Jim Guckin Show

The Jim Guckin Show is an Internet Radio program based out of Philadelphia, PA. Jim and his program has often be compared to Glenn Beck and his radio program. The program tries to walk the thin line between the Conservative and Liberal view points in the media and focus more on the "Right answers and the Wrong answers". The program has recently attempted to add a humorous look at social commentary. The Jim Guckin Show can be heard live on weekdays from 7 pm – 8 pm ET . During the times the show is live, listeners may call into the show to voice their own opinions.

History

In 2001, "The Jim Guckin Show" aired on a Broadcast Radio station based out of Deptford Township, New Jersey. The program was centered around the Paranormal and often had guests and callers whose topics covered Ghosts, UFOs, and Mythical Creatures. Jim also discussed investigations he had with a paranormal investiation group that he was a member of. Being that the show was manned by an inexperienced cast, the show was eventually taken off the air.

On March 13^th, 2006 [ [http://www.jimguckinshow.com/yrarchive.php?id=2006 Jim Guckin Show - 2006's Show Archive ] ] the Jim Guckin Show returned to Internet Radio, and it's focus wasn't the Paranormal but news and politics. The show had joined an Internet Radio Station, [http://www.95WASB.com 95 WASB] , and with the help of their main sponsor [http://www.camino-net.com Camino-Net] relaunched the new show. The show originally ran a two hour show once a week. As the show started to grow, they added more ways for listeners to listen including broadcasting on their myspace page. In late 2006 the show added instant messages so that during live shows the audience could interact with the show as it was in progress.

Format

Generally, the show is split into three segments, with each segment having its own news story. On bigger issues, Jim often devotes the entire show to that topic with only a pause for commercial breaks.

Bits

When Jim runs bits on the show, they are generally a social commentary on "stupid" issues that are going on in the news. The main time that Jim plays bits are around Christmas time, where the bits go on about making the holidays more politically correct.

Politically Correct Holiday Bits

During the November and December months, Jim is known to play what he calls "PC Holiday" bits. These bits often contain an attempt at reading a well known story (i.e. First Thanksgiving Story or Well Known Christmas Story) and being forced to make the story more politically correct. They have a lawyer/censor who objects to almost every line of the stories and forces them to acceptable to everyone, often making the well known story almost unrecognizable and funny.

Views

The show tries to reveal the truth in the confusion of the political fog. Though in more recent shows, the neutrality of the show has slowly shifted to the conservative point of view; due to issues like the Iraq War, Terrorism and Illegal Immigration. The show isn't considered a conservative program because Jim does disagree with many conservative values. The show easily puts both conservative and liberal views under a microscope and reports the news, in a fun and humorous way.

Contact information

The Jim Guckin Show can be heard live on weekdays from 7 pm - 8 pm. During this time, listeners may contact the show to voice their opinions.

treaming audio

The Show can be listened to via the streaming audio feature on his webpage and these places:
* [http://media.vicesite.com:8080/wmtencoder/JimGuckinShow.wma Direct Link (opens in media player)]
* [http://www.mypsace.com/JimGuckinShow Jim Guckin Show MySpace]
* [http://jguckin.blogspot.com Jim's Rants of a Crazy Man]

References

External links

* [http://www.jimguckinshow.com Official website]
* [http://jguckin.blogspot.com Official Blog website]
* [http://www.stickam.com/JimGuckinShow Official StickAM website (Webcam)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/JimGuckinShow Official MySpace website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/JimGuckinShow Official YouTube website]