This Week's Letter
Heres some money &
I like:Sound Experience show/though repetitive at times*
American Tradition!*
The Irreverent Huey | the more abrasive the Better
Ed Doppler, though he's deteriorated.
the Reggae & African shows
Import show * Einstein On Beach Blew my mind
funhouse/though they play shitty reggae should stick to newave
Magic Mouse feature (my nephew's favorite)I don't like:
Lisalotte/but as long as she keeps the same time slot I can avoid her.
Dr Demento\belongs on commercial radio though he's probably good for station exposure.Thanx Very Much,
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Editor's Note
This week's mail is undated, but was located in a folder named programming letters, most of which bore 1981 or 1982 dates. One thing about community radio seems to be that members of the community are not shy about sharing their opinions on programming be they positive or negative.
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About The Mailbag
The letters posted here were among the boxes recovered from 419 Lovett Blvd, as documented in The Mighty 90 Project post and are reminiscent of the work done at Found Magazine and PostSecret. The vast majority of letters date from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, although some newer materials of more recent vintage have been supplied by programmers.
Historically KPFT would, on occasion, read letters on the air and in some cases the letter writers explicitly ask NOT to be so presented. Attitudes towards consent and personal privacy are very different in 2022 as compared to the time these letters were mailed and no one then writing could have imagined the modern internet, much less this type of public sharing.
Accordingly, whenever a letter has personally identifiable information from a correspondent it will be lightly redacted to protect the privacy of the original author.
