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David Sirota carries no water on AM 760

David Sirota. Jay Marvin, the morning host for AM 760, Clear Channel Denver's progressive talk outlet, has been out of commission of late, after undergoing gall bladder surgery. He's on the mend and expected to be back at the microphone next Monday. In the meantime, however, his most frequent fill- ... More >>

Taking Debate

Dennis Prager and David Sirota face off.

Politics of Anger

David Sirota describes an uprising.

PoliticsWest Gangs Up With Gang of Four

The Post's Gang of Four blog is turning into a cyber-soap opera thanks to a pair of melodramas co-starring columnist David Harsanyi.

Mike Rosen, David Sirota debate Barack Obama's first 100 days in KOA/AM-760 simulcast

David Sirota. As every political pundit acknowledges, assessing a new president after his first 100 days in office is artificial and unfair -- but if Barack Obama is embracing the notion (he's holding a primetime news conference tonight), what the hell? Hence, a plan for KOA conservative Mike Rosen ... More >>

Listen to the Mike Rosen-David Sirota smackdown

Mike Rosen. A blog yesterday teased a KOA/AM-760 simulcast of conservative host Mike Rosen and progressive yakker David Sirota debating Barack Obama's first 100 days as president -- and the program itself, broadcast earlier today, turned out to be diverting. Rather than an imbalanced back-and-forth ... More >>

An update on Jay Marvin's health crisis

Jay Marvin. The serious health issues AM 760 morning-show host Jay Marvin has been battling since late February aren't getting any simpler for doctors to tackle according to Mary Marvin, Jay's wife, who updated David Sirota, his most-frequent fill-in, during an appearance on the station yesterday. ... More >>

Jay Marvin talks about his health crisis

Photo by Michael RobertsJay Marvin in his Denver home. AM 760 morning talk-show host Jay Marvin has spent the last several months fighting for his life. He's been in and out of the hospital for a variety of serious health concerns since early March, and aside from occasional updates provided by his ... More >>

No guarantee that David Sirota will be returning to AM 760

David Sirota. In today's blog about AM 760 morning-show host Jay Marvin's continuing health crisis, I note that syndicated columnist David Sirota, who's been filling in for Marvin on most days, will be gone for several weeks on a trip to China. When he returns, however, he's not certain if he'll st ... More >>

John Turk to fill in for Jay Marvin on AM 760 next week

John Turk. With AM 760 morning host Jay Marvin still battling a serious health crisis and his main fill-in, David Sirota, in China for several weeks and uncertain if he'll be taking to the station's airwaves again upon his return, some listeners have worried that Clear Channel Denver, the outlet's ... More >>

Nerdivore: David Sirota's nerd blog now open to the nerdy public

Denver-based "everything for nerds" site Nerdivore is taking the great leap into Web 2.0. From now on, you, the nerds of the world, can contribute to Nerdivore. Until now, Nerdivore had been the more-or-less sole province of political columnist, New York Times bestselling author, Denverite and, a ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 15 edition

Danielle Ate the Sandwich -- and then punched it, hard. Put up your dukes. Today in Backbeat Online: • Danielle Ate the Sandwich: Better than a bag of poop on fire! • Last Night: Paul Sprawl at the Laughing Goat in Boulder. • Hearsay bits: City Hall, Speakeasy Tiger, Torch the Wagon, Patrick ... More >>

Twitter Tuesday: Feel good, learn stuff, lean left

Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword, @westword_music and @casciato. @Gaiam: The Twitter feed of Boulder-based company Gaiam, which makes "products for a healthy mind, body, home and planet." The firm's t ... More >>

Don't expect a Mike Rosen-David Sirota debate sequel

Mike Rosen.​In April, KOA conservative Mike Rosen and AM 760 liberal David Sirota participated in a debate of President Barack Obama's first hundred days in office that was simulcast on both stations. And while those with ideological axes to grind disagreed about who won, the general consensus ... More >>

Denver journos talk about saving the news

​"Saving the News: Denver and the Future of Journalism," which gets underway at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, takes place just over six months after the closure of the Rocky Mountain News, and speakers include former Rocky editor, publisher and president John ... More >>

Come hear the Curious Theater (and me) examine the mysteries behind the DIA conspiracy

Land at Curious for the DIA conspiracy​If you've lived in Denver for any amount of time, you've probably heard any one of many strange rumors about Denver International Airport: connections to the New World Order and the Freemasons, murals that depict horrific future events in 2012, an undergr ... More >>

Is this anti-Obama billboard racist? You be the judge

Obama meets Sambo? Click the photo to enlarge the image.​So... whaddya think? Is this billboard, on display outside Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge, a bold (and legitimate) statement of displeasure with the Obama administration that has the guts to link the s ... More >>

Anti-Obama billboard protest: This time, the gas was turned off

The weather didn't keep the protesters away from Phil Wolf's business this Saturday.​Last week, Pat Dunn, representing a group protesting an anti-Obama billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge, complained that Wolf personnel had left vehicles running with ... More >>

David Sirota to permanently replace Jay Marvin on AM 760

David Sirota is a fill-in no more.​Jay Marvin has been unable to helm the AM 760 morning show since early March due to a life-threatening health crisis we've documented in this space. The recovery process continues -- but syndicated columnist David Sirota, who's been Marvin's primary fill-in, ... More >>

Jay Marvin on his wife's possible breast cancer and the decision to pass the torch to David Sirota at AM 760

Photo by Michael RobertsJay Marvin at home in June, before his epic surgery.​Earlier today, Jay Marvin appeared on the AM 760 program he used to host with David Sirota, who's been named his permanent replacement. And those who missed hearing it may not get another chance to catch him on the ou ... More >>

AM-760 lives on despite Air America's death

David Sirota is now the face -- and the voice -- of AM-760.​Air America, the liberal radio network, has seemed gravebound plenty of times over the past few years -- and now even the folks there admit the project is dead. But AM-760, a Clear Channel Denver outlet originally seen as Colorado's ... More >>

Tom Gallagher, Colorado Springs councilman, votes against ordinance targeting tent cities -- because he was once homeless

A Flickr photoColorado Springs is trying to do away with sights like these.​On Monday, we told you about the face-off between columnist/AM 760 host David Sirota and Colorado Springs councilman Sean Paige over the perception that the Springs' conservative policies have made bad problems worse d ... More >>

David Sirota-Sean Paige cage match scheduled -- with honor of Colorado Springs on the line!

And in this corner...​On Monday, we told you about the rhetorical battle between AM 760 host/columnist David Sirota, who thinks Colorado Springs' conservative fiscal policies are largely responsible for the community's sizable economic woes, and Springs councilman Sean Paige, who sees Sirota's ... More >>

David Sirota makes a monkey out of himself in debate, argues councilman Sean Paige

There's no back-down in Sean Paige.​Yesterday, AM 760 host/columnist David Sirota and Colorado Springs city councilman Sean Paige took part in an on-air debate, with the honor of Colorado Springs at stake. But while the program has ended, the scrap isn't over, with Paige continuing to take swi ... More >>

David Sirota sneaks F-word onto Denver Post website after medical marijuana lab raid: Congrats!

The tweet that roared (click to enlarge).​The Denver Post prides itself on being a family newspaper -- but its embrace of social media can make it difficult to keep grown-up language at bay. Case in point: On Friday, AM 760 host David Sirota, whose syndicated column frequently appears in the ... More >>

Medical marijuana in Colorado Springs: Does conservatism in the Springs stop at the bong?

Jessica Hogan, fourth from left, and the rest of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council.​Given the controversy over Denver's medical marijuana regulations, typified by advocate Robert Chase's campaign to recall the entire city council, it'd be easy to assume that the divide between offi ... More >>