I am convinced there must be a intelligence test they have for people in broadcasting that candidates must fail to get the job. Especially on radio, but TV is not excluded. Are there any vaguely intelligent people on the radio, especially in morning shows? I have tried several in the area and they are all pathetic. The current common threads of conversation and interest seem to be Michael Jackson and Paris Hilton. Both of these are prime examples of moral strength and example for all of us to aspire to! When these folks start to talk about anything else they get into trouble really quickly since they appear not to know much about any other topic. Their plain lack of knowledge and ability to think for themselves is boundless. Should they try to talk about any topic that strays beyond their local city limits they quickly reveal that they are totally clueless about anything. I have heard the most outrageous statements made by these folks, especially about people and countries outside the US. If you have not been to a place do not make mindless comments about. You do not know anything about the local situation , culture or history, so just plain shut up. The other characteristic I have spotted is they all seem to be venerable to ultra right wing political rhetoric. They regurgitate it mindlessly as fact and appear to believe it without question. So now I listen to public radio classical stations. Where they play long uninterrupted interludes of tolerable music with minimal talking. This latter characteristic is key. The less opportunity these folks have to talk the more tolerable the listing becomes. By the way the other group of broadcasters that appear to have a common trait of irritability are the weather reporters on TV. There must be a special training school where all these folks go to learn how to act like an idiot in front of a camera and be very arrogant about it at the same time. Where do they find these people!