Word: rohr
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...main reason can be traced, as usual, to the bottom line: many blue-chip advertisers are reluctant to be associated with sensation-seeking shows, and stations have expressed their concerns to the companies that distribute them. "These programs have never had much of a problem attracting viewers," says John Rohr of Blair Television, which represents local stations. "The problem is selling the ad time...
Bergman recommended shortening the time span for required residency to three months, making it harder for outsiders to take city jobs and move into the city, while giving a greater advantage to job-seekers who already live here. Neil Rohr, a resident and Cambridge Rainbow organizer, also had doubts about making people move to Cambridge after a year. "That's not hiring Cambridge people, that's hiring people and making them Cambridge residents," he said...
Some people thought that upper-level city employees, if not everyone on the Cambridge payroll, should be subject to a residency requirement. "They ought to have to live with the decisions that they make," Rohr said...
...Rohr said the Rainbow endorsement process is still underway, and that there may be more endorsements in the coming weeks. The endorsements are based on a commitment to "equity and access" to government services, housing and jobs...
...Rohr said endorsements can make "a notable difference to non-incumbents." For incumbents, he said, the endorsement is less important than the adverse publicity and effect for a non-endorsement.Crimson File PhotoMayor KENNETH E. REEVES '72, endorsed by Cambridge Rainbow, is also courting...