I rarely ever listen to my radio anymore. It's not because I don't want to, but it's because nothing worth while is on it anymore. As a kid growing up in Detroit, radio was all the entertainment I had - and I loved it. I could always tune into WJR and be rewarded with some great music and excellent DJ's who knew how and when to talk and when not to. Additionally, they always carried the Detroit Tigers baseball games, and Ernie Harwell (who just passed into glory about a month ago) would keep our teen heads filled with colorful commentary as the game progressed, so much so, that we felt we were in physical attendance.
Now, that kind of radio is gone. AM is filled with all sorts of nonsense designed to appeal to your left or your right leanings and most of what is said is designed to illicit a high level of emotions, most of which do not bring either joy or amusement. And what is typically spoken is done so (in my opinion) to produce a larger audience share. And Christian radio just leaves me totally disappointed. Very few good "ministers" are sharing the word anymore, and the ones I do enjoy, I'm usually not able to listen long enough to reap any benefits. Most of the other Christian Radio is just a plethora of commercialism.
Lately (because I have it as an APP on my computer) I listen to NPR. They have a fairly un-baised news presentation, but it's also a place where books are reviewed, movies and shows are examined, and the American life in all its wonderful facets is presented INTELLIGENTLY!
When I want music, which is most often, I just connect my IPod and listen to my own playlists.
Now, in reading back on this post I suppose I sound old and out of touch. Yearning for the "good ole days," but really, I think we've just gotten our selves to sophisticated and to immersed in news, politics, and drama. I'm not so sure we need to "know" everything that is happening. The stress is killing us. We feel guilty that we can't do something about it - but we're not God. I would love to be able to put the apple back on the tree of knowledge of good and evil. At least then, my life, and yours would be simpler by far. And as a wonderful side benefit - our relationship with the Almighty would be the most important voice we looked forward to each day.
