User blog post of the week: Maiman axed from KFBK

Bruce Maiman, one of few rational talk show hosts left on radio these days, was let go today at KFBK radio in Sacramento. In a farewell email to a select group of listeners, he wrote "Radio for me has never been about any ego stroke --I have no delusions of grandeur; it's only radio. And it has never been about ratings success, which we have enjoyed here and which I have enjoyed elsewhere."...

...While the media undergoes tremendous transformation and consolidation, intimate shows like Maiman's are disappearing from the airwaves. For some reason, broadcasters seem to think we all want to listen to pompous idealogues preaching to a national audience...

-ysorgs