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John Hall

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic.

John Hall

Sympathy

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John Hall is saying that he receives more negative feedback in writing than through phone calls, but sharing these criticisms publicly would seem unfair because listeners tend to side with him emotionally. He believes that airing the critical messages would only create sympathy for himself and make the critics look bad.

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