here was my response to the lefty Bos Phoenix article:
Coakley did appear on WBZ and on a New Bedford station, and made comments she probably shouldn’t have (about Catholics and health care,
and Curt Schilling, “Yankees fan”). You failed to mention Howie Carr whose popular WRKO show may have been a factor in the Brown win. It helped
define his image and his issues.
WTKK on election night was like a Brown rally, complete with Michele McPhee having what sounded like a rock-concert-good time. Given how
rare a win for conservatives is in this state, could you blame her? WWZN,
meanwhile, which runs some liberal talk, had college sports on instead.
Talk radio may not be totally the reason why Brown won but it may have been a factor. I remember the days when Jerry Williams was on WRKO and he took on issues like seat belt laws, Congressional pay raises, New Braintree and a prison, and so on, and helped to make a difference with activism and simply entertaining radio.
Once a month, while talking politics with my best friend, one of us will go silent and say, "I miss Jerry." I used to rush home after high school to listen to him.