When Trouble Shoots Back

Tom Martino brings his controversial consumer advocacy to Fox.

A A A Comments By Michael Roberts Thursday, Jan 27 2000

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As the hosts admitted on January 21, Channel 2 is getting no shortage of calls from tots bummed that Pokémon was bumped from its 7 a.m. time slot to make room for this looniness -- and my three offspring were definitely among the displeased. But after a week of on-and-off viewing, one member of the trio was won over; last Friday she asked, "Can you turn it to the horrible show?"

Congratulations, Mr. Grund: That's one thumb up for indulgent and clowny.

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A pain in the ass: Troubleshooter Tom Martino with sidekicks Donna Lavery and "Father" John Fiest.

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Another week, another attack on KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles -- this time a boycott by the Denver Police Protective Association because Boyles gave mucho airtime on January 20 to Jim Kearney, a private investigator who argued that Denver cops who killed Ismael Mena last September shot him through his bedroom door. But for Boyles, this swipe at his character (which led to a verbal sparring bout with the DPPA's John Wyckoff on the 21st) came at the best possible time. Boyles couldn't help but look bad to some for the way he made murdered schoolteacher Emily Johnson's past part of his search for her killers ("A World of Possibilities," January 20). Now, however, he's coming across as a crusader for justice who's being unjustly singled out simply for giving a platform to Kearney, who'd been quoted in both the Post and the News earlier in the week.

Pete, you oughta give Wyckoff a big kiss right on the mouth. Because he just did you a big favor.

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