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The End of the Dr. Demento Show On Radio

Posted by kdawson on from the aka-barret-eugene-hansen dept.

damnbunni writes "Dr. Demento has announced that his long-running comedy radio show will be ending (except weekly in and around Amarillo, TX). Modern 'format' radio has been less and less friendly to oddball and offbeat programming, and after years of declining station membership the Doctor announced on June 6 that his radio show will be no more. He will still stream weekly shows on Saturday from his website, drdemento.com. While I'm sad to see the show go, nearly 40 years is a good run."

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  1. Re:I'm ignorant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Local radio and opportunities for niche programming are disappearing. We are left with Clear Channel drones broadcasting across the nation the same drab crap. The free market is going after the lowest denominator. Personally, I did not like Dr Demento but a large number of slashdotters probably do. It is a shame that it is harder to find a place for something different in this world.

    I live in a small town. Clear Channel is one more way to erode something unique. The corporate whores at the FCC have decide to server their corporate masters, and this is just one more sympton.

  2. Re:I'm ignorant by gclef · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dr. Demento ran a syndicated radio show that focussed on the weird, offbeat, and just silly. Weird Al got his start there, for example. A large number of people in the geek community grew up listening to his show, especially as it's had a forty year run.

    What's being lost? A bit of the unique, a bit of the oddball and unusual. Radio has become that little bit more boring and bland.