Have we possibly reached the beginning of the end of the glut of reality shows that have overidden any other type of programming in the last decade? The lengths that the Heene family went to last week to try and secure a fat reality show paycheck smacks in the face of the rubble that most of these shows leave behind. 

Does anyone think Khloe Karsdashian should be arrested for creating a hoax media event  after her new 13th hour mariage to an NBA star?  When Paris Hilton’s dog Tinkerbell was allegedly lost…. were viewers shocked that she would fake an event to lure the press back to her door?  And let’s not forget nipple-gate at the Super Bowl… did anyone really buy “wardrobe malfunction”?

 Of course, the Heenes were supposed to be a “normal” middle class family.. not a plastic papaarizzied, pampered Hollywood clan.  Of course, they did thrust their children into the spotlight… hmmmmmmmm a la Jon & Kate?  Yes, the guy has some weird science experiments in his garage, but I am growing a biology experiment in the left over Chinese containers in my fridge.  Are the Heene’s the new reality? Is this the new normal?

So where does one turn to get reality in the bustling metropolis.  Practically the only answer for commuters is WTOP!  Most commuters could identify Lisa Baden’s dulcide tones giving the traffic reports before their own mother’s.For any new comer to DC… WTOP at 103.5 FM, 103.9 FM and 107.7 FM is the one source for traffic, news, weather, sports.  Formatted to circulate every ten minutes with updated programming you can count on traffic and weather ” on the 8′s”. In two short minutes, Lisa Baden or Bob Marbourg detail the traffic situation for the crazy complex of the DC commute… sometimes even Baltimore!  Headline news thought they had a great 30 minute formula… the gang at WTOP will have your traffic plan, weather wardrobe, sports scores and news updates secured for the day in just ten minutes.  What a great source whether you’re going to the mall or headed to the Pentagon… don’t leave home without it.