Boasting 50,000 watts of broadcast power, Omaha radio station KFAB (1110 AM) often refers to itself as "The Blowtorch of the Midwest."
The phrase was appropriate Tuesday as KFAB smoked what little competition there was on Election Night. The news/talk station pulled out all the stops, delivering results, expert analysis and live interviews from several campaign headquarters.
KFAB's "get" of the night was the first interview broadcast with newly-elected Senator Ben Nelson. Though Nelson was quick to acknowledge the race was not officially over, his comments to host Tom Becka amounted to a victory speech.
In addition to Becka, KFAB also had three political experts in the studio: UNO political science professor Randy Adkins, Omaha City Councilman and former Republican state chairman Chuck Sigerson and political consultant and former KETV news reporter Doug Parrott.
KFAB's live coverage from the field included reports from News Director Tom Stanton and reporters Karla James, Deanne Bright, Dave Ogden and Roger Olson, as well as some audio provided by KETV.
The station's continuous coverage finally signed off at 12:23 a.m. Wednesday.
4 comments:
So what competition was there, or did you check?
I hate Clear Channel Radio, so this is really hard for me to say, but...
KFAB did a stellar job in local election coverage. It was almost like when radio was THE medium, and Becka & Co. kept it informative and understandable.
I just wish KFAB was like that year-round, but Clear Channel wouldn't allow such local flava to exist.
Anyway...good job, KFAB!
Ummm...KFAB has no local flavor anymore? 5 years ago, KKAR tried doing all local talk during the day and they ended up in the tank. Now they are all syndication with only local news in the morning with no guests, etc.
KFAB on the other hand is local from 5:00 to 9:00 am, 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. BTW - I have no affiliation with KFAB/CC. I think they've shifted back to more local talk more than anything.
Yep.... that Becka bloke does a pretty good job.
At times I wanna' lob rotten tomatoes at the guy but I gotta' admit..... Becka does liven the place up.
I would rather listen to Beck than that nauseating Limbaugh or that holier-than-thou Dr. Laura broad or any number of spewing nationally syndicated brain-dead moronic simpletons.
Our very own local simpleton is soooo much better!!!!!!!!
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