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Are you going to donate money for PBS and NPR?

I resubscribed to some service that the PBS station here sells. I figure that is better than nothing.

by Anonymousreply 34July 19, 2025 5:16 AM

I donated to my local PBS station today.

by Anonymousreply 1July 17, 2025 8:10 PM

❤️

by Anonymousreply 2July 17, 2025 8:23 PM

Why? They peddle a constant stream of sad sack stories. It is depressing the hear that radio station.

by Anonymousreply 3July 17, 2025 8:30 PM

PBS, yes.

Not a fan of NPR.

by Anonymousreply 4July 17, 2025 8:53 PM

I already did for NPR. They can’t be infuriating, but I don’t want them to go away.. I love the voice of Ayesha Rascoe.

And wait wait don’t tell me of course

by Anonymousreply 5July 17, 2025 9:02 PM

They CAN be infuriating.

by Anonymousreply 6July 17, 2025 9:03 PM

I really like “Here and Now” - especially Robin Young and Scott Tong.

by Anonymousreply 7July 17, 2025 9:03 PM

Transparently using funding to punish political enemies - disgustingly corrupt but hardly surprising.

by Anonymousreply 8July 17, 2025 9:04 PM

[quote] Transparently using funding to punish political enemies

The acknowledgement that PBS and NPR are political says it all.

by Anonymousreply 9July 17, 2025 9:20 PM

Science Friday!!!

by Anonymousreply 10July 17, 2025 9:23 PM

I just donated another 150 bucks to NPR.

by Anonymousreply 11July 17, 2025 9:26 PM

[quote] I just donated another 150 bucks to NPR.

At least that’s a $150 that can’t be used for other mischief.

by Anonymousreply 12July 17, 2025 9:29 PM

Are you thinking about a specific activity that costs about that amount?

by Anonymousreply 13July 17, 2025 9:32 PM

Where I live, that would be more like $350.

by Anonymousreply 14July 17, 2025 9:34 PM

Love PBS. Don't care for NPR outside of Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me

by Anonymousreply 15July 17, 2025 9:35 PM

WNYC New York tells us donations go for programing costs, must pay BBC, NPR. PRX and others A few years ago New York Magazine revealed CEO Laura Walker was paid $700,000 a year and morning host, Brian Lehrer, $400,000. Donations dropped during next Beg-A-Thons.

by Anonymousreply 16July 17, 2025 9:37 PM

Why don’t people like NPR? Is it too liberal?

by Anonymousreply 17July 17, 2025 9:42 PM

I can’t listen to them since they brought in a wave of vocal fry and upspeak.

by Anonymousreply 18July 17, 2025 9:47 PM

"CBS Sunday Morning" features praise the Left, which is fine. They're not asking viewers to pay for their one-sided opinion on every subject. It's a private company. How many weekly Conservative programs does NPR provide while expecting everyone to pay? NONE !!!

by Anonymousreply 19July 17, 2025 9:51 PM

Only if they spend it to resurrect Thomas Magliozzi

by Anonymousreply 20July 17, 2025 9:52 PM

Those small market PBS stations in Vermont and northern New York a lot money from Anglo Montreal.

by Anonymousreply 21July 17, 2025 9:55 PM

NPR and PBS were once seen as American media at its best. But now, after decades of Fox News and right wing radio, we’ve become a mean, small-minded country and thoughtfulness, intelligence, and empathy are considered weak and suspicious. It’s been a long slow decline; Trump is working like a demon to hurry the collapse.

by Anonymousreply 22July 17, 2025 10:04 PM

^ NPR is Fox News for progressives.

by Anonymousreply 23July 17, 2025 10:07 PM

NPR got way too woke in 2020-22. “Ambition is Whiteness” level woke. But recently they have become more balanced.

by Anonymousreply 24July 17, 2025 10:08 PM

[quote] NPR and PBS were once seen as American media at its best.

Back when they actually were, I listened and watched a lot. Now they are like a caricature of “woke”. Good for them if that’s what they want to do, but you can’t expect taxpayer subsidy to do it.

by Anonymousreply 25July 17, 2025 10:18 PM

I suspect that people, like I, will donate and that PBS and NPR will continue to exist. If true, it will support the premise , sadly, that neither should receive government funding .

by Anonymousreply 26July 17, 2025 10:22 PM

I wouldn't say NPR became too liberal. More like too "woke" before that word became meaningless due to overuse by MAGA. Also, it's content can be ZZZ outside of a few programs.

PBS is different. No issues with it.

by Anonymousreply 27July 17, 2025 10:25 PM

I used to watch The McLaughlin Group religiously when John McLaughlin was alive and the host. Is there anything like that still? It was the way opinion shows should be, with a mix of views from across the spectrum and all the commentators being equal. Could you imagine PBS doing a show platforming someone like Pat Buchanan now?

by Anonymousreply 28July 17, 2025 10:34 PM

I’ll give to my local public radio station. I already donate monthly. Not to NPR, which brought a lot of this backlash on itself. I can’t believe Katherine Maher still has a job.

by Anonymousreply 29July 17, 2025 11:32 PM

At least this will STFU the talk about "taxpayer money" blah blah. Of course, NPR will be "under George Soros" or some other nonsense.

by Anonymousreply 30July 18, 2025 11:42 PM

GBH here in Boston has enough resources to survive this.

Most city based stations will have a much better chance of weathering this. It's the smaller rural stations that are fucked.

On the bright side, GBH could bring back the old auction. It generated a lot of good will and raised a ton of money.

by Anonymousreply 31July 19, 2025 12:10 AM

I loved McLaughlin too. Eleanor Clift, Jack Germond and Mort Kondracke were my favorites.

by Anonymousreply 32July 19, 2025 12:52 AM

I give to Wikipedia and Open Library because I am there All The Time.

by Anonymousreply 33July 19, 2025 4:50 AM

I'd rather give to Wikipedia, the AP, and Planned Parenthood.

Oh, and a local charity for elderly homos.

by Anonymousreply 34July 19, 2025 5:16 AM
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