A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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March 03, 2004Centrist Talk RadioYet another addition to the burgeoning centrist bookshelf popped up today during a lunchtime sojourn to Barnes and Noble. It's called Voice of Reason, by San Francisco talk radio host Ronn Owens. I was previously unaware of Owens, but apparently he's on the radio in the Bay area from 9 to noon every day, and, according to his book jacket, he has half-a-million regular listeners and routinely beats Rush Limbaugh in his market. He also broadcasts over the Internet here, and has his own website here. Finally, here's a link to chapter 1 of his book. I browsed through a few chapters in the bookstore, and it's quite thoughtful and provocative. I don't agree with a number of his specific observations about politicians and issues, but I tend to agree with what I see as some important basic ideas underlying his various takes on stuff. Posted by William Swann at March 3, 2004 02:36 PMComments
How interesting! I listen to him occasionally on my way to work (I only really listen to radio in my car). I would call him a centrist who is left of center. The afternoon guy, Pete Wilson (not our former governor), is also fairly centrist, but more to the right. The early evening guy, Gene Burns, is a raging libertarian and proud of it! By the way, it doesn't take much to beat Rush Limbaugh in THIS radio market!! Posted by: Heather Feuerhelm at March 3, 2004 09:43 PMWhat a hoot!! Amazon is offering an additional 5% off if you buy the book with Michael Moore's "Dude, Where's my Country?" Posted by: Heather Feuerhelm at March 3, 2004 09:46 PMWhen I lived in the Bay Area, I'd often tune in KGO and catch Owens. As Heather mentioned above, Ronn tends toward the left of center, a slant made more visible when former left wing Crossfire contributor Bill Press used to sit in for Owens when he was off the air/out of the office. I always enjoyed Gene Burns' program as well, but he's one of the old school isolationist libertarians and that just isn't, in my opinion, the right philosophy for the U.S. any more (if ever.) Posted by: Mark at March 4, 2004 03:30 AMVery interesting. I was trying to figure out if he was left or right of center, based on his various takes on stuff. You have, first, the fact that he admits to voting for Al Gore -- which puts him left. But then the fact that he strongly supported the Iraq war, too. In his book, he seems to have some fairly strong criticisms of the left. He also does something interesting with the foreward -- written collectively by Sean Hannity and Bill Press. He actually splits the page, with Press's intro on the left and Hannity's on the right. So he kind of lets the left and right have their take on him in his intro. They both say he's a nice guy, but wrong about a few things. Posted by: William Swann at March 4, 2004 10:34 AMHello, have nice day, and keep on doing this nice job. Posted by: sesso gay at August 24, 2004 02:08 PM |
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