Stephen King launches leftwing radio show

Stephen King is hoping to "make some people a little bit angry" with a new, left-leaning morning talk show which will offer a counterbalance to the proliferation of conservative American radio hosts. "We're a little to the left, but we're right," the bestselling horror author said at a rare press conference announcing the new show. To be hosted by Pat LaMarche , a Green party vice-presidential candidate in 2004, and former reporter Don Cookson, The Pulse Morning Show will air on the King-owned radio stations WZON 103.1 FM and 620 AM from 12 September on weekday mornings and online at zoneradio.com . "We're going to try to be informative. We're going to be provocative. We're going to be amusing, and we're going to try to be a positive community force," King told reporters at the press conference, according to local paper the Bangor Daily News . LaMarche said the show would be targeting politicians who bully Maine residents – in particular those struggling with the welfare system. "There's an awful lot of bullying going on out there right now [and] nothing is more fun than standing up to a bully," she said. "We want you to laugh all the time because if you don't, you'll cry." "We'd like to burn some feet once in a while – make some people a little bit angry," King added . "There are some people who deserve to be taken to the woodshed from time to time."