Wes Nisker
Wes ("Scoop") Nisker (born 1942) is an author, radio commentator, comedian, and Buddhist meditation instructor.[1] Nisker was a fixture on the San Francisco original free-form radio station KSAN in the late 60's and 70's, and later was heard regularly on KFOG. He has become well known for the catchphrase, "If you don't like the news ... go out and make some of your own," which he used as the title for a 1994 book.[2]
Wes Nisker | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 80–81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Scoop |
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| Website | www |
His radio features could be unconventional, like this traffic report: "People are driving to work to earn the money to pay for the cars they're driving to work in. Back to you." He and his books have been covered in various publications of record.[3][4][5] He is the founder and co-editor of the international Theravada Buddhist journal Inquiring Mind.[6] He is one of the regular teachers at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, California.[6]
Steve Feinstein of Radio & Records wrote of Nisker's work in 1985: "Nisker is the dean of FM rock radio newspeople. Since 1968 and the days of progressive pioneer KSAN, he's been crafting irreverent, satirical sound collages that present news as an ongoing drama in the theater of life. The timing and rhythm of his work brings to mind music; no wonder that two record,albums have compiled his newscasts."[7]
Nisker is Jewish and his father was a Jewish immigrant from Poland.[8]
Bibliography
- Nisker, Wes (1994). If You Don't Like the News ... Go Out and Make Some of Your Own. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-626-3.
- Nisker, Wes (1998). Crazy Wisdom. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-58008-040-8.
- Nisker, Wes (1999). Buddha's Nature: Who We Really Are and Why This Matters. Rider. ISBN 978-0-7126-7066-1.
- Nisker, Wes (2000). Buddha's Nature: A Practical Guide to Discovering Your Place in the Cosmos. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-37999-0.
- Nisker, Wes (1998). Buddha's Nature: Evolution as a Practical Guide to Enlightenment. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-10601-5.
- Nisker, Wes (2004). The Big Bang, The Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-251767-8.
- Nisker, Wes (2008). Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again!: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-69-3.
- Nisker, Wes (2016). You Are Not Your Fault and Other Revelations: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Wes "Scoop" Nisker. Soft Skull Press. ISBN 978-1-61902-769-5.
References
- Garfinkel, Perry (September 2, 2003). "Joke's Not Funny? Blame It on Buddha". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Berger, Kevin (February 7, 1995). "A liberal Scoop of wit and sanity: KFOG newscaster sounds more radical than ever". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Heilig, Steve (April 13, 2003). "Q & A: Wes "Scoop" Nisker: Keeping the faith in more ways than one". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Gach, Gary (December 6, 1998). "What Would the Buddha Say to Darwin?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Spayde, Jon (May–June 2002). "Road-Testing Crazy Wisdom: Learn how to harness own crazy wisdom". Utne Reader. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Spirit Rock Teachers: Wes Nisker
- Feinstein, Steve (June 21, 1985). "No News Isn't Good News" (PDF). Radio & Records: 52. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- "Topic 188: Scoop Nisker, "The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom"". The Well. Retrieved September 24, 2019.