The News Dissector – Returned – 09/20/12

I listened to this broadcast, and although I usually find Mr. Schechter to be reasonably succinct, he got completely self-absorbed in narrating his personal anecdotes about rubbing elbows with Bob Dylan, (when he was supposed to be interviewing a new folk singer (Moroz) who had simply done a version of a Dylan song). The singer was very patient & polite….but instead of being asked questions, she was forced to just sit on the phone and listen to Danny go on…and on.. and on with his rambling Dylan tales.
BFD, Danny. The poor singer could have gotten that earful standing in front of the Fillmore, from a hippie burnout. You totally took the interview over. Yeah, Dylan was the musical prophet of your generation, we get it. You interacted with him. Wow. Please resist using your political news show as an indulgent vehicle for your subjective wallowing in your interaction with “celebrities” while you remind us regularly that you were a worker drone for….abc news. It’s tiresome, man, and if you think it gives you an edge in ‘cred’ by continually reminding people of it, you’re mistaken. Just journalize, and get off your bandwagon.