David Shuster: Off the Air, but not Forgotten!!

A loyal group of David Shuster fans have very much noticed his absence of late on the MSNBC airwaves!! In fact, MSNBC's daytime ratings have noticeably taken a nose dive in the past few weeks (the lowest in 11 years), as more and more "Shustie Fans" have jumped ship, and abandoned MSNBC until Shuster is reinstated...or else, they will follow him to wherever he goes next.

So far, there's been The Bring Back David Shuster Petition (which includes a copy of the text of a Letter which was sent out last week to Phil Griffin, Steve Capus and Jeffery Zucker of NBC Universal, along with CNN President Jon Klein and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, complete with signatures and heartfelt comments by a growing number of concerned, and disgruntled Shuster fans), a tongue-in-cheek Facebook Page, entitled "Punish David Shuster with his Own Show", as well as more and more articles being written about Shuster's unfair suspension. He had not breached his contract, (which is up at the end of the year), so he could only be rashly suspended by MSNBC's (very hurt) Phil Griffin for having filmed a pilot for CNN, which never aired.

Stories are surfacing by bloggers and journalists, including the original NY Observer piece that broke the story, and the follow-up article detailing his suspension a few days later. There was also a Washington Examiner piece about a Shuster-spotting at a company Softball Game, with some questionable "factual information" in it, followed by Shuster's Facebook Response, and a follow-up article in the Examiner, as well as a DailyKos Post in David's defense, by sgary and detailed descriptions of Shuster's situation by DailyKos Bloggers, Bob Amsel and Gary Stewart.

Considering how little quality air-time MSNBC has given to David over the years, and how he has never had his own branded show, he has an extremely loyal following, who are well aware of his journalistic style, the quality of his reporting, and his courageous interviewing technique. This group of David's fans has been coming up with new and creative ideas daily, to impress upon MSNBC how strongly they feel about this issue.

Their latest campaign, in which Shuster's fans were asked to cast their vote, was a Blog Post by Gary Stewart, along with a cheeky poll at the end, entitled:

"TOP TEN THINGS David Shuster Can Do...While Phil Griffin Leaves Him Twisting In The Wind."

Check out the Winning Poll Results here!!

And if you are so-inclined, you can sign the Petition - just click the link!!

Punish David Shuster with His Own Show Facebook Page
Sign the Petition (& Leave Your Comment) to Bring Back David Shuster
"TOP TEN THINGS David Shuster Can Do…Poll."
Photos from the Punish David Shuster with His Own Show Facebook Page
Letter sent out to Media Executives along with 12 pages worth of
Select Comments left by unhappy MSNBC ex-viewers.