The Bland Leading the Bland
Since Ed Gordon took over for Tavis Smiley on National Public Radio almost two years ago, Gordon's show, News and Notes with Ed Gordon , suffered an 18 percent drop in the ratings.
NPR says Gordon hasn't connected with the audience; Gordon says NPR hasn't connected with him. But the bigger question, posed by St. Pete's Eric Deggans, remains: How can NPR breathe some fresh air into a more diverse listening audience?
posted by Annette John-Hall at 6:34 PM
1 Comments:
Can't imagine that anyone would expect either Ed Gordon or Tavis Smiley to maintain the other's audience? Such different personas and such different styles. I respect them both but my exposure to Smiley began as a part of the Tom Joyner Show & exposure to Ed Gordon was thru BET News...... can you get any further apart? Try again NPR (hopefully by letting Gordon steer his own ship).
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