AlamogordoTownNews.com Breaking News Community Demand Brought Anthony Lucero Back to Radio

Well, it is interesting times we live in as members of the press of the Alamogordo community. In an article earlier this week we reported that Anthony Lucero had been relieved of duties of the Microphone at KALH Radio due to perceived personal attacks and statements against the Recall Couy Griffin Spokesperson Scott Frederick.

We reported…

Politics is hard. Understanding the unconscious forces that make politics so divisive, explosive, and often unproductive are important for us to understand. But what we must understand, is these unconscious forces, don’t only apply to the art of politics, but they also apply to anyone that has a public presence and following such as radio and television personalities or even the personalities of those of us in the print space. Those with a public presence, live a hard life.

Politics and those that live a public life live a hard life. Put simply, being a public personality can be hard because people are hard.

People are hard because we are unknowingly driven by unconscious forces. This is true for those who seek to govern, those who speak and let their voice be heard; as well as those who will follow those that lead via politics, performance art, or media - verbally, visually or written. While unconscious forces are at play in all human interactions, the intensity of these dynamics is galvanized when anxiety and power are involved on a large scale as with those that lead a public life or a live in the media writing opinions or covering the news, creating art or those in the art of politics. Those that put themselves out there lead hard lives in many ways.

Those that lead public lives and those in politics engage with many people and as such deep personal and societal anxieties are activated when people are engaged in opinions and dialog. The opportunity to drive dialog and to sway public opinion beyond one’s circle sheds light on these anxieties and is a catalyst for important conversations. In election periods and in periods of uncertainty or conflict, we get more of an opportunity to look at the struggles that face ordinary people regarding their finances, health, education, race and cultural relations, human rights, quality of life, belief systems and so on. Those who are struggling in such periods look for someone to help them find security either in dialog, or in following, or in their words of comfort and ideals or in their leadership, if involving a political campaign. Those who are successful in leading dialog and swaying opinion get addicted to it at times, and look to keep it that way and momentum with them.

Fear of survival and fear of loss are powerful human motivators and become especially transparent during election campaigns or during times of economic stress, stress to health such as the stresses of Covid-19 or during times of unrest and when security is at risk. Change in general leads to survival factors of human nature to kick in.

Politicians and media personalities use their verbal or written skills to sway opinion in a form of splitting-and-projection which may be part of the political show, or just show businesses, or the news business—as an intentional way to heighten interest and get our attention—it also preys on our worst fears and the worst human impulses.

Identify someone to hate or blame and you bring a group together in a powerful way. Rarely a productive way, but a powerful way.

Here in our home community of Otero County, New Mexico, we have seen this play out multiple times in the last year. Couy Griffin has used these impulses and as such has engaged his base but also alienated a good portion of the community. The counter acting result was the creation of the Recall Couy Griffin Committee being created and action by it initiated. The Committee is made up of humans, and human nature kicks in, and it has used its platform and also swayed opinions in a way some could view as splitting, verses unifying. Others would disagree. Human nature always kicks in when dialog becomes tense and engaged and outcomes impact us all.

The committee has also used the sway of public forums and has had a variety of spokespersons from; Chez Sanchez, to Scott Fredrick, and others on occasion, and as such it’s brought people together in a powerful way, but it has also galvanized a part of the community, people who were once allies are divided when it comes to Couy.

There are proponents and opponents, and those of us a little more neutral, but with opinions. When one is in the spotlight, there are times those opinions drive us, and our human emotions; and there are times when that driving force, creates actions that are not always productive, positive, and compassionate to the feelings and beliefs of the written or listening audience or the subject in question.

The last week, the public has witnessed this very phenomenon unfold because of the tensions being felt around Couy Griffin, the Recall Couy Griffin Committee and the oratory news and opinions expressed by KALH radio personality Anthony Lucero around Scott Fredrick.

Mr. Lucero has recently had some commentary that some have viewed as “personal attacks” on the Recall Couy Griffin Committee spokesperson, Scott Fredrick. This commentary percolated into social media platforms and onto the airwaves of KALH radio and apparently expanded beyond the committee actions.

Remember our earlier statement, “Politicians and media personalities use their verbal or written skills to sway opinion in a form of splitting-and-projection which may be part of the political show or just show businesses or the news business.” This is true, but this is just due to human nature, and the unconscious forces discussed earlier in the article at play. Leadership of these public principles must also consider the unconscious forces of human nature and the power of the microphone or of print when managing those with a voice. Those with a voice or the power of the pen must also be cognizant of human nature and we must self check ourselves on occasion to ensure fair and balanced reporting or dialog rather we are a writer, a verbal personality or a politician in power or striving for a platform.

The result, however, of the recent commentary and actions of Mr. Lucero in relation to Mr. Fredrick, is that the station management acted, and removed him from the mic as the on-air news personality until today.

We reported : “Whether that is a permanent decision, or a temporary decision time will tell.” 

Apparently according to station management there was such a public outcry of support for Mr. Lucero, a decision was made to bring him back to the microphone of the station.

Management makes decisions but the public owns the airwaves thus our opinion matters and mattered.
 
Can we show that same passion in driving change in the political power of Alamogordo?  can we make a difference this election season? With action coordinated by our readers, yes we can!  

To get get the full story tune into KALH radio and hear a statement from Mr. Lucero.
https://kalh.org

Additionally, Mr. Lucero will be alive and in person at the controls of the live remote of KALH radio at Roadrunner Emporium, 928 New York Avenue, Alamogordo New Mexico from 6 pm to 8 pm along with Chris Robinson, Mattie  and the crew of KALH for a celebration of Alamogordo High School Sports - Football, Cross County and Track and Field from the 70s forward, and book signing,  for the newly released book on Coach’s Bob and Marilyn Sepulveda and Coach Gary Hveem along with; artist demonstrations, appetizers, and more 6 pm to 8 pm, Roadrunner Emporium, 928 New York Avenue, Alamogordo, New Mexico. 

Come join the celebration Saturday night September 4th  to learn of the history of Alamogordo athletics, see the window display and photos from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

See the history of a building from the 1900s brought back to life as a community center for the arts, sports and culture or Alamogordo.

Join AlamogordoTownNews.com, KALH Radio and Roadrunner Emporium to see Anthony, sports history and more - 928 New York Avenue, Alamogordo,  Saturday Night 6 on to 8 pm - Roadrunner Emporium Fine Arts, Antiques and More! 

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