Re: Local radio station slams bikes being on the road

kj-@kurtrobinson.org

2006-02-02



I suppose Nelson and Jeff Mchugh need to get out more often,

eh? Maybe sending them this months issue of Bicycling Magazine

would be a start, as its been determined that Portland Oregon

remains the BEST FREAKING BICYCLING CITY IN THE U-FREAKING-S of

A; for 3 YEARS IN A FREAKING ROW! Oh well, life goes on. I

suggest tuning in elsewhere for here on.







 Hello gang,

I'm sorry to say that yesterday morning, 105.1 The Buzz,

joined in with a caller that was complaining about bicycles

being on any road without a bike lane. Our good buddy,

Nelson, seems to think that anything without a motor in it

has no place on the road and that cyclists should be forced

to take a taxi to their place of riding, indoors, and take a

taxi back home again. And, good old Terry had to agree with

the caller too because, once when he was pulling his boat

out of the water with his Ford Excursion, and there was a

bike in the way and it slowed him down a little.



I called them to discuss it a little this morning and they

were so rude that I couldn't believe it. Josh answered the

phone and he was just about as rude as could be, not even

wanting to give me the time of day.



Yesterday, I called the Program Director of The Buzz, Jeff

McHugh and he never even returned my call.



In this day and age, in this City of Portland, and its

Metropolitan region, that has been labeled the friendliest

cycling city in America, and when on this very day, there's

a front page article in the Oregonian discussing a, nearly 2

million dollar, add campaign targeted at reducing the

Portland Metropolitan Area's traffic congestion, it seems,

whole heartedly, irresponsible and bad citizenship for a

public entity as popular as the Buzz to behave in this

manner.



If any of you cares to join me in letting the Buzz and

Entercom, for that matter, know much the Metropolitan region

disapproves of this behavior, here are some helpful names

and e-mail addresses:

Program director for the Buzz:

Jeff Mchugh

jmch-@entercom.com



Sales Manager:

Brian Lee

bl-@entercom.com



Above these two on the food chain are:

Jeff Clarke

jcla-@entercom.com

And

Erin Hubert

ehub-@entercom.com



Some of the companies that advertise with the Buzz are

Wells Fargo

The Shane Company

Safeway

Allstate

Les Schwab

PureRomance.com

KATU

Mattress World



Perhaps we could also let their advertisers know how much we

disapprove of this behavior and that we take notice of

companies that support it. Just a thought gang. I hope some

of you join me.



Steve Long

NRR



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Thanks,

Kurt





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