Note Ruth Seymour's quote in today's Washington Post (related to NPR's ouster of Bob Edwards from Morning Edition), in which she boasts that fundraising is secure because KCRW "embodies change."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19085-2004Mar23.html

"Bob was the iconic figure of 'Morning Edition,' " said Ruth Seymour, general manager of KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., who, like Christo, credited the show as "central" to her station's success. But she, too, was unconcerned about repercussions from Edwards's departure. "Am I worried about fundraising? No," she said. "KCRW is what it is because it embodies change."

Thanks for the head's up, Mark. Boy, does it ever embody change right now.

What more embodies change is the change in priorities of so-called journalists who play a fiddle for days while Rome burns.

Loh doing management screened commentaries at KPCC? Well, isn't that special?

Seymour and Loh continue on track for the Dumb and Dumber Award in radio 2004.

So now it's official: Stephanie really is the Church Lady.

Conscience bothering you, Cathy? You crack me up, too, but Tina Fey or Laura Kightlinger would be a more astute assessment.