[Speed Gibson,
Wednesday June 21, 2006 at 10:27am]
Voice from the Past
It's summer, and I'm taking the bus to work some days like yesterday. I bring my Walkman with me, and as Hugh was off last night, I tuned into WTLK-FM and heard that Barbara Carlson would be on with Sarah and Brian in the six o'clock hour.
I listened at home and it was really great to hear Barbara again. She's a radio natural, and really hasn't lost a step in that regard. She still has the swagger and says what she thinks, including a couple of hard jabs at Ron Rosenbaum. You look up "broad" in the dictionary and there she is.
She's had some health issues, including knee replacement, and is keeping her pharmacist very busy these days with all her medications. They must be taking their toll, as Carlson has completely flamed out, kind of like Arianna Huffington. He hates Bush, thinks Pawlenty is awful, and that the Christian militias have taken over the Republican party. (No examples other than Michelle Bachman, of course.)
Still, it was a great hour. She spoke of WTLK being "KSTP light" because of Rush Limbaugh, Jason Lewis (October), and other departures coming here. I think it's more like Sarah then said, that the mighty AM 1500 is dying, Soucheray being the only star left.
It didn't sound like Babs wants to return to radio. She said she now hates talk radio, in fact. But she would be a great catch for Air America's local affiliate, a credible Wendy Wilde.
I listened at home and it was really great to hear Barbara again. She's a radio natural, and really hasn't lost a step in that regard. She still has the swagger and says what she thinks, including a couple of hard jabs at Ron Rosenbaum. You look up "broad" in the dictionary and there she is.
She's had some health issues, including knee replacement, and is keeping her pharmacist very busy these days with all her medications. They must be taking their toll, as Carlson has completely flamed out, kind of like Arianna Huffington. He hates Bush, thinks Pawlenty is awful, and that the Christian militias have taken over the Republican party. (No examples other than Michelle Bachman, of course.)
Still, it was a great hour. She spoke of WTLK being "KSTP light" because of Rush Limbaugh, Jason Lewis (October), and other departures coming here. I think it's more like Sarah then said, that the mighty AM 1500 is dying, Soucheray being the only star left.
It didn't sound like Babs wants to return to radio. She said she now hates talk radio, in fact. But she would be a great catch for Air America's local affiliate, a credible Wendy Wilde.