An Open Letter to 710 KIRO

Most recent 200 signatories

• Bunny Kopf: Tacoma. Replace Dori Monson with David Goldstein. We want David.

• Dave George: Goldsten sucked, under any circumstances any time. Frank Shires is a GREAT LOSS!!!!!

• Matthew Stoneback: Seattle, WA ... I liked Styble and Jeffers. What are you thinking with this "Tech guy" show? Horrible horrible horrible programming. Too bad. I used to like KIRO weekends.

• Michael Flatley: Frank Shiers is the biggest loss.

• Dan: Buckley, Washington. It is vitally necessary to make a feeble effort to keep thinking radio on the air. MOST, not all, talk radio is wrong wing - down on people, up with war, make profits off the poor, sneering at health care, etc.

• Jim and Carolee Maya: Dori has become a vindictive, harsh, sarcastic, demagogue, who is striving to become Seattle's Limbaugh -Hannity clone.

• Dennis Fischer: Arlington. No need to change something that works well! Can the canned stuff we want live!!

• Debbie Richey: Camano Island, WA I have disliked the changes that started two years ago when you got rid of the afternoon news show. You think that because I'm on a computer all day, I have time to get my news from the web? How wrong you are.

• Nathan Gallagher: WE WANT GOLDSTEIN! And where else am I supposed to rant about how the system is broken!? WE WANT STYBLE!

• Kay Powers: Seattle. Keep local free speech alive!

• James Hamre: Puyallup Bring back Carl Jeffers! I'm listening to KOMO radio more even though they have little actual news content.

• Leslie Graber: Seattle. We want David Goldstein back!

• Elaine Corets: Seattle

• Rod Mitchell: Gig Harbor Local and live has always been your strength, even with Munson. Canned stuff I can get anywhere.

• Michael Wills: Seattle

• Robert Smith: Rainier Beach - What are you thinking? Well, more time for me to do other things.......

• Brian Larson: Seattle, WA

• Kiri Schultz: Seattle--This was, last I checked, an election year. Featuring a voice with infinite intelligence and perception to match, David Goldstein should be the last broadcaster KIRO would suggest axing.

• Laura Fine-Morrison: Seattle, WA

• Andrea Ptak: Seattle — Live LOCAL programming was the only reason I ever tuned in to KIRO. Do away with it, and you do away with me as a listener.

• Lisa

• marius-Seattle: It's clueless to remove D. Goldstein. I now flip 1090 AM. If KIRO makes the cuts I'll just stick with 1090. Monson sounds like a college age blowhard in a tavern. Lose him! I doubt that many of his listeners would be smart enough to make any serious money to spend on your advertisers!

• betina simmons: Seattle Keep Goldy on!

• Jennifer Carter: Seattle. David Goldstein should not only get his how back, but get a better time slot, like Dori's.

• domenic

• emer: seattle, wa

• Ronelle Armstrong: Everett, WA

• Paula Maya: Seattle, WA

• Tim Romain: Seattle, WA This is exactly why terrestial radio is going downhill.

• Andrew Peters: We can get news from around the world or around the nation anywhere. We turn to our local stations for news, information, events and activities. The less you provide, the less we listen.

• Alexis Fein: Seattle

• Craig Rhodes: Sea, WA This developing trend has been happening for years in the radio industry and is very disappointing from a listener standpoint. I feel sorry for your p1 listeners who have cheated out of credible content and for the radio hosts who are continually axed by corporate fat-cutting.

• Rhonda Gallwey: Everett, WA Commenting for my children and their future.

• Rob Lowe: Brush Prairie, Washington Sadly, it's a race to the bottom.......

• Mark Smithe: Seattle, WA I concur

• Mary Travers: Alas! More crap radio. Why bother?

• Linda York: Seattle, WA

• Gerry and Genny Foley

• Matt Fuller: As if you could take much more water out of the desert. We need some rainfall!

• beth suzanne findley: seattle, WA

• Rhonda Hue: Everett

• Ted Sharpe: West Seattle: the smaller stations (KSER, KBCS) are doing a better job of local radio. KIRO has disappointed another listener. Very sad...

• gayle noble: I do not live in the broadcast area of KIRO. I do however belive that a radio station should serve its community and have local live talent on the air

• Bob McCall: When there is a chance for real information to be delivered and KIRO has it - go with it. That is good service to the community and ultimately - that is good business.

• Doug Selwyn: Seattle, Washington

• Nicolas Pinel: Seattle

• Lisa Wright: Seattle, WA

• keith bates: Tacoma WA

• lynn: Please keep our local talk shows original and not go the route of the pre-formatted cookie cutter, cheaper, lower quality stations. Thank you.

• Sheila Curwen: Bainbridge Island - I used to rotate between 1090AM and 710AM - but no longer. You have lost a listener and a consumer of your advertisers.

• Karen Ahern: Bainbridge Island

• Lynn Sereda: Now, there is absolutely no reason for me to tune into KIRO radio anymore. I used to listen o many of the evening live talk shows, especially those few progressive gems. Why listen to syndicated re-runs when a good book will do.

• Tim Carson: Snohomish, Wa

• Patricia Larzelier: Langley, WA Listening to David and Carl Jeffers on the weekends has been a nice break from l090am to connect to local affairs. Of course, I miss Mike Webb most of all. What a shame that after 20 years of listening to KIRO, that I will finally completely give up on hearing anything provocative.

• Paul Lovgren: Shelton, WA Bring David Goldstein back. The programming you have put in his place sucks. I now tune in Air America on Sunday evenings instead (1090 AM).

• Cathy Gillispie: Tukwila. The 9AM show is nothing but an hour infomerical that is not appreciated, Cathy

• Mike Nuess: Spokane

• Olga: My parrot might be amused with the sort of repetitive, automated programming you offer now, but I do not tune in to your station.

• Brian Eschels: Lose the tech dude and money talk. Hendrie is somewhat original and entertaining, but Goldstein is better. Put him back on.

• Gray: Seattle Washington

• Diane: David did a great job. In a historic election year, David could have been a great addition to KIRO's election coverage. Shame on you.

• steve leger

• Barry Schorfhaar: North Bend, Wa

• Dennis Crisp: Olympia, WA

• Bob Kinney: Bellevue

• Carla Harrington: Goldy's show was the only one I listened to on KIRO

• Eugene: Traditional media is dying and the internet is taking over, because the internet has local news (ie. West Seattle Blog), while TV and radio is mostly recycled generic national/regional news. BORING

• Thomas Erler: Bellevue, WA

• c noell: bellingham. local voices or canned spam..go local

• Michael Berta: Seattle WA

• the papernoose: This blogger says you guys ought to give him his job back!

• Karl Rogers: Clinton WA

• John Wilkinson: Seattle

• Dave Irons: Sammamish - Wake up KIRO, let the public be heard.

• donna fisher: Everett Wa.

• Sam Carpenter

• Mark Boyar: Seattle, WA Goldy's show is much missed. Now the radio just stays off Sunday nights.

• Anne-Marie Eitreim: Seattle

• Debbie Weisdepp: Port Orchard, WA

• Mike DeCamillo: Seattle, WA

• Steven Cotes: To not have local comment following last Saturday caucus was a real loss.

• Ben Dobyns: Seattle, WA

• Thomas Cramer: I can get nationally syndicated takes on the news from most any source and radio is never going to win out there. But if you can get me local insight, I listen and I might just stick around for your other stuff too.

• David Groves: Bainbridge Island. We need MORE local voices, not fewer.

• Mary T. Judge: Everett, WA

• Janis Traven: Seattle. Not only were they local talent providing timely local insight, they were LOCAL AND TALENTED! What more does KIRO want?

• Robert Dunmore: Seattle, WA USA David is great, and hearing his voice this election year would be awesome.

• Carl Grossman: Riverside, CA

• Lauren Lavoie: Seattle, WA

• David Vineberg: Issaquah here. I've listened to Kiro since I was a kid. Please keep local content going.

• Jason Forsteen: Seattle, WA

• Robert Kaufman: Everett

• Aaron Pailthorp: Seattle, WA

• Sammie Fick: Shoreline, WA I was a regular KIRO listener, bring back live talk Radio

• Arthur Ruger: Bay Center, Washington. Your station does reach Pacific County and the Goldstein Show was the ONLY talk radio show I listen to with any kind of consistency.

• Mary McNair: Seattle, WA c'mon...lets keep the local stuff...

• Steve Roberts: Seattle: It's sad to see the decline in local programming and it does not serve the community.

• Dan Eder

• Pat Kaald: Issaquah

• Bob Iness: I live in Sammamish. Please support the local "minor broadcasters" on Sunday nights. We know that the out of town bosses of Bonneville International may pull your strings...but your local hosts are the strength of KIRO! Put Goldy back on.

• Mark Biggs: Looks like I will be listening to 1090 instead.

• Andrew Klettke: Fife, WA

• Sandy Grace: Bellevue, WA

• James Roberts: Palouse. We need to give local access to local voices. We don't want a national view on everything.

• Markus THompson: Olympia

• Bill Hochberg: Mercer Island

• j. rice: Seattle

• Marcella Fancey

• Jim Simmons: Seattle, WA. WA state Dem's had their day at the polls yesterday. When will they have their day on the dial? I know intelligent radio doesn't sell well, but whose fault is that? Bring those guys back, and I'll listen again. -JS

• Michael Foley: Tacoma: Without Goldy there's no reason to listen to KIRO anymore. Come on!

• Barbara Dunn: Barbara Dunn: Seattle, WA

• Brian Ormiston: Seattle, WA - Your programming decisions are unfortunate and will ultimately prove unprofitable.

• Tom Friedman: Kent Please keep KIRO live and local, local, local!!!

• Al Garman: Bellevue: please, please, please reconsider putting Goldy back on the air. Local programs are close to heart.

• Michael Hammond: I live in Tumwater, WA. KIRO gave me a reason to listen to them when they signed up David Goldstein, but now since they've dumped him and offered me nothing in programming that I can't find elsewhere, there doesn't appear to be any reason to listen to KIRO anymore (again).

• Johnny: Seattle

• Rich Tamler: Greenbank -- Going from local/live to homogenized/canned is so 20th century. Air America Radio is gonna eat your lunch (maybe already is).

• Brady Duncan: Indianola, Wa. Actually, you should fire Dave Ross too. He's too talented to be boxed into your market. He should have a national show on Air America. Just think how much more money you'll pocket. And that's all that matters.

• Mark Hulett: Tenino

• Karen Sandberg: Shelton, WA I miss Goldy. The only good host left is Dave Ross. I can't listen any more at night. Please bring back Goldy- we need some smarts. Karen

• Sue Peters: Seattle

• Dave Gamrath

• Rod Brown: Seattle

• Timi Keene: White Salmon

• Andrew Cencini: Seattle, WA

• Richard McGrath: Seattle

• Jim Bundy: Kirkland: I've begun searching the dial for alternatives, especially late nights and weekends. When KIRO is not live and local, I listen elsewhere. Please reconsider.

• Bobbi Mohr: Seattle WA. Why you removed David Goldstein is beyond me, guess its back to 1090 AM Shame on you.

• Sandra King: Kelso/Longview We need good old-fashioned radio with local, live commentators. No canned, generic stuff, please! The quality is being removed from our lives in so many ways; let's stop the loss!

• Laurie Rabinashad: Your programming has gone from the best in the NW to boring and dreadful. Please don't drive away listeners by taking David off the air, we love his show! Laurie in Shoreline WA

• Barbara Ann Galler: Redmond, WA

• Billie Nash: Bainbridge Island

• Wendy Lehman: Bellevue, WA

• Jane Oberlander: Seattle Washington

• Jennie L. Bolton: Shoreline

• Georgann Falotico: Suquamish

• TOM DEVINE: OLYMPIA WA.

• Barbara Whitt

• Evelyn Zeller: Bellevue, WA

• Donna Day: Duvall

• Michael Campbell: Renton

• Holly Plackett

• Bette Murphy: I live in Bellevue and have been a long-time listener. I will miss great hosts such as Carl Jeffers and David Goldstein and now won't be listening to KIRO during those time periods. Please re-consider!

• Katie Evans: Seattle

• MARK R. REHBERG: PUYALLUP

• Jeanne Legault: Seattle, WA

• Sherri Goulet: Olympia, WA

• Sean Bentley: Bellevue

• Alice Woldt: Seattle, WA Why Goldy? Cutting local programming? Strengthen the FCC.

• Ed Corker: If you fire Dave Ross, that's it! I am going to miss Carl Jeffers and Ron Reagan, David Goldstein and Brian Styble. Air America is looking like our option for the future. Fire Dorrie Monson. He's an idiot.

• Rebecca Wolfe: Edmonds, WA

• Nancy E. Ellingham: Bellevue, WA

• Nancy Quale: Bellevue

• Keith A. Tuley

• Steve Simpson: Kirkland

• Bridget Schlosstein: Bellevue, WA

• Dixie Walter: Eatonville, Washington.

• Bruce Hanson: Bellevue, WA

• Susan Beverly: Newcastle

• Nancy & Elliot Newman: Mercer Island

• Ellen and Roger Phelps: Bellevue, WA

• Lisa Plymate: Seattle - I miss our local shows. This is like independent shops become stripmalls with national stores - no significant choices. No reason to shop there anymore.

• Jane Koning: Bellevue

• Pamela Berardo: Graham

• Sibylle Pearsall: Bellevue. Bring back LOCAL talk! That canned stuff is BORING! Ron Reagan wasn't bad either.

• Di Irons: Sammamish, WA. Without Goldie, David, and Carl I will tune in elsewhere.

• karen willard: live near South Prairie, where 710 KIRO is one of the few stations I can receive that I'm willing to listen to. But you're losing my reasons for tuning in.

• Lisa Bliss: Issaquah, WA - Very sad to see this decision. Bring back David, Carl and Ron. I now listen to KGO in the evenings.

• Claudia S. Hirschey: Newcastle, Washington

• Roger Fulton: Vashon Island

• Vanessa Carr: Sesattle WA.........Too bad FAIR & Balanced isn't something in your vocabulary......

• Elizabeth Ogden: Puyallup, WA

• Joanne G.: Bellevue

• Abbot Taylor: Seattle

• ruth u paige: bellevue, wa

• Lawrence Watson: Bellevue - This action is unacceptable on your part.

• Marcee Stone: Seattle, WA -- It's a shame. Seattle is on it's way to becoming Radio Nowhere (Thanks, Springsteen). Goldie you will be missed.

• Sue Madison: Everett, WA

• Katherine Alamo: Newcastle, WA You've lost another listener.

• Marcie Maxwell: Renton, WA - and a long time KIRO listener.

• Doug Gute: Issaquah, WA.

• Cindy Poysnick: Puyallup Keep it real KIRO.....local programming keeps local listeners and viewers. Too bad.......

• Stephen Lind: Eatonville WA

• Stan Barnes: Mercer Island Petition the FCC to restore the Fairness Doctrine and return radio broadcasting to a position of local relevance.

• Nancy Rice: Federal Way, WA -- We need LOCAL hosts to address LOCAL issues and get LOCAL opinions.

• Alan Dahl: Federal Way I am disappointed that KIRO is on it's way to becoming just one more remote robot-ran radio station with no local content at all. What happened to the KIRO we all know and loved? Please tell me why I should keep listening because I'm not so sure I will.

• Ann Martin: Seattle, WA This action is indicative of the problems with media consolidation. Bring back this show in particular and local programming generally!

• Judy Carter: Hoquiam, WA - I have depended on KIRO Radio to provide me programming that I can't get locally. I see no reason to tune in anymore. I can get the claptrap you are now playing on local stations. Too bad. It was great while it lasted.

• Kathleen Cullison

• Robert Akervick: Eatonville, WA

• Rita Weinstein: Seattle, WA.

• Nancy P - Seattle: Recent Seattle FCC hearings provide another indication of how strongly is felt the need for local voices in our media, add those hundreds to this list as an indication of the significance of your decision to remove more of the few remaining local voices from the air.

• Brad Helland

• R Hill: Bellevue, WA

• Jean T Hueston: Des Moines, WA

• Gurine Nordby: Seattle-I think you are doing a diservice to Goldy's loyal listeners!!

• Teresa Chegin: I live in Seattle. I really liked David Goldstein's program. It's hard to be an informed voter when local political programming is cancelled.

• Jean Vye: You've lost a family of listeners in Seattle. We're tired of generic pap.

• Nancy Wagner: Bothell Wa. We've been out of the country for a month. Carl Jeffers is gone? Ron Reagan, Carl Jeffers, David Goldstein. . . What next? Dave Ross? When that happens, I'll switch to AM 1090 all day.

• Laurie : I am so sad about this, I have turned to KUOW