We certainly agree on this point! I sometimes look at the British press and all their newspapers, even the non-tabloid ones, feature extensive coverage of radio over there and the personalities on it. Some of the stories are pretty thin - like what a certain female presenter is wearing as she enters a station.

But others are about the behind-the-scenes sturm und drang of day-to-day radio life, including a recent series of seemingly endless headlines about a radio vet who was let go from BBC2. Here, it might barely be a story for a day. There, it's been in the headlines all week.

Somewhere in the middle of those two extremes is where I'd like to see our media. But sadly, right or wrong, there's a perception that radio is increasingly irrelevant and the market wars aren't interesting to enough readers. Well, that and there are so few reporters left, it's not surprising there's no one to cover the medium. 

And as ancient radio comedian Fred Allen once noted, "They call it a medium, because it's rarely well done."

Well in the UK the major radio personalities are stars and known throughout the country.  And much of the press has a real irreverent streak so you will get cheeky articles about what female stars are wearing etc. 

I don't see why newspapers here would think of radio as not interesting to their readers.  How many millions of people tune in faithfully to local radio everyday in the GTA?  Many of these people are also reading your paper.  You don't need reporters to cover a feature story on the medium or a personality.  Hire a freelancer.  The Star and Sun use freelancers all the time. 

If the story is on the financials of Bell Media or Rogers, that is something else and the business, money side will involve a reporter but more likely copy from CP.  I am talking more about feature, lighter stories on local radio/tv stations and personalities.   And these features are maybe once or twice per month. 

The papers could do this, and it seems like the Star is moving in this direction.  Let's hope it continues and expands.