Welcome to Blog of the Nation!
OK; given the name of the show, perhaps the name is predictable, but we hope this blog will take us in unexpected directions. It's to be more than an adjunct to the daily program, though what we do and why we do it will be part of the discussion. It gives us a way to expand the conversations we conduct every day, to talk about some of the things we couldn't squeeze in, or wondered whether we should do at all. And in part, this will be a free-flowing exchange with listeners and readers on the worlds of interest that wobble the orbits of our days.
And, as usual, we need your help. As a radio lifer, what I know about blogs fits neatly into a thimble. Callers and e-mailers provide critical course corrections during the show, and will prove even more important here. We like to think we know something about radio programs, but blogs are new, at least to me. So, to paraphrase a memorable question, "How are we doing?"* Do we have the right idea, the right approach, and, if so, are we doing it right? We figure that if you're as shy and unresponsive as you are on the radio, we'll find out.
I expect to be here once or twice a week or so, and one of the best parts of the Blog of the Nation is that we'll bring several members of the staff out from behind the curtain. Sarah Handel, Barrie Hardymon, and Scott Cameron comprise our first line of bloggers and, while they are all much younger and hipper than me, they're radio folk, too, and all of us will be learning on the fly. You can find guidelines and procedures elsewhere on the page, so please, write and tell us.
*Yes, Political Junkie fans, the citation refers to Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York.
11:37 AM ET | 03- 5-2007 | permalink
