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The Point Show on Wood

Discussion pertaining to Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Battle Creek, Big Rapids, and Michiana
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TeleCine
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The Point Show on Wood

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Can someone tell me what is point of the To The Point show on TV-8? I just watched a bit of it. It was a half hr of people talking about the state budget and not even the final budget just what may happen. I mean it was like cable access.
brianbcomedy
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It's all about the $$$. Media buyers are sometimes obligated to include news shows in their buys. Cheaper to produce than buying syndicated programs too.
hanson
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The point is Tom VanHowe used to work for a local republican elected official and uses that show to lob softball to republican guests to promote the rebublican agenda
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Localnewsisdead
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hanson wrote:The point is Tom VanHowe used to work for a local republican elected official and uses that show to lob softball to republican guests to promote the rebublican agenda
The show is hosted by Rick Albin, not VanHowe.

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Localnewsisdead wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:05 pm
hanson wrote:The point is Tom VanHowe used to work for a local republican elected official and uses that show to lob softball to republican guests to promote the rebublican agenda
The show is hosted by Rick Albin, not VanHowe.

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Meet the local Press this show is not. I do not remember ever hearing a statement challenged or a public comment made by a politican thrown back at them like the late great Tim Russert would do on Meet The Press.

This is just a weekly puff piece show to run instead of a church service

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MWmetalhead wrote:Rick Albin worked for an elected official in Arkansas as I recall, not Michigan, and that occurred decades ago.

Tim Russert was indeed great, and let's not forget he once worked for Senator Moynihan of New York.
Albin worked as a senior policy advisor for West Michigan's Pete Hoekstra from 2001-2002.

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Rick ran for Congress in 1986 (or a Rick Albin did), in Arkansas and lost to BIll Alexander by around 30 points. I recall the factoid in his earlier bios, but time passes.
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