Oregon Media Insiders

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............. OK.

So other journalists/columnists/broadcasters are not supposed to be paid. They work gratis so they can be objective? I doubt it. Nope. Its understood, in most cases ( some "free" publications may exist but not the Oregonian nor WW)that somebody is paying. Does KXL have any other advertisers except the Blazers? I think so.

I think in this case, it comes down to whether people beleive that Canzano is being paid by Paul Allen's station to plug the Blazers, to muzzle criticism of the Blazers, to softball interviews. Or not.

I think Canzano correctly percieved that this market desparately needed quality competiton in sports broadcasting and KXL recognized the opportunity to improve the quality of their offerings and provide something worth listening and bring more sports enthusiasts to 750.

Be cynical instead of skeptical if you want. Pretend that "its not about the money" that has stirred the criticisms. Then have a listen to 1080 if you are a sports enthusiast, if you can stand it, and tell me that this area doesn't need a two steps up in intellect and creativity.

I repeat that I am glad that Canzano has the guts to give it a shot.