This Sunday’s On the Record, the last of the series, will feature a conversation with outgoing Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf. Joining host Joel Rubin in the other segment will be two still photographers, Chris Tyree and Stephen Katz, who travel to some of the world’s most troubled places.
In his “My Minute” segment, Rubin says farewell.
The show airs at noon on WVEC.
In an email, Rubin says we have not heard the last of him:
Fear not friends. I will resurface because I have learned from this experience that there is demand for in depth discussion of local issues and for long form interviews with people from all walks of life who do important work in our community.
Let’s hope so.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
“…a conversation with outgoing Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf”
Golly gee, really? I – am – shocked. Wish I had a show to feature my clients too.
Actually, SW – it has been 8 years since she was a client of his.
I stand corrected. Has he had the incoming mayor on?
Also, from everything I read, Joel sounds a bit annoyed, if not bitter. I understand having one’s show axed is painful but still… Pros pout in private.
The local political show here in Columbus is on PBS… Seems as if there are just too many other network shows to compete and too often these local shows fancy themselves to be a local “Meet the Press” but aren’t (on many levels) and the rating show it.
Although not widly watched I still think these local political shows have great value so a venue like PBS or perhaps a much earlier time slot would be better… I used to watch via TiVo, never when it was on (that is how I watch all the Sunday shows)
I don’t recall if he has had Sessoms on since the election, but he had him on before the election.
As for him being annoyed – well, I think he’s got a reason to be. Did you see the first story on this?
Yes, these shows have value. As I understand it, the ratings for this show were fine, especially when it followed Chris Matthews. But moving it around was a problem.
I don’t know that PBS is an option.
Vivian,
I think PBS would be a great option. Perhaps a simulcast on NPR (National Public Radio) would also be appropriate since most of the content is spoken word with little dependence on visual aspects.
Seems to me Joel is willing to work on the cheap and that is one of the requirements for public broadcasting, right?