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WOSU-PBS Columbus, OH – Listeners respond

Payday Pundit — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:02:02 +0000

Ohio’s public radio station reports that, following their coverage of last week’s rally in Colulmbus, they received the followed email from a listener:

”YOU ALL SOUNDED LIKE ELITIST PIGS. I AM A 51-YEAR-OLD FULLTIME WORKER, BUT I HAVE NEEDED TO USE PAYDAY LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY ARE MUCH BETTER THAN USING CREDIT CARDS IF YOU GET IN A PINCH. COME DOWN FROM YOUR RICH, LOFTY POSITIONS AND TRY LOOKING AT THINGS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE FROM AN AVERAGE WORKING PERSON.”

Ohio Public Radio’s Bill Cohen reports on Tuesday’s rally

Payday Pundit — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:22:04 +0000

With songs such as “Freedom” and “Save our Jobs” chants in the background, reporter Bill Cohen reports on the “massive rally” earlier this week with the “folks who own and work at the stores who came from across Ohio.”

With soundbites from D. Lynn DeVault (CFSA president), Jamie Frauenberg (Checksmart Sr VP), Karen Findlay (Advance America employee), Senators Bob Schuler and Joy Padgett as well as those who want to ban the industry, Cohen presents a balanced piece on the debate in Ohio. Thanks to Cohen for taking the time to attend the rally and speak to those most impacted by the proposed ban. Journalism as it should be.

Ohio rally for payday lending makes broadcast waves

Payday Pundit — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:11:35 +0000

Yesterday’s rally at the Ohio capitol picked up some good broadcast coverage. Stories on the event ran on 11 stations and reached an estimated 2,663,781 according to Nielsen ratings.

ONN-OHIO CABLE Ohio Statewide
WKYC-NBC Cleveland-Akron-Canton
WCMH-NBC Columbus
WSYX-ABC Columbus
WBNS-CBS Columbus
WHIO-CBS Dayton
WTOV-NBC Steubenville, OH
WTOL-CBS Toledo
WUPW-FOX Toledo
WYTV-ABC Youngstown
WYFX-FOX Youngstown

Here’s NBC News 4′s coverage of the Ohio payday lending rally

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:08 +0000

Click here.

More Ohio rally coverage!

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:30:16 +0000

Columbus Dispatch estimates our crowd at 2,500:

An estimated 2,500 supporters of the payday-lending industry held a rally today at the Statehouse to urge the Ohio Senate to reject new legislation to regulate the industry.

Read the whole thing here.

First coverage of the Ohio rally

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:24:34 +0000

Please note that this segment from WBNS was taken before the rally started and didn’t capture the 2000+ employees that were there.

Final rally shot: Advance America employees on the capitol steps

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:22:11 +0000

“Save Our Jobs” Chant Ends Ohio Rally

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:12:55 +0000

Rally was a huge success. Well over 2,000 employees. Speakers included industry CEOs, employees, a state senator and small lenders. Lots of media to get the message out.

Ohio payday lending crowd is really fired up

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:33:49 +0000

The word from people on the ground is that more than 2,000 payday lending employees are there and they’re really letting lawmakers hear them. Lots of media coverage as well.

More pics to come.

Gloria Hayter. Co-owner CashPal: Ohio-based small lender

Payday Pundit — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:32:02 +0000