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Ending 19 years of Week on Wall Street
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson joined Marketplace in its inaugural season in 1989 and had been a regular ever since.
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What a hammer blow. I thought you guys were actually kidding when you made the announcement. I've listened and looked forward to David's commentaries for the last 10 years and have found that he offers the most sane voice of any pundit out there. With his eagle's eye view and eye to the long term, he's helped us move forward through good times and bad. His perspective will be missed deeply as we long for his return. :-)
David Johnson: You're commentary brought a light to an otherwise dark market. I've been listening for years, and consider marketplace my favorite radio show. Your appearances on the show reflect a large reason why. You will be sorely missed.
Does anyone know if David maintains a blog somewhere? I would love to add that to my favorites.
David Johnson, you will be greatly missed--Fridays will just not be the same. Might you consider an occassional perspective on the markets to lighten and inform us?
I would also welcome an additional piece from Marketplace given us a retrospective on David's long association with the program.
David Johnson's departure was a hit out of left field. I ALWAYS enjoyed his perspective on the market and looked forward to hearing every Friday and truly missed his segments when he took those much deserve vacations. That said, Marketplace could have given us a little warning (if they could, although t was NOT addressed) but the BIGGEST problem is how does a 3:00 piece for someone who has been there from the beginning justify the contribution he made. It would have been nice to hear a longer segment on the show or one that aired on Marketplace Money (ever heard of cross promotion?) really walking down memory lane with David. He will be missed but we do deserve at least some explanation.
Like so many other listeners, I too relished the Friday afternoon Marketplace segments because of David Johnson. Whatever the reason, he will be sorely missed and I echo Gerard's comment that hopefully David will be brought back from time to time for his unique and humorous perspectives. Thank you, David, for making Marketplace on Friday's Must Listen To Radio. Friday will never be the same.
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