Protest singer Ochs helped shape political writing style

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2012

~~<p>I saw a Facebook mention of a PBS "American Masters" special on 1960s protest singer Phil Ochs and was distressed when I checked local listings and realized I'd missed it.</p>
<p>Then I remembered we live in the Internet age and looked online. Sure enough, the program is still viewable on the PBS website, and I settled in to watch to watch a brilliant but flawed icon of my younger days finally get his due.</p>
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I saw a Facebook mention of a PBS "American Masters" special on 1960s protest singer Phil Ochs and was distressed when I checked local listings and realized I'd missed it.

Then I remembered we live in the Internet age and looked online. Sure enough, the program is still viewable on the PBS website, and I settled in to watch to watch a brilliant but flawed icon of my younger days finally get his due. Login for more...