Queens does public radio

Posted by Steve on Friday, August 10th, 2007

Predictably, Queens listeners of New York Public Radio’s Brian Lehrer Show were mildly annoyed Monday by a panel discussion with Brooklyn bloggers, so this morning, Lehrer (or, more accurately, his substitute host) made up for it by bringing on none other than yours truly, Harpsichordist Meg of OuterB and Joey in Astoria fame, and Kel of South Jamaica’s Progressive Southside. As I’ve been telling everyone, it was a blast — everything you’d imagine appearing on a popular radio program would be, minus the cushy green room with finger sandwiches and gift bags (we waited to go on while sitting on chairs in a narrow hallway outside the studio). Honestly, meeting Meg and Kel was just as great as being on the show — they’re really nice, interesting, intelligent people capable of — as you might expect — some insightful analysis of their respective communities. The whole experience sorta made me want to drop everything and get into radio — but in the short term, it also revived the dormant concept of a potential Queens blogger powwow to rival Brooklyn’s. Thanks for bringing us together, WNYC!

I regret only that, as our host lamented as I was hitting my head on the speaker on the way out, we didn’t have more time (though I bet he says that to all the Queens bloggers). To the guy who called in: If you’re reading this, I totally wanted to answer your questions! I’ll belatedly try it now: The answers are Central Queens got the shaft during the latest MTA issues, as always and Yes, everybody hates those awful McMansions and the people who build them, regardless of ethnicity.

Did you miss it? How dare you? Well, thanks to the miracle of Web 2.0, you can make up for it right here:

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