Originally Posted by
Cathy J.
Today at work I was thinking about this thread. I wonder if WXLT is pulling a KOA here. Denver's KOA radio was the home of talk show host Alan Berg who was shot to death in front of his home back in 1984. Berg was one of those "you can kiss my ass" radio talk show hosts who would scream and yell to those who didn't agree with his views plus Berg from what I have been told used to slam many of people on the air which as it turned out cost him his life. And KOA is not some small little radio station either. With its powerful signal, pretty much everyone west of Indianapolis and Chicago can pick it up at night on AM 850.
For years I have heard KOA had to put up with people ( from all over the world ) stopping by the station wanting to talk about Berg and/or perhaps listen to his old broadcasts thinking KOA has them available for the general public which of course they don't. Today if anyone walks in to KOA and even brings up Alan Berg, I have heard they will toss them out right into the street.
I have to wonder if this is the reason why the name "Christine Chubbuck" is still taboo at WXLT? Perhaps the station has had more than their share of the "curious", people from all over the country calling them up wanting to discuss Chubbuck or even perhaps some of those "curious" folks, out of the blue stopping by the station hoping to see the tape they believe may be in the archives there. In other words maybe WXLT is tired of people who only want to discuss Chubbuck the same way KOA is with those who are still interested in Alan Berg.
Still though WXLT should have done some memorial special or anything to honor Chubbuck. Like it or not, they do hold a place in TV history even if it is in a tragic way. At least with KOA every once in awhile some of their talk show hosts DO mention Berg. So he isn't totally forgotten there.