Hamblin quits radio show

Denver Post ^ | Michael Booth

[boondock]

Syndicated talk-radio host and local columnist Ken Hamblin has walked off his national radio program with American View syndicators, alleging that they failed to "perform financially" and reach a new contract.

Hamblin's last show was Friday, and he is now searching for another syndicator to pick up the three-hour program. He said the show was being heard on 56 stations across the country when he ended it, and that he is confident he'll be back on the air soon with someone else.

"I terminated the show," Hamblin said in a brief phone interview Tuesday. "For reasons of their inability to perform - financially - I can't work for nothing, won't do it."

Hamblin said Virginia-based American View had failed to show him a contract that could be "John Hancocked."

"After notifying them and warning them I wouldn't work for nothing, I canceled the show," he said.

American View representatives said Tuesday that it was true Hamblin's show with them was over and would not resume, but they would not comment on the dispute.

Hamblin also writes a syndicated newspaper column that appears in The Denver Post.

Hamblin gained national attention in the 1990s by styling himself as "the Black Avenger," an African-American columnist who would break from liberal expectations of his race by staking out conservative or independent positions on issues such as affirmative action, poverty, crime and national politics. Recently, for example, Hamblin's column decried liberal academics' support of the University of Michigan's racial- preference admission program awarding extra points to ethnic minorities. He called such affirmative action "racial discrimination, plain and clear."

Hamblin said he'll wait for a better contract but still desires national radio syndication after nine years of doing the show.

"I'm talking to some other people. ... Financially I could take a year off if I wanted to, but you don't want to be missing in action where radio is concerned."

[boondock]

another one bites the dust

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[TheBigB]

[sniff, sniff]...methinks I smell Troll....

[eyespysomething]

The Black Avenger!!!

[Xenalyte]

Signed up today to post this, did you?

[L,TOWM]

I smell varmint poont@ng...

Provacateurus DUhmia species.

[Porterville]

I recall Hamblin being damn good.

[wasp69]

another one bites the dust

Another one? Another what? Maybe you can be more specific on who the previous "one" was.

[jdontom]

I just posted on another thread the same thing for a newbie that signed up today.....somethings UP.....

[BlueLancer]

VARMINT CONG ALERT!!!
Suicidus Comicus Trollian subspecies

[beaversmom]

I'm not sure if Hamblin is located in Denver now or not--I don't think we get the show in Denver but I could be wrong.

[eyespysomething]

I like him. He was one of the first talk shows I listened to.

[eyespysomething]

I can/could only find it on the week-ends late night on a.m. radio

[Zavien Doombringer]

It's true, the Black Avenger did walk off the set...

[TroutStalker]

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[dighton]

... another one bites the dust ...

I'd suggest a quick explanation, or you're likely to bite the dust yourself.

[TheBigB]

I know. However, I smell troll for the following reasons...

1) boondock signed up 7/17/2003

2) his phrase "another one bites the dust" indicates his pleasure in seeing a conservative talk show host go off the air...

3) the name boondock no doubt refers to the virulently racist and anti-conservative comic strip "Boondocks" by Aron MacGruder

Ergo, boondock is a troll. Elementary, my dear Zavien. :)

[Zavien Doombringer]

I listed a Vanity post on the same subject

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/946373/posts

I asked if anyone knew about Ken being off-air!

[jdontom]

overhere

[Admin Moderator]

Oh, it's you again. Bye bye.

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