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Friday, April 26
Robert Feder notes that radio coverage of Davy Jones's death shows just how impoverished the medium has become in the age of pre-programmed broadcasts. By the way, if you're in mourning, Tribune-owned Antenna TV will be running a "Monkees" marathon starting at 4pm Saturday.