David Strand Announces New Afternoon Show on KFUO

Here is an email that we received from David Strand of KFUO fame announcing the new Afternoon Show that will be airing in Issues Etc.'s time slot. You'll notice that Strand is sticking to his thoroughly discredited explanation for the cancelation of Issues Etc.

Here's the email

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Dear Friend in Christ:

I want to sincerely thank you for your e-mail message regarding the discontinuation of the “Issues, Etc.” program on KFUO-AM Radio. It is good that you are interested in the programming choices of the station. Please know that your comments have been heard and taken to heart.

Some people receiving this message have written before in some fashion on this topic and, sometime ago, received a different response. Others are receiving this message in response to original queries or comments they raised.

In any event, whether you have written one or two or more times, and no matter which “Issues”-related point or points you may have raised, the best and most comprehensive response I can offer at this time is to refer you to a statement on the Synod’s website.

If you haven’t already read this statement, I respectfully invite you to go to www.lcms.org and click on the link called “An updated statement on ‘Issues, Etc.’ ”

I invite you also to listen to “The Afternoon Show” on KFUO-AM, weekdays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Now and into the future, it will be the constant endeavor of KFUO-AM management to offer the best in Gospel-based programming throughout the day—programming that reaches out to Lutherans, other Christians, and the unchurched, and all within a budget we can hope to sustain.

Please continue to keep the radio ministry of the Synod in your prayers. Please also prayerfully consider what you might do, if so inclined, to support this important work.

Thank you.

Sincerely in Christ,

David L. Strand
Executive Director
Board for Communication Services

Apparently Kieschnick's strategy is to pretend like there is no problem in the hopes that it will just go away.

Comments

[Kathrine]

What happened to the giant head?

[James McHenry]

Glad to see that wiser heads prevailed.

[James McHenry]

That afternoon show is the most inspid, inane garbage I've ever heard on the radio.

[Leistico]

telling everyone there is no problem has worked for him before. why would he think it won't work this time?

as for the afternoon show, doesn't it need a producer? So, they could have chosen to cancel Issues, but not fire Jeff Schwarz, right? (not that he would want to, but you get my point...)

[Bob]

ZZZZZZZZ.

[Bob]

ZZZZZZZZ.

[Bob]

ZZZZZZZZ.

[Cheryl]

Anyone who is interested in supporting the future of Issues, Etc. and other Biblically sound and Christ-focused media efforts is invited to visit www.laymenetc.com and take the survey posted there. Thank you!