Radio programming idea (government).

[genlock]

LANCASTER (AP) — It may sound like a bird-brained idea, but the mayor of Lancaster wants to brighten up the Mojave Desert city by broadcasting recorded bird songs.

R. Rex Parris proposed the idea during his State of the City talk on Monday.

The Antelope Valley Press says Parris wants to play the bird chatter from loudspeakers on Lancaster Boulevard. The mayor says there’s science to show that listening to birdsong makes people happier.

On other topics, the mayor says Lancaster must continue its drive to become a research capital for solar and alternative energy.

Parris is known for his flamboyant ideas. He got a law passed giving the city the right to castrate pit bulls, ordered city officials to learn Mandarin in a bid to woo Chinese business, and riled some people by saying he was growing Lancaster into a Christian community.



California, naturally.

[Dave Harman]

How 'bout broadcasting the sound of Christian pit bulls being castrated, with Mandarin commentary?

[genlock]

I wonder what these new formats would be called.
You would need experienced birders for Program Directors.
Roosters would be cheap but effective morning hosts.

[David Paleg]

Re: Radio programming idea (bird brains)

News on the hour by the NBC (peacock network).
Guest DJ Burt Ward (Robin).
Start each hour of music with a song by the Eagles.
Big sponsor, Ralston Bird Chow.

[The Interpreter]

Re: Radio programming idea (bird brains)

News on the hour by the NBC (peacock network)....

Not anymore, or at least not as much, as of today:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011 ... relaxation

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox ... dmark.html

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2 ... s-peacock/