LISNews: Librarian Blog Since 1999

The Buffalo News was one of many sites with this.It seems Dr. Laura Schlessinger has offered up an Apology.

\"On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from people we have hurt,\" the radio and TV talk show host, who is Jewish, said in a newspaper ad. \"I deeply regret the hurt this situation has caused the gay and lesbian community.\"

Though David Hinckley Says too little, too late. \"Laura Schlessinger once again blames others for the impact of her rhetoric, refusing to take responsibility for her precisely chosen, scientifically inaccurate descriptions of gay and lesbian lives.\"

Dr. Laura Schlessinger\'s new television show is ailing.

The \"Dr. Laura\" syndicated talk show has drawn low ratings and protests from gay activists, and now production has been stopped for a week, officials said.

Show spokeswoman Linda Lipman said the move was part of a pre-planned hiatus. But it is surprising because the show premiered only last week.

The break will give Paramount a chance to retool the daytime show, according to Friday\'s Los Angeles Times and the New York Post.

From AP

Cathy Gilletter was kind enough to send along an email
from Robert S. Willard, Executive Director National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science. He
was on the \"Lewd Libraries\" show on Friday,
and has more than
a few things to say about his experiences.

From: \"Bob Willard\"This week marks the
premiere of the syndicated
television show hosted by
Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The program dealing with
libraries, and
specifically access to inappropriate material on the
Internet by
children,
will air this Friday (9/15). The show is placed in different
time slots
in
different cities; a locator is at
http://www.drlaura.com/tv/watch.html
that
identifies the broadcast time in all cities where the
show is broadcast.
I
am disappointed to report that the name chosen for this
particular show
is
\"Lewd Libraries.\"

I participated in the show and I thought I would share
my impressions
about
the whole process.
-- Read More