Notes From D. R.

There are times when I love the Boston Herald, and there are times when I really, really hate the paper. The Herald’s attempt to tear down Boston talk radio host Reese Hopkins is one of the latter times. I sincerely doubt WRKO-AM would have hired him without checking his background. Yes, WRKO did hire Tom Finneran, who has a perjury conviction, but let’s just say Finneran and Hopkins play under vastly different social rules.

In just a few short months on the air, Hopkins has shown himself to be a voice of wisdom, humor and reason. I can’t find the words to describe this strange effort to silence this voice; this effort is as nonsensical as the Herald’s effort to smear Boston political reporter Jon Keller as a plagiarist last year.

Hopkins’ radio career is enjoying a growth spurt. This is an attempt to strangle him in his crib.