

| Subject: | FRIDAY: Car talk bias - a little off topic |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:47:17 -0600 |
Oh, come on. Next you're gonna try and tell us that teevee rasslin' isn't real... : ) Jim On Feb 25, 2005, at 8:24 AM, ROBERT DONALDS wrote: > personally I take Dr Phil much more seriously than Click and clack > My brother was one of the superintendents for the studio that was > built for > Car Talk On Comm. ave. in Boston back a bunch of years ago > I was called in to do some cutting on the roof because I had torches > that > would fit threw the small hole that was the access to the roof > I could not believe the layers of people working for Boston University > that > had there hand in this job. WBUR stands for Boston University Radio > and they resell the program to the other pubic radio stations for big > bucks > this is there big ticket item. > I was told that the phone calls to the show are used only to determine > how > many people listened to the show. the calls are staged to the point > that > they > call the people they talk to and have had a chance to investigate the > symptoms the so called caller is describing. they pick the callers from > emails and letters > so enjoy the show and don't take them to seriously > > Oh yes I charged them plenty and then some > > Bob Donalds > Boston Engine >
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