This is really sad news. There was so little local music at all in Dallas in the first place.

Thanks for noting this sad event.
 

I'll miss Josh's show, however there are a couple things i think are worth your consideration:

Josh was not AC's creator. That credit should be directed to George Gimarc, who hired Josh as an intern so many years ago.

Also, of the currently remining north Texas radio shows, consider Paul Slaven's show or half the shows continuously airing on KNON in Big D Proper for airing under-appreciated talent, new and old... or outside the city limits, tune into our weird little show across the county line (which still features music that ended up on the AC weeks, months or years later).

I don't mean to sound like I'm beating up on JV here, but there are and have been for years now radio vehicles featuring original and local music in DFW, admittedly without the triple-digit wattage and promotion budget Clear Channel provided AC until lately.

That said, any day one more prominent advocate for independent music on the radio is added to the pile of corporate causalities is a another darker, sadder day for listeners starved for intelligent content from our FM broadcasts.

Thanks for posting.

Best,


Tom U.
The Good Show
FM 88.7 The Choice
Fort Worth, Texas
www.goodshow.net