Rosenberg’s Take on the Rocky Life and Times of ‘Life & Times’

Howard Rosenberg’s column describing KCET’s hitherto excellent “Life & Times” (“ ‘Life & Times’ Goes Dangerously Adrift,” March 3) understates the problem: I believe “Life & Times” is headed for the rocks.

I agree with Rosenberg that co-hosts “Hewett, Maddox, and . . . Morrison . . . were always the best reason to watch the show. . . . “

I also concur that new host Jerry Nachman “is obviously smart and multifaceted,” but he’s not a good one-on-one interviewer. The exchanges with his guests are jerky and often seem unreasonably truncated.

What’s more, I sometimes get the impression that Jerry is being poked off-camera with an electric cattle prod to speed things along.

Rosenberg puts things so well. I hope he continues to observe KCET closely and to keep us little people informed on the progress there, including any undesirable effects from its “increasing commercial ties.”

FRANKLIN W. DUNLAP

Laguna Hills