Category Archives: Radio

Iowa Alternatives to Convervative Talk

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Paul Deaton

I recently toured Western Iowa with two nationally known speakers seeking to inform and persuade Iowans about the existential threat that the existence of nuclear weapons poses to United States national security. Part of our goal was to support President … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio Program Has Ratings Success

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio Program Has Ratings Success We received the following great news from Ed and Lynn Fallon. An oasis of rationality in the conservative talk wasteland, The Fallon Forum has successfully added much needed balance to the talk radio … Continue reading →

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Iowa Congressmen Support Local Community Radio Act (HR1147)

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Congressmen Support Local Community Radio Act (HR1147) This week, a bill passed out of the Energy and Commerce committee that will allow the FCC to license hundreds of new low power non-commercial radio stations nationwide. Representatives Dave Loebsack and … Continue reading →

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Demand Rational Radio in Iowa!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Have you had enough of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dennis Miller, Michael Savage, Jan Mickelson, Steve Deace, Fred Thompson, and friends saturating the publicly owned radio airwaves across Iowa and across the nation? Here’s what we’re doing about … Continue reading →

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Right Wing Media and the Politics of Vitriol

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Columbia Journalism Review Vitriol. 2. caustic or hostile speech, criticism, or feeling.Most progressives I know pay little attention to conservative talk radio. We don’t listen to it, therefore, it is easy enough to put it out of our minds … Continue reading →

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‘Shock Jocks’ on the Radio Airwaves in Iowa

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Trish Nelson

by Trish Nelson As you know, if you have been following this blog lately, BFIA has a renewed focus on (1) Progressive Action; and (2) Media Reform. The over-saturation of conservative talk (shock jocks, hate speech, etc.) on … Continue reading →

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Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much?

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much? Yesterday, Blog for Iowa posted an article about the future of conservative talk radio and suggested an action to go with it (scroll down). After doing a little research, … Continue reading →

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Future of Conservative Talk Radio

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

NYTimes.com Just because we won the election and President-elect Obama would like us all to just get along, doesn’t mean the fight is over. Conservative talk radio appears to be alive and well and planning to stick around. This strange phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary DemocracyNow.org A courageous journalist and champion of media reform, Amy Goodman is not the least bit shy about reporting on stolen elections, military contractors or mysterious plane crashes. Today's topic is slightly … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Radio Address: Why Can’t We Get it Here?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Obama's Radio Address: Why Can't We Get it Here? Blog for Iowa is delighted to post with permission a note we received from the fiery Molly Regan, activist extraordinaire, environmentalist, elected official. (Molly has promised us more appearances on BFIA)! … Continue reading →