THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, March 19, 1996 TAG: 9603190312
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: RICHMOND LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
Former state Democratic Party chairman Paul Goldman said Monday that he hopes his new radio talk show will bring some balance to programming dominated by conservatives.
Goldman, who is credited with devising the strategy that made L. Douglas Wilder the nation's first black elected governor, will begin his show April 1 on WLEE-AM in Richmond.
The show, titled ``A Rebel With a Cause,'' will be broadcast from 10 a.m. until noon on weekdays. It will be followed on WLEE by two conservatives, Blanquita Cullum and former Iran-Contra figure Oliver L. North.
``People are tired of ego radio, everybody talking about themselves,'' Goldman said. ``I have no interest in that. I'm interested in going at the issues and letting the chips fall where they may.''
Goldman said that rather than hammering listeners with one political viewpoint, his show ``will have more of a crossfire to it. I think people like to hear both sides.''
Goldman said the show will feature a review of the local, state and national news, current events and politics, guests and a regular ``Challenge'' segment in which the host will battle with state and national conservatives.
``Hopefully it will be informative, somewhat irreverent and enjoyable - a good mix of seriousness and entertainment.''
Joel Harris, an assistant to Richmond Mayor Leonidas Young and a former associate of Goldman, also will offer a segment.
CBS television analyst Bob Beckel, Republican strategist M. Boyd Marcus Jr., University of Virginia political science professor Larry J. Sabato and former Democratic official Robert Watson have agreed to be regular commentators.
After helping plan Wilder's winning gubernatorial campaign in 1989, Goldman became chairman of the state Democratic Party. He resigned in 1993. ILLUSTRATION: Paul Goldman
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