I have prepared an online petition for fans to bring the John Batchelor
Show back to radio and satellite radio.
The petition is at http://www.gopetition.com/online/9545.html
My petition's full text is below:
This petition is solely the creation of a fan of the John Batchelor
Show, and it was neither created nor suggested by anyone connected in
any way with the production or promotion of the show, which is
currently on hiatus after a 5-year run.
This petition has been prepared for ultimate presentation on or shortly
after December 1, 2006 to the programming departments of Citadel Radio
(new owner of the former ABC Radio Network); XM Satellite Radio; and
Sirius Satellite Radio for their consideration in adding the John
Batchelor Show to their lineups.
Beyond this primary target audience, it is hoped that this petition
will also aid the decision making process in any other interested
affiliate stations or media, as well as generating other interest in
this truly groundbreaking show.
We, the undersigned, as fans of the John Batchelor Show, hereby ask the
programming personnel at the above referenced networks to please:
- Visit the show Web site at http://www.johnbatchelorshow.com to hear
Mr. Batchelor's "show bite" audio and other of his audio archives.
- Seriously consider carrying the show network-wide at the earliest
possible opportunity.
We as fans enthusiastically agree that:
- The John Batchelor Show represents a unique, fascinating, and
unmatched resource for news, opinion, and analysis of both the familiar
and the obscure in international affairs and issues, including but not
limited to the Middle East and the current War on Terror.
- The John Batchelor Show offers an irresistible lineup of unique and
compelling regular contributors and guests that add unmatched depth and
breadth to the topics discussed'.
- By its very nature, the John Batchelor Show pointedly avoids being
among the plethora of hackneyed repositories of partisan talking
points, ad hominem attacks, and incoherent shouting matches which so
often serve to and alienate annoy rather than to inform and stimulate,
as Mr. Batchelor's show unfailingly does.
- John Batchelor is impeccably prepared for his show topics and is
flawless on the trigger: He is always ready with a quick quip or
anecdote that summarizes the situation on the table. As one online
pundit has so aptly put it in his blog, "I've not heard a Batchelor
show that is not erudite".
- As Mr. Batchelor's Web site states, "The John Batchelor Show is an
essential tool for understanding the new order in the 21st Century".
Thank you sincerely for your very kind consideration.
We remain,
Fans of the John Batchelor Show.
Prepared on September 6, 2006 by
William E. Miller, AS-EET
prototech@usa.net
http://www.microwavedisplay.com
The text of this petition (not including the included attributed
quotes) is copyright =EF=83=93 2006 by William E. Miller and may not be
copied or otherwise retransmitted in whole or in part without written
permission. Such permission can be obtained via e-mail, and is granted
only if the petition is to be presented in its entirety including this
copyright notice. Such permission is hereby expressly granted to
GoPetition.com upon the petition's acceptance at their Web site.
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