There's zero reason to drive a Model T, a 1957 Caddy or a 1963 Corvette either; new cars are faster/safer/more efficient etc, but plenty of people do drive them. Sometimes an old format is just more fun to some people, and I consider that a very valid reason. Also, the ritual of removing the LP from the sleeve, flipping it over and reading legible liner notes can make the listener feel like part of the process and add to the enjoyment of the music.
I'm the same age, and I think you're forgetting that most (if not all) stations signed off around midnight-1:00 AM and didn't resume broadcast until 5-6 AM. In your area, it was a big deal when "5 All Night" started in the early '70s, but that was just old movies and shorts. Also the article is talking about scripted shows, so except for the soaps, that eliminates most everything from 5 AM to 7:00 PM. I won't do the math, but I think you get the idea.
Paper mills close down, or at least cut shifts and employees; paper company sells off large tracts of forest to developers; only decorative trees are left.
I don't have any numbers to back this up, but could it be an unintended consequence?
As a member of a razor-thin IT staff in a public K-12 US school district, we love Chromebooks; they are dead simple to manage, easy to use and inexpensive (even with a 3-year warranty). Do they improve quality of education and grades? Probably no more or less than a good pen and paper. It's just another way to get thoughts down and presentable to the teachers.
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There's zero reason to drive a Model T, a 1957 Caddy or a 1963 Corvette either; new cars are faster/safer/more efficient etc, but plenty of people do drive them. Sometimes an old format is just more fun to some people, and I consider that a very valid reason. Also, the ritual of removing the LP from the sleeve, flipping it over and reading legible liner notes can make the listener feel like part of the process and add to the enjoyment of the music.
I'm the same age, and I think you're forgetting that most (if not all) stations signed off around midnight-1:00 AM and didn't resume broadcast until 5-6 AM. In your area, it was a big deal when "5 All Night" started in the early '70s, but that was just old movies and shorts. Also the article is talking about scripted shows, so except for the soaps, that eliminates most everything from 5 AM to 7:00 PM. I won't do the math, but I think you get the idea.
Paper mills close down, or at least cut shifts and employees; paper company sells off large tracts of forest to developers; only decorative trees are left. I don't have any numbers to back this up, but could it be an unintended consequence?
Must be watching "Halt and Catch Fire"...
I didn't get a locomotive until I was 13 and I turned out OK.
As a member of a razor-thin IT staff in a public K-12 US school district, we love Chromebooks; they are dead simple to manage, easy to use and inexpensive (even with a 3-year warranty). Do they improve quality of education and grades? Probably no more or less than a good pen and paper. It's just another way to get thoughts down and presentable to the teachers.
That's when they start to get really annoying; they think they know everything.
Comcast internet service is $10 a month in my district, if the student is on the free & reduced lunch program.
Both my ex-wife and my best friend (of 40+ years) have near-photographic memories, so "loser edit" is pretty much the story of my life.