Memo to Seattle from Cliff Mass: "No More Weather on KUOW Weekday"

Cliff Mass:

For over 15 years, I have talked about Northwest weather, the weekend forecast, and education-related topics on KUOW during Friday's morning's Weekday program.

I have done so as my attempt at educational outreach, to go beyond the basic forecasts given on other media, providing the why behind the weather and to allow local residents a chance to appreciate the grand complexity of the weather of this beautiful area of the world. And occasionally to talk about related educational issues.

Starting tomorrow, I will not have the opportunity to do so anymore on KUOW. On Monday I received an email from Weekday host Steve Scher informing me that the regular weather segments on Weekday will be discontinued. MORE...

"A Conversation With Obama's Campaign Manager David Plouffe" (audio)

"Weekday"-KUOW, audio:

In 2008 David Plouffe was the campaign manager who led then-Senator Barack Obama to the presidency. The campaign used a grassroots strategy and dreamed of a bipartisan country. Now the midterm elections are approaching and President Obama's approval rating has sunk to the low 40s. The grassroots strategy has been adopted by a new far-right political group, the Tea Party, and both Republicans and Democrats seem more interested in mud-slinging than campaigning on a platform of bipartisanship. Today we'll talk to David Plouffe about his book "The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory."

Howie P.S.: Steve Scher pushes back at times, which is refreshing. H/t to Peter Ray.