Please turn off your cell phones. Now, it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speaker, especially when we think about the historical parallels that i mentioned to mr. Kiernanern earlier win we think about the word that is so offputting to so many people and its original meaning of a public place where orators might try out orations. For us that means the redwoods should be a forum where we might discuss really important special and political issues. Just two weeks ago we had the good people from newport film show a documentary on richard holebrook, a man white house values perfectly align with the intent of the redwood at it founding. So i see mr. Kiernans speeches continuing continuing in that vein, especially when we think about the rise of the public sphere, the occurrence during the 18th 18th century, that space where what we might call a political middle class began to form and push up against king and court. So, the middle class, of course, is of was of capital importance in
You asked is who are we and what part of that can we bring to our audience, and i think that is its an important we should each ask ourselves because what part of ourselves do we want to reveal during the few hours of the day were on the air . Audien. What part of yourself do we want to reveal. Or what part of ourselves do we want to reveal to a different audience since there are so many tracks and channels. Right. You are not obligated to be what you are just on the big one. You can have bod passes and things. Craig, i havent forgotten youre here. I havent forgotten im here either. What is it like being the Program Director of wabc, having this immense heritage behind you. Part of the answer, how is it interesting in new york than in providence or a smaller market. Thanks for having me, first of all. I think its a great group here. Every year i learn a lot. Thanks for having me. Gosh, you know, wabc verses wpro in providence, which is a great station as well. I dont think the challeng
You asked is who are we and what part of that can we bring to our audience, and i think that is its an important we should each ask ourselves because what part of ourselves do we want to reveal during the few hours of the day were on the air . Audien. What part of yourself do we want to reveal. Or what part of ourselves do we want to reveal to a different audience since there are so many tracks and channels. Right. You are not obligated to be what you are just on the big one. You can have bod passes and things. Craig, i havent forgotten youre here. I havent forgotten im here either. What is it like being the Program Director of wabc, having this immense heritage behind you. Part of the answer, how is it interesting in new york than in providence or a smaller market. Thanks for having me, first of all. I think its a great group here. Every year i learn a lot. Thanks for having me. Gosh, you know, wabc verses wpro in providence, which is a great station as well. I dont think the challeng
You asked is who are we and what part of that can we bring to our audience, and i think that is its an important we should each ask ourselves because what part of ourselves do we want to reveal during the few hours of the day were on the air . Audien. What part of yourself do we want to reveal. Or what part of ourselves do we want to reveal to a different audience since there are so many tracks and channels. Right. You are not obligated to be what you are just on the big one. You can have bod passes and things. Craig, i havent forgotten youre here. I havent forgotten im here either. What is it like being the Program Director of wabc, having this immense heritage behind you. Part of the answer, how is it interesting in new york than in providence or a smaller market. Thanks for having me, first of all. I think its a great group here. Every year i learn a lot. Thanks for having me. Gosh, you know, wabc verses wpro in providence, which is a great station as well. I dont think the challeng
You asked is who are we and what part of that can we bring to our audience, and i think that is its an important we should each ask ourselves because what part of ourselves do we want to reveal during the few hours of the day were on the air . Audien. What part of yourself do we want to reveal. Or what part of ourselves do we want to reveal to a different audience since there are so many tracks and channels. Right. You are not obligated to be what you are just on the big one. You can have bod passes and things. Craig, i havent forgotten youre here. I havent forgotten im here either. What is it like being the Program Director of wabc, having this immense heritage behind you. Part of the answer, how is it interesting in new york than in providence or a smaller market. Thanks for having me, first of all. I think its a great group here. Every year i learn a lot. Thanks for having me. Gosh, you know, wabc verses wpro in providence, which is a great station as well. I dont think the challeng