed with me, Bill and =
I agreed to go to lunch when he returned from three days at the Coug's =
Notre Dame game and related festivities.
This morning, Bill, the owner, mentioned the comment, explained himself =
and gave himself a "voluntary suspension for three days," to coincide =
with his trip to see the Cougs beat the Fighting Irish. When he gets =
back, we'll look for and probably find some common ground.
Sooooo, no First Amendment problem here, just a little difficulty in =
keeping up with the station owner's patter and what is now a joke that =
is beginning to get epic proportions. Dale's got it right: we can tell =
what news and what's not. Folksy comments will remain, you can count on =
it.=20
KQQQ is one of the few stations with roving tape recorders on the =
Palouse that actually does news. I can take the commentary and thrive on =
debate.
That's part of the reason I'm running: more dialogue, not less.=20
All the best,
Linda=20
(I did wince at the adjectival phrase in the subject line... Since =
mortality got me by the throat, I've mellowed even more or to quote =
myself (which I can't resist every once in awhile), "I am taking every =
opportunity to tell people how much they mean to me and what gifts they =
are to my life.")
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Dale Courtney=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 11:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] "Disagreeable" Pall Statement Leads to =
Host's Suspension
Tim,
It's perfectly clear to a thinking audience what is news and what is =
commentary. One thing that I enjoy about KQQQ is that it provides both =
the news and their off-hand comments -- whether I agree with them or =
not.=20
I'm concerned that their announcers will feel like they are walking on =
egg shells now and cannot make their "folksy" comments any more.=20
Best,
Dale
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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com =
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lohrmann
Sent: Thursday, 04 September, 2003 11:07
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] "Disagreeable" Pall Statement Leads to Host's =
Suspension
Visionaries,
I occasionally listen to KQQQ in the mornings. I was doing so =
today when one of the co-hosts of the morning local news show brought up =
"the comment"-- his mention on yesterday's show that he had never agreed =
with Linda Pall.
=20
He said the comment was merely a statement of fact--that he =
disagreed with her politically. He wasn't insulting or defamatory, just =
"I don't agree." =20
=20
This news show has, at least in the past, been a mix of local =
news and comments. The hosts often mention personal anecdotes about =
their lives, opinions, golf games, and etc. They often talk about =
politics as well.=20
Nothing too detailed, just comments now and then. I've agreed =
some of the time and disagreed some of the time, but the fact that these =
fellows have opinions never bothered me. There's an old cliche reminding =
us that we all have them.
=20
Well, to make a long story short, the fellow who mentioned =
that he disagreed with Pall has been suspended from his job at the =
station for three days. =20
=20
Huh? Come again?
=20
A station that devotes most of its broadcast day to political =
talk suspends this guy for simply stating an opinion?
I hope that's not what the Pall supporters who called and =
emailed the station had in mind when they complained.
Unlike the news co-host, I have often agreed with Ms. Pall and =
have even cast a vote her way on occasion. But I certainly DON'T agree =
that disagreeing with her should mean suspension.
I doubt if Ms. Pall does either=20
Tim Lohrmann
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Visionaries,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Imagine my surprise to find all this =
waiting for me=20
when I got back to the office after a full day of teaching at =
WSU!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I accepted the lighthearted part of the =
"welcome to=20
the campaign stuff" because I called Bill Weed, <STRONG><EM>the owner of =
the=20
station</EM></STRONG>, and got the real story. To test the =
hypothesis=20
that he has never agreed with me, Bill and I agreed to go to lunch =
when he=20
returned from three days at the Coug's Notre Dame game and related=20
festivities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This morning, Bill, the =
owner, mentioned=20
the comment, explained himself and gave himself a "voluntary =
suspension for=20
three days," to coincide with his trip to see the Cougs beat the =
Fighting Irish.=20
When he gets back, we'll look for and probably find some common=20
ground.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sooooo, no First Amendment problem =
here, just a=20
little difficulty in keeping up with the station owner's patter and what =
is now=20
a joke that is beginning to get epic proportions. Dale's got it right: =
we can=20
tell what news and what's not. Folksy comments will remain, you can =
count on=20
it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>KQQQ is one of the few stations with =
roving tape=20
recorders on the Palouse that actually does news. I can take the =
commentary and=20
thrive on debate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's part of the reason I'm running: =
more=20
dialogue, not less. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Linda </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(I did wince at the adjectival phrase =
in the=20
subject line... Since mortality got me by the throat, I've mellowed even =
more or=20
to quote myself (which I can't resist every once in awhile), "I am =
taking every=20
opportunity to tell people how much they mean to me and what gifts they =
are to=20
my life.")</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddmcourtn@moscow.com =
href=3D"mailto:dmcourtn@moscow.com">Dale=20
Courtney</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 04, =
2003 11:41=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] =
"Disagreeable"=20
Pall Statement Leads to Host's Suspension</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D197313918-04092003>Tim,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D197313918-04092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D197313918-04092003><SPAN class=3D197313918-04092003><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#800000 size=3D2>It's <U>perfectly</U> clear to a thinking =
audience what=20
is news and what is commentary. </FONT></SPAN>One thing that I enjoy =
about=20
KQQQ is that it provides both the news <U>and</U> their off-hand =
comments --=20
whether I agree with them or not. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D197313918-04092003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D+0><SPAN =
class=3D197313918-04092003>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D249041218-04092003><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2>I'm concerned that <SPAN=20
class=3D197313918-04092003>their </SPAN>announcers will feel like they =
are=20
walking on egg shells now<SPAN class=3D197313918-04092003> and cannot =
make their=20
"folksy" comments any more.=20
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Best,</FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face=3D"Vladimir Script"=20
size=3D5>Dale</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> =
vision2020-admin@moscow.com=20
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tim=20
Lohrmann<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 04 September, 2003 =
11:07<BR><B>To:</B>=20
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] "Disagreeable" =
Pall=20
Statement Leads to Host's Suspension<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Visionaries,</DIV>
<DIV> I occasionally listen to KQQQ in =
the=20
mornings. I was doing so today when one of the co-hosts of the =
morning local=20
news show brought up =
"the comment"-- his mention on=20
yesterday's show that he had never agreed with Linda Pall.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> He said the comment was merely a statement =
of=20
fact--that he disagreed with her politically. He wasn't =
insulting or=20
defamatory, just "I don't agree." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> This news show has, at least in =
the past,=20
been a mix of local news and comments. The hosts often mention =
personal=20
anecdotes about their lives, opinions, golf games, and=20
etc. They often talk about politics as well. </DIV>
<DIV> Nothing too detailed, just =
comments=20
now and then. I've agreed some of the time and disagreed some =
of the=20
time, but the fact that these fellows have opinions never =
bothered=20
me. There's an old cliche reminding us that we all have =
them.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Well, to make a long story =
short, the=20
fellow who mentioned that he disagreed with Pall has been suspended =
from his=20
job at the station for three days. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Huh? Come again?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> A station that devotes most of its =
broadcast=20
day to political talk suspends this guy for simply stating an =
opinion?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I hope that's not what the Pall supporters =
who=20
called and emailed the station had in mind when they =
complained.</DIV>
<DIV> Unlike the news co-host, I have =
often=20
agreed with Ms. Pall and have even cast a vote her way on=20
occasion. But I certainly DON'T agree that disagreeing with her =
should=20
mean suspension.</DIV>
<DIV> I doubt if Ms. Pall does=20
either </DIV>
<DIV> Tim Lohrmann</DIV>
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