tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post2908708838134145977..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: The Loss of Local Flavor in Black RadioBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-41537128910872322272007-07-25T02:24:00.000-07:002007-07-25T02:24:00.000-07:00Welcome Back Rikyrah!And yes.. Black radio is in b...Welcome Back Rikyrah!<BR/><BR/>And yes.. Black radio is in bad shape. They have turned it into a cookie cutter brand. <BR/><BR/>I remember growing up hearing the unique personalities on the radio, and the stations were much more responsive to the community.<BR/><BR/>Everything is becoming more syndicated now.... a program that you hear may be broadcasting from halfway across the country. And what gets lost in this kind of system is- what is happening down the street or in this neighborhood or that neighborhood or in that school in your own community. <BR/><BR/>And it's bad enough that the music being created and pushed by record companies today is of the cookie-cutter variety, where everything sounds the same... but you have the DJ's playing the same 10-20 tracks over and over again. <BR/><BR/>That's why I stopped listening to commercial radio a long time ago, especially Black radio. They have nothing that I want.<BR/><BR/>When I do listen to the radio I primarily listen to Public radio and jazz programs. I also listen to a lot of internet based radio.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.com