Opinions on WAMU reporters?

[Anonymous]

Eleanor Beardsley's voice drives me nuts. Nobody inflects words like that.

[Anonymous]

I have a bone to pick with the popular Kojo. He's got personality and a great voice, but I don't think he or his staff does its homework, by doing real reporting and rigorously sourcing statements presented as "fact." Several times, they've seemed to take items off of blogs like Greater Greater Washington (which in turn links to City Paper, which links to some other list serv), and offer them as reported facts. I stopped my annual giving to WAMU as a result.

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Also, WAMU seems to have very different editors and style manuals. In the morning, you'd think the name of the Nation's Capital is "DC." It's DeeCee this and DeeCee that. By afternoon, it becomes the more stately "Washington."

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Anonymous wrote:Not local, but I heart Wade Goodwyn. The way he draaaaaws out certain words. Makes me want to move back to (progressive) Texas.

Agree very much. Goodwyn strikes me as a good reporter and a great writer. He's someone for whom radio seems invented.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot stand Michel Martin and Tell Me More. Such inane topics. The financial expert they sometimes have on is a complete tool.

I do like Kojo though. Interesting topics, IMO and I like Tech Tuesdays.

Kojo is good. Derek Mcginty was excellent. He seems to have faded after leaving his show for TV.

Yes, he's gone on to Happy-Action News.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it's not PC to mention it, but I can not listen to Diane Rehm. Mostly because of her voice but also because of her old lady questions and opinions. She ain't what she used to be.

I like Diane Rehm for the very reasons you dislike her. I love that a person with a speaking disability is on the radio! Yea! And I love her quaintness. I feel transported to a different era when listening to her. It's a break from dismal reality.

Yes, and I cringe when I see even public radio trying to attract younger audiences simply by exchanging anchors for "personalities." Case in point -- I will never understand why NPR dumped Bob Edwards in favor Steve Inskeep. The latter is ok, but still has the on-air manner of a Top 40 DJ.

[Anonymous]

I LOVE Ofeibia Quist-Arcton!!! (Had to look up that spelling.) She speaks with such drama and excitement. I find her voice completely compelling. Especially how she says "Dakar!"

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU news seems to operate from a completely different style manual in the morning versus afternoon. One pet peeve for me is in the morning, they never identify the city as "Washington" anymore. It's "Downtown DeeCee," DeeCee this and DeeCee that. I even heard them say "when Congress meets again in Deecee,' when the name of the federal capital is not "DeeCee." In the afternoon, it's different, a smattering of "Nation's Capital," "Washington" and "DC" when referrring to our local ("Dysfunctional City") government,.

Actually the official name is the District of Columbia. There is no official mention of Washington anywhere, after Georgetown and Washington were combined into a unified District of Columbia a long time ago.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a bone to pick with the popular Kojo. He's got personality and a great voice, but I don't think he or his staff does its homework, by doing real reporting and rigorously sourcing statements presented as "fact." Several times, they've seemed to take items off of blogs like Greater Greater Washington (which in turn links to City Paper, which links to some other list serv), and offer them as reported facts. I stopped my annual giving to WAMU as a result.

I totally agree with this. And Kojo is so obviously just reading off cards without knowing anything about the subject. I can't stand him.

[Anonymous]

Armando Trull is the Pat Collins of WAMU.

However, I enjoy the HECK out of Pat Collins. (I hated his reporting when I was younger though. I guess he gets funnier as I age?)

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Anonymous wrote:Eleanor Beardsley's voice drives me nuts. Nobody inflects words like that.

ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

What accent is that??? Southern???

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Anonymous wrote:I know it's not PC to mention it, but I can not listen to Diane Rehm. Mostly because of her voice but also because of her old lady questions and opinions. She ain't what she used to be.

I like Diane Rehm for the very reasons you dislike her. I love that a person with a speaking disability is on the radio! Yea! And I love her quaintness. I feel transported to a different era when listening to her. It's a break from dismal reality.

Yes, and I cringe when I see even public radio trying to attract younger audiences simply by exchanging anchors for "personalities." Case in point -- I will never understand why NPR dumped Bob Edwards in favor Steve Inskeep. The latter is ok, but still has the on-air manner of a Top 40 DJ.

I like Diane Rehm too.

[Anonymous]

I hate you all

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Anonymous wrote:I hate you all

+1. these are great reporters, I love tihs station.

[Anonymous]

OMG OP - I think this stuff ALL THE TIME about Eliot Francis and I"M Michael Pope. And then I think I'm a horrible person, but I cannot stand their weird reportorial quirks.

I love you!