Learning With Ira

The station’s reason to replace Ira Fistell is shoddy (“Fistell Not Angry About His Firing From KABC,” Aug. 1). Almost anyone can hold a microphone and become a talk host on the air but no one can replace brains and sincerity.

Ira’s history is a seminar of today, not the past. By learning history, we learn where we are today--and because of it, we hope to be wiser! Ira taught all of us a joy of learning and knowing.

If the air waves only concern themselves with demographic correctness or polls, then courage, aplomb and integrity will suffer. It seems the commonality and the “green” (money) win again! What a shame! BETTY O’MEARA

Malibu