LETTER TO A TALK HOST April 27, 2010
A few minutes ago, I wrote e-mail to a Denver talk show host. Peter
Boyles, of KHOW, is a former liberal, and a protege of assassinated
radio personality Alan Berg, whose perpetual rudeness — especially to
people who agreed with him — was the reason I _stopped_ listening to
talk radio in the 80s. Over the years, Boyles has gradually drifted to
the right until today he’s sort of an amiable populist conservative
who says things that are almost libertarian occasionally.
He’s managed to run Colorado’s governor out of office by investigating
a scandal when no other media wanted to …