If you work in an office that makes it difficult to pick up an AM radio
station, you can also listen on the internet, www.sportsratio1300.com they
have live streaming audio, except for the 5 minutes of commercials every 5
minutes, so its like your boss will not even know you are listening!
Jeremy
http://www.agsr.org
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Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: KVET 1300 AM Debates Gay Softball Thursday AM- CALL IN!!!
I cant even get the station to come in...damn!
>>> Tamala Barksdale <tbarksdale@...> 9/26/03 7:46:20 AM >>>
I called in but they wouldnąt put me on the air! The told me to email the
show.
Tamala
on 9/24/03 9:22 PM, Ted Burton at tedburton@... wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I need your help Thursday morning. There's a debate raging on KVET 1300
AM
> "The Zone" about gay softball in Austin and I'm going to be on the air
> tomorrow morning around 7:25 a.m. Please call in and help balance all the
> bigots who think gay guys can't play sports!
>
> The sports jocks on KVET can't believe there's a gay softball in Austin
> (actually there are now 5) and that we've won our division (three times).
>
> Bucky Godboltz and E Hogan, the hosts of KVET-AM's morning show, have been
> slamming gay softball, saying there's no way gay guys can play sports.
>
> Don't worry, this has all been in fun but now we're facing a serious
> challenge.
>
> The debate has been raging for about four days. I've e-mailed the show (I
> couldn't get through on the phone) to tell them we can, in fact, play
sports
> and if they don't believe it, get a team and play us.
>
> Well, that opened the flood gates and their phones have been ringing off
the
> hook.
> You can imagine all the guys with Rebel flag bumper stickers on their
trucks
> calling in.
> Help me!
>
> Now, Bucky has issued a challenge to his listeners to step up to the plate
and
> play us in a game, saying we've attacked their "straigthness" (his words,
not
> mine).
> We're going to play a game soon. It will be the Bat Boy All-Stars vs.
KVET
> and some of their listeners. Their promotion's department loves it and
plans
> to milk this.
>
> It's a great opportunity for us to talk about forming our own league plus
all
> the other gay sports groups out there (tennis, rugby, running, volleyball,
gay
> Texas-exes).
>
> They also said this morning we could never get any fans to come watch us
> because no one cares. Right.
>
> They've said on the air they're not trying to "gay-bash" but I can tell
you
> the listeners are rabid about this.
>
> So please, call in tomorrow if you can and support our cause. Let them
know
> gay guys can play sports and the Bat Boys are a real softball team.
>
> The number is 390-LIVE or #1300 on a Sprint phone.
> Start calling around 7:25 AM.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Ted
>
>
>