Pox on Pledge Week

[susandennis]

Ok, it's not fair that we have two very good NPR stations. I know that. But it's really really not fair that both of them have pledge week in the same week. That just sucks. I like to pretend that my NPR people are not reading off pieces of paper and really are that witty when they tell me what's happening in the world. During pledge week I find out that they are simply good readers and without the script they are really bumbling idiots. So this morning, instead of my usual 5 hours of NPR news, shows and entertainment. We're having a morning of silence.

Comments

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

erm ....NPR?

[susandennis]

Oh dear, how rude of me! National Public Radio. It's a nationwide network of radio stations that do not use conventional advertising to support themselves. They are a non-profit network and use donations. Most of their donations come from big money (business, trusts, endowments, etc.) but periodically throughout the year they hold what they call pledge drives. They get on the air and beg you to send money to support what they do. It's pitiful really.

The rest of the time they are fabulous stations to listen to. They have very interesting programming - talk and news and features - much like BBC, actually. Some of the stations also have jazz and/or classical music.

Our other radio stations - the commercial ones have a lot of junk on them.

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh thanks Susan ...it is clear now :)

[moochia.livejournal.com]

One of our NPR stations is shilling this week as well. No Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me. ::sob::

Still too much Scott Simon, though. Any Scott Simon is too much for me.

[susandennis]

Did you get Scott Simon on the Peter Pan aerial this morning? I was screaming 'cut the cord! cut the cord!!' but, I don't think they could hear me through all that pledge noise.

[moochia.livejournal.com]

Praise be, I missed that. I'm wondering how big a pledge would be required to take ol' Scotty off the air!