{"id":7987,"date":"2015-06-22T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2015-06-22T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T17:15:09","slug":"dumonts-beyond-the-beltway-sets-agenda-for-35-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/06\/22\/dumonts-beyond-the-beltway-sets-agenda-for-35-years\/","title":{"rendered":"DuMont\u2019s \u2018Beyond the Beltway\u2019 sets agenda for 35 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Bruce DuMont<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s had two titles, three local radio outlets and countless guests since it began in 1980. But in all that time, \u201cBeyond the Beltway\u201d<\/a> has had one host \u2014 and a singular mission.<\/p>\n

This week Bruce DuMont marks his 35th anniversary as host of the celebrated two-hour weekly talk show that \u201ctakes America's political pulse, and provides a fresh and balanced perspective of national politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key to the show\u2019s longevity, according to its loyal fans, is DuMont himself.<\/p>\n

\u201c \u2018Beyond the Beltway\u2019 has flourished for 35 years because Bruce is an excellent interviewer \u2014 not just with newsmaker guests, but with the talking heads as well,\u201d said veteran Chicago journalist Dan Miller, who\u2019s been a frequent guest and substitute host on the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike most journalists, Bruce prepares for an interview or a roundtable with a list of prepared questions to cover. But Bruce seldom gets past No. 1, because the answer to that question sets the agenda for the rest of the interview, which immediately turns into a conversation.\u00a0He begins a conversation, and we in the audience have been so fortunate to be part of the talk,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInside Politics\u201d launched as a 13-week experiment on Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5<\/a> on June 26, 1980. DuMont\u2019s first guests were corporate lobbyist Tom Roeser, political consultant Phil Krone and radio newsman Bill Cameron. The experiment became a weekly fixture that expanded to national syndication in 1991.<\/p>\n

In 1992 it began a 23-year run on Cumulus Media news\/talk WLS AM 890, <\/a>where it was renamed \u201cBeyond the Beltway.\u201d Earlier this year it moved to WCGO AM 1590,<\/a> the north suburban news\/talk station owned by Kovas Communications, where it still airs live from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n

In addition to its syndication on stations across the country, \u201cBeyond the Beltway\u201d continues to be heard on Sirius XM Satellite Radio\u2019s POTUS Channel 124,<\/a> and online at beyondthebeltway.com<\/a> and on YouTube.<\/a> A video version of the show, originating from the Museum of Broadcast Communications, airs on WYCC-Channel 20, t<\/a>he public station owned by City Colleges of Chicago, and on Comcast Channel 100.<\/a><\/p>\n

A special 35th anniversary edition will air Sunday.<\/p>\n

From the beginning, the philosophy of the show has been to keep the conversation relevant to real people in the world outside of Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have felt since young adulthood that too much of the national political debate was dictated by a small group of \u2018inside the Beltway-types\u2019 who gathered on the banks of the Potomac River to decide political policy \u2014 with little regard for those living beyond the Beltway in real America,\u201d DuMont said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe insular nature of television media analysis is predictable and not very forward thinking \u2013 with some conservative commentators like their liberal counterparts content with dishing out the party line with little regard for fresh ideas or outside input.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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