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1. Craig_Adams
   

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   This from All Access:

   ------------------------------------------KXL Inks Larson To 5-Year Deal------------------------------------------

   October 19, 2009 at 4:57 PM (PT)

   ALPHA BROADCASTING Talk KXL-A/PORTLAND has inked talker LARS LARSON to a new five-year deal to continue his two daily radio shows from the station. LARSON does a local/regional show on 18 stations in OREGON and WASHINGTON and a nationally syndicated show on about 150 stations for COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS from KXL.

   "I couldn’t be more excited about the confidence ALPHA BROADCASTING has shown in signing me to continue service to the people of OREGON and WASHINGTON on the radio," said LARSON. "I first came to KXL in March 1980 and covered the biggest story of my career here (MT. ST. HELENS) and it’s great to be here 30 years later. President OBAMA only has a little over three years left in his term, but I’ll be here long after he’s out of office!"

   "This is a fantastic day for the broadcast community and for the ALPHA team,” said ALPHA Pres./COO BOB PROFFITT. "LARS is a huge part of the culture here and whether you agree with his viewpoint or not, he’s always entertaining."

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 01:57 AM #
2. listener guy
   

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   I would prefer someone with political views that will sell to the majority of Oregonians rather than the fringe minority representing conservatism in Oregon. It does no good having one-party rule in this state.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 03:08 AM #
3. JoelinPDX
   

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   Ha ha! That's a funny one listener guy. KXL ought to get Bill Gallagher and his liberal viewpoint back. That'd get them the numbers for sure.

   I don't listen to Lars but I did work with him during his first journey through KXL -- when he was a reporter. He was a real news machine. Lars worked twice or three times as hard as we other reporters. He turned in six to eight stories a day, while the rest of us did three and occasionally four. He also submitted stories daily to AP Radio and the west coast NBC feed. On top of all this he was the assignment editor. Busy guy.

   Lars was so unbiased in his reporting that I just naturally assumed he was a liberal. We kept our politics to ourselves back then, although there was one reporter who did little to hide his socialist tendencies. His inflection was always telling. Doing a labor story, for instance, he would name the union but when he mentioned management :x. Labor/management stories were news back then...not so much today.

   But I digress. It would have been nice to know there was a somewhat kindred spirit (I'm not so conservative as Lars, pro-choice, pro-stem cells, not anti-gay. But I like 'don't ask, don't tell,' capital punishment, and I despise our bloated socialist Obama government) in the building.

   Anyway, congratulations Lars and good luck'

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 05:26 AM #
4. JoelinPDX
   

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   "It does no good having one-party rule in this state."

   I forgot to mention, we have one-party rule in this state and that party is the Democratic Party. Every statewide office (including the two supposedly non-partisan offices) is held by a D. Both US Senators, Democratic. The state House and Senate, both have D control. Four of five US Congressional seats are held by Democrats.

   So, you might want to rethink that one-party comment. A conservative talk show host hardly makes Oregon anything but a one-party Democratic state.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 05:40 AM #
5. TALPDX
   

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   Joel must be Lars Larson's PR guy.

   As for the comment about one party rule in Oregon -- maybe if the GOP fielded some candidates that could win outside of Jackson County, maybe we'd see a different composition in the state legislature and statewide offices.

   This conservation though should be on the other side of the board. It's politics, not radio.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 06:40 AM #
6. missing_kskd
   

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   Well, I do agree with JoelinPDX on how Lars used to be, when he was actually doing journalism. I thought he did a fine job of it, and liked a lot of his work.

   These days, he's an O'Reilly mini-me. Not the worst, but deffo not what he could be doing.

   The bummer is he is actually an effective and hard working advocate. That's something I've always liked about Lars. Every time I think of that Lars, I remember the homeless deal he did so many years ago. Excellent.

   Most of his advocacy today is helping to create more of those people, and it's ironic and a little sad.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 08:20 AM #
7. JoelinPDX
   

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   "...maybe if the GOP fielded some candidates that could win outside of Jackson County..."

   The problem isn't so much which candidates the Reps field as it is the job that was done on them with redistricting following the 2000 census. Bradbury rezoned the state in such a way as to give the Democratic Party every advantage possible. Just look at the map surrounding Portland and Multnomah County with its tentacles drawn to eliminate suburban Republican districts.

   What is true is that the Rs did a lousy job of finding a legitimate S of S candidate last time around. That TV boy from Eugene was a joke. So, the Rs can expect another job to be done on them in redistricting this time around.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 08:43 AM #
8. RichJohnson
   

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   Congrats to Lars, who never stops doing his show! I found that out hanging during breaks both in the KXL studio and during last year's GOP Convention remote! Take a breath, dude!

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 08:48 AM #
9. TALPDX
   

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   Trying to blame Bill Bradbury for the GOP’s electoral failings when in 2000 the GOP controlled both chambers of the legislature shows me that it was their failure, not Bradbury’s. The Sec. of State cannot pass a redistricting plan without the consent of the legislature.

   Posted on October 20, 2009 - 12:05 PM #
10. JoelinPDX
    

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    Basically WRONG!!!

    Yes, the Republicans controlled in 2000...before the redistricting which occurred in 2001 using the 2000 census data. It was Bradbury's re-shuffling of the districts that brought about the Democratic Party majorities.

    I wish I still knew this stuff like I used to...but I still think you're arguing this topic with the wrong guy. The law gives the S of S the first pass at redistricting. Keisling did it in 1991 and was widely praised by both Ds and Rs for the fairness of the realignment. In 2001 Bradbury did it and while little-brained Democrats coughed and said it was fair, the Republicans (unlike in 1991) called a BS on it because it was so clearly a
    Gerrymander.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 01:19 PM #
11. TALPDX
    

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    Sorry, but the law leaves it up to the Oregon State Legislature to craft a redistricting plan as was done in 2001 but was vetoed. The Sec. of State gets the second go around – not the first – if the legislature can’t pass a plan. Had the Republicans acted with less capaciousness and passed a reasonable plan that didn't reek of gerrymandering, perhaps the governor would not have vetoed it. But in this case, he did. Once it was vetoed by the governor and the GOP controlled legislature couldn’t muster the 2/3’s votes to override, it was left to the Sec. of State to craft a plan. But again, it’s up to the Oregon Legislature to craft an original plan – not the Sec. of State. The Sec. of State steps in when the legislature can’t put together a plan that passes both houses of the legislature and signed by the governor. The Republicans have only themselves to blame for overreaching.

    I've left this link for you to look it up -- specifically Section 3. Section 3.6 of the document speaks specifically to the 2001 redistricting process in Oregon. It details the process most clearly. Happy reading.

    http://www.lwvor.org/documents/Redistricting2007.htm#redistOR

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 01:57 PM #
12. JoelinPDX
    

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    OK, like I said I wish I knew it like I used to.

    So, I did some checking. In 1991 the legislature couldn't come up with a plan so it went to S of S Phil Keisling -- a Democrat -- who won praise from all concerned for the fair plan he worked out.

    In 2001 the, yes Republican controlled, legislature approved a redistricting plan that was vetoed (for political reasons) by Democrat Governor John Kitzhaber. So it went to S of S Bill Bradbury. It's clear that Kitzhaber (Please let's not elect him governor again) vetoed the Republican plan so the Democrat Secretary of State could do a Gerrymander. And it's just as clear that Bradbury worked it out so the Ds had every advantage.

    So, I had it backward. Thanks for the lesson, I knew I should have looked it up. But the fact remains the Republican legislature in 2001 didn't have the votes to override Kitzhaber's political veto -- they had control but not a two-thirds majority in either house. Bradbury got redistricting and he wrote it to the disadvantage of Republicans. The Rs are screwed again in 2011. Either the Democratically controlled (thanks to Bradbury's Gerrymander) legislature or the Democrat Secretary of State will write the realignment plan.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 02:35 PM #
13. missing_kskd
    

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    Well, with all the crap the GOP has pulled, I'm more than happy to "endure" the current arrangement.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 03:06 PM #
14. dodger
    

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    Meanwhile.......back to the RADIO side of the board---------------->

    I have stood my ground and not even looked at the political side and look what happens? You guys DRAG it in here, on a thread that is a news story about a RADIO guy.
    Whatever.
    Anyway, even though I thought his deal with Westwood One would be a back breaker, the new deal with Compass seems to be working great! Nice job Lars.
    Congrats to Lars and congrats to ANYONE who can ink a 5 year deal these days.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 04:16 PM #
15. Vitalogy
    

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    Where's the proof that the redistricting was a disadvantage to Republicans? Or is that just your opinion?

    As for Lars, he'll have to sign an extension to his contract if he wants to stick around until Obama is out of office.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 04:23 PM #
16. dodger
    

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    Just can't leave it can you? Sheesh. Clue to you vitalogy: Lars has a five year guarantee. Do you?

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 04:32 PM #
17. Vitalogy
    

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    I've got a lifetime guarantee as long as I decide to keep doing what I'm doing. Do you? Nope! Being a radio employee, you're basically month to month.

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 04:44 PM #
18. trixter
    

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    You guys DRAG it in here, on a thread that is a news story about a RADIO guy.

    Who's radio show is about politics...

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 05:30 PM #
19. tombrooks
    

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    I have been out of the business for a long time, so pardon me to those who are still in with me comments...

    Worked with Lars a short time at KXL in 1980. At the time he was hired as a street radio reporter. He was then, as he probably is today - driven - driven to get the facts and get the job done to the best of his ability. We were personal friends for a short time and I new the guy had that special "Radio Nack" that many of you have for a life time in broadcasting.

    Unless the business has changed a lot - In those days your job depended on The Magic Formula - Ratings + Advertisers = Job security and happy management!

    So with a 5 year contract - It is pretty obvious that Lars has filled the magic formula!

    Congratulations!

    Posted on October 20, 2009 - 06:27 PM #
20. No New Taxes
    

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    Did he get is new deal in ink?

    Posted on October 24, 2009 - 01:01 PM #
21. JoelinPDX
    

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    Have you checked the "deli meat" thread Tom. That one got political for awhile.

    Posted on October 24, 2009 - 02:12 PM #
22. trixter
    

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    Did he get is new deal in ink?

    Nope.. Alpha did with a handshake....

    

    Posted on October 24, 2009 - 05:06 PM #
23. Cronjob
    

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    Meh> lars. I haven't bothered listening to KXL since Bill Galaghar had the afternoon slot.

    Posted on October 24, 2009 - 10:52 PM #

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