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THE ANSWER FOR LAST WEEK WAS frank Irwin (WKGN 1973-?) Winners will be notified by the prize patrol girl with the usual phone call, as always if a woman answers the phone at the winner’s home the PPG will hang up immediately.


This week’s media mystery member is anything but a “past” talent, but due to the wonderful exercise in democracy experienced by the taxpayers/voters of Knox County last week he has to be in the featured picture.


Clues
1. Wears hankies in his suit coat that always match his tie.
2. Weighs hundreds of pounds less than Dave
3. Has never been wrong.
4. Asked the question..WHY ARE THE CAMERAS NOT FOLLOWING THEM IN THESE RECESSES? THAT IS WHERE THE REAL STORY IS!
If you think you know who it is post your guess. Remember to read the rules on the box top carefully and if snail mailing in your guess do not sniff your Sharpie.



LOTS going on last week but the most fun media event of not only the week but the new year and I bet the decade had to be the web cast on WBIR covering the appointments of characters to the term limited Knox County Commission seats. Due to the fact the GPS coordinates of my bunker are south of the Knox county line, I am allowed to smell but not step in the political world of the home of Cas Walker. I still have to confess watching the WBIR web cast was right up there with first light Katrina coverage and viewing one of the regular UT bowl debacles.

As great, great, great, grandmother used to say, “That thing had more moves that a case of X Lax and was slicker than hot snot on a pickle.” From a media standpoint the mother of all questions has to be, WHICH TV STATION WILL RUN WITH THIS STORY? No joke kids, the station that pops a tire iron under the rock and keeps their lights shinning on all that slithers beneath it could come away smelling like a rose.


This story has all the elements that East Tennessee viewers love!

First there is mystery. Do these people always run the government like this or was it just an anomaly caused by the charter mess and the compacted time situation? Oh and what about the question of how deep does this nepotistic maneuvering go? Is it in all areas of local government? How hard is it to get a list of who is kin to whom and see if they are drawing government checks because of their linage.

Next the story has the solid good and evil foundation. Most residents of the Tennessee Valley feel in their heart of hearts that few if any elected officials are honest children who color inside the lines and play by the rules. So the verification of said thought that took place at the “I will put this one in if you will do this for me” meeting makes it a wonderfully secure, if not down right warm and fuzzy launch pad for an extensive media investigation.

Last, this story will make the station that really gets into it a new family member, you know like WBIR. Ten has always been the wise Uncle at the reunion who enlightens us with the latest news. If 10 were to really get into this wild ride they could further solidify that family membership, BUT if one of the other kids wants to ease them away from the table the door is now wide open!

SO, which station will keep the light shining under the rock? Which station will look at the story and not take a side, and trust me when the smoke clears certain media outlets will turn this into a giant “Who Shot John” faster than you can say political power struggle. Send your thoughts; will it be WBIR, WATE, or WVLT? Oh and don’t forget the Big Talker, unlike the TV coverage they injected questions during the circus that most of us were thinking. Personally I think it would be outstanding to see the last radio news operation in town kick some TV donkey. Big question is WHO do you think will take this story and find out how deep this iceberg is? The floor and the e mail and the post area are wide open. EXPOUND!


Last week radio AM 1180 took the bottle of Jack Daniel and the .38 and went to the woods. This morning the station is all sports. Listening to the last Lloyd gathering I got the impression they would be coming back and a few e mails from inside their former command center backed the thought. Although their show allowed a few left wing, odd ball, types on the air in general they were never worried about rattling a cage or losing an advertiser. It is so hard to find that kind of radio today and we all are pulling for them to find a new nest in the near future.




BREAKING NEWS NREAKING BNEWS

ANYONE NOTICE THE LACK OF GLOBAL WARMING STORIES NOW THAT THE WEATHER HAS TURNED COLDER THAN A WELL DIGGER'S SHORTS?

HERE IS ONE REASON!
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming020507.htm


PS
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