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Dear Friends,

The Fallon Forum airs live at www.fallonforum.com or WRLD.TV from 12:00-1:00, Monday-Friday. Podcasts available, too.)

Dear Friends,

Candor alert: Whether it’s TV, radio or print, the media are controlled by a handful of really rich white guys. I know it, you know it, and Wall Street knows it. Some outlets are a little more “fair and balanced” than others, but being part and parcel of Wall Street, the media’s overriding priority is to slobber big wet kisses on the profits-first agenda of Corporate America.

And they’re doing a bang-up job. In the case of radio, extreme-right voices now outnumber liberal and moderate voices 12 to 1! The disparity between nationally syndicated shows and local programs is just as pronounced.

I need your help as we continue to work to change this!

The past 2 1/2 years have seen great progress. When the Fallon Forum first aired in September of 2009, 98.3 FM’s 7:00-8:00 pm time slot had 1,500 listeners. By offering diverse topics with engaging guests, and by striving to treat all perspectives with civility and fairness, the audience grew to 6,000 listeners per show.

Switching to an online format has been challenging. Yet it also presents new opportunities, and during our first month the show’s audience reached over 20,000 – comparable to where we started in 2009.

My goal is to expand the program’s ability to further impact Iowa politics and public policy – through online broadcasts, community-owned radio stations, and a growing social media network. I want to help jump-start other promising local talk-show hosts, too. And wherever you fall on the political spectrum, I’ll continue to give YOU a chance to be heard (and please, send me YOUR on issues we should talk about, too).

So, while the Fallon Forum takes a week off from live broadcasts, I ask you in the strongest possible terms to go to our website and pledge your financial support. Please consider $25 per month, using either Pay Pal or Dwolla. And if you own a business, run a non-profit, or are organizing an event, respond to this message and let’s talk about collaborating on promotion.

So, join the conversation online from 12:00 noon-1:00 pm, Monday-Friday. You can hear the show live on my website. I would love to have a veritable truckload of listeners call-in to join the conversation at 244-0077. And of course, there will be podcasts if you miss a show.

Thanks! — Ed