Fortunately, Sly came back on the air at a different station and the left regained their voice in South Central Wisconsin.Sadly, more voices were squelched in Milwaukee today. Not just lefty voices, but the voices of the African American community (emphasis mine):
Milwaukee radio station WMCS-AM (1290), which has served the African-American community via talk programs and music for two decades, is changing its programming but the station’s manager declined to disclose on-air plans.
The station began playing all-Elvis Presley music at 10 a.m. Tuesday, signaling the change.
“There will be a format flip,” said Bill Hurwitz, vice president and general manager of the Milwaukee Radio Alliance, which runs the station. “It is a very difficult thing to do, but it is strictly a business decision. Radio stations need to make money and serve the community.”
The most high-profile personality on the station was morning show host Eric Von, who was a host at the station from 2004 through 2009 and returned in 2010.
Von and all but four members of the WMCS staff have been terminated, Hurwitz said.Did you notice that making money came before serving the community. That is one of the greatest crises facing this city, this county, this state and this country.
Everything revolves around the Almighty Dollar, and if it doesn't make you enough money, it has to go. It is the rebirth of Ronald Reagan's "Me generation" which is now summarized as "As long as I got mine..."
WMCS also was home to Earl Ingram, who was a great part of the station. My favorite part of it was when he put William T. Harris in his place.
Their voices will be sorely missed and we can only hope that they come back to Milwaukee's airwaves in short order.
Our whole community is a lesser place without them.
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