Way late to the party, but does anyone know what happened to Eliot Francis and Meymo Lyons?

Doug Kammerer? I hardly even know herer!

Late to the party, but boo! for ending NPR at 9:00 am and double boo for Razia Ichbal or however you spell her name. We may complain about our local announcers but that doesn't mean we don't love them!

Anonymous wrote:I love Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, and will often say from Daaakaaar as she signs off.

I will also say it out loud sometimes, but it drives me nuts at the same time!

I love Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, and will often say from Daaakaaar as she signs off.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this was covered earlier in the thread, but: I can't stand Terry Gross. Can't STAND her. Her questions are often inane; she's pushy; and if she's not talking to her idol Jon Stewart, it's someone from a hip TV show. She's on during my afternoon commute, and I'm starting to rotate through CDs instead. Am I alone in my dislike?

You are not alone! Gross actually gets some really good guests at times but her constant ums, ahs, and other pauses and repeats sound very unprofessional. Her interviewing style seems to be an attempt to be more "having a conversation" and chatty than doing an interview. It works somewhat, with some guests, but not all the time, and no matter what, the many pauses and hesitations are immensely distracting.

And that's saying a lot coming from me, because I have no issues at all with any of the other WAMU or NPR people mentioned in the many posts above. I kind of find "IIIII'm Michael Pope" a bit endearing now and say it along with him at the end of his reports.....And Kojo may do a rackety show at times, but it sounds like he and his guests know how to have a good time together (witness Tech Tuesdays on his show, or his back-and-forth with Tom Sherwood). I don't always need more hard news in the day; Tech Tuesday or food stories on Wednesday are fine by me.

A lot of hate in some posts for "Tell Me More." I can see how the style wasn't for everyone, but I was sorry to see Michelle Martin (who has a great voice, to me) and "Tell Me More" taken off the air.

That show was the only place -- including newspapers and TV outlets -- that paid much attention at all to the ongoing issues in Zimbabwe a few years back; the show kept a spotlight on problems there when other news outlets had pretty much forgotten about it. I'm not from Zimbabwe or anywhere in Africa but I felt that the show really opened my eyes to things going on in the world that just were ignored by the usual news outlets (even the rest of NPR). The reporter Ofeibea Quist-Arcton who covered African issues for "Tell Me More" (and still reports for NPR) is excellent and I wish they'd give her more and much longer pieces. "Tell Me More" also covered parenting issues pretty frequently, and even if you didn't like the format of having "just us girls together" discussing things, at least the show did give some attention to parenting issues beyond just education issues.

Anonymous wrote:I love the programs on WAMU and even though some announcers don't have voices that I find perfect What they are saying/reporting overrides their flaws and that to me is what counts.
However, in the mornings and also at times during the day there is the voice of a young woman sounding into our relative luxury appartment and it always drives me bonkers when I hear her. I hold my breath when her voice comes on, my skin starts crawling and I'm fearfully waiting for her to announce the radio station: W - Yay -MU instead of A-MU. too much linking of the vowels, it drives me nuts and I want to turn off the radio, that's how bad it makes me feel. Yay-MU! Yuck, it makes me sick!
Someone please tell her! Her diction spoils the shows for me.

Wow.

I love the programs on WAMU and even though some announcers don't have voices that I find perfect What they are saying/reporting overrides their flaws and that to me is what counts.
However, in the mornings and also at times during the day there is the voice of a young woman sounding into our relative luxury appartment and it always drives me bonkers when I hear her. I hold my breath when her voice comes on, my skin starts crawling and I'm fearfully waiting for her to announce the radio station: W - Yay -MU instead of A-MU. too much linking of the vowels, it drives me nuts and I want to turn off the radio, that's how bad it makes me feel. Yay-MU! Yuck, it makes me sick!
Someone please tell her! Her diction spoils the shows for me.

Elliot Francis seems incapable of pronouncing the most basic words. He's awful.

Meymo Lyons: I don’t wish to be mean-spirited, but what is her issue when reading on air?
Her cadence and heavy emphasis on some words is completely off-mark. I assumed she was junior reporter - probably a friend of a big donator. Then, I was shocked and saddened to find she was in charge. She sounds so affected - almost as if she can’t restrain herself from seeking attention by her oscillating voice – between hushed, breathy, and DEEEEEP emphasis, are comical…and sad. Almost like a Ron Burgandy character. I too want to turn the radio off/down. Now I just looked on-line and some clips she's sounds better - almost normal. But the clips inbetween programs reek of someone trying to "act" like a reporter.

Not alone.

Maybe this was covered earlier in the thread, but: I can't stand Terry Gross. Can't STAND her. Her questions are often inane; she's pushy; and if she's not talking to her idol Jon Stewart, it's someone from a hip TV show. She's on during my afternoon commute, and I'm starting to rotate through CDs instead. Am I alone in my dislike?

Anonymous wrote:Guys, what is the show that plays on the weekend that had a hipster vibe and at the end the guy says "This is the farthest thing from the news. This is NPR."

Snap Judgment

Guys, what is the show that plays on the weekend that had a hipster vibe and at the end the guy says "This is the farthest thing from the news. This is NPR."

Who are the 2 women who announce the sponsorships? Did one of them leave -- she was not my favorite.