Comments on: Don’t beg like NPR…unless you’re NPR http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/ Tales from the Edge of Technology Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jim Wayne http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 jim Wayne Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:14:43 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/#comment-3006 I think that the US Government should not spend a dime in Public Broadcasting. Why shoul tax payer money go to broadcasting if there are so many private outlets out there? I think that the US Government should not spend a dime in Public Broadcasting. Why shoul tax payer money go to broadcasting if there are so many private outlets out there?

]]> By: Jean Tabaka http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 Jean Tabaka Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:23:54 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/#comment-2980 OOoops! Just realized we were referring to two different local NPR stations. Well, my story remains. I love KUNC :- ) Jean OOoops! Just realized we were referring to two different local NPR stations. Well, my story remains. I love KUNC :- )

Jean

]]> By: Jean Tabaka http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 Jean Tabaka Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:21:53 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/#comment-2979 Chris, Just a shout out to our mutual NPR station KUNC. I love them too! They provide value everyday. AND they have moved to a "One-day Fund Drive" twice a year. To your point, that means that I get 363 days of value versus 351 with normal NPR stations. AND, because I don't get annoyed with them, I stay strongly loyal to them. There is another NPR station in the area. I won't mention their name. I NEVER listen to them because it seems as though they are in fund drive mode all the time. They have utterly eradicated any trust I have in them that they care about delivering value to me. And an interesting side anecdote about these two stations. At one point, the other much bigger and much more influential NPR organization was going to buy KUNC from the University of Northern Colorado. Listeners were so outraged and so protective of the KUNC culture that they put on a MASSIVE fund-drive to fend off the sell and managed to save the station essentially buying it themselves (or at least that is my vague recollection.) Okay I am off my NPR rant. Back to loving KUNC, the little radio station that could :- ) Thanks Chris, Jean Chris,

Just a shout out to our mutual NPR station KUNC. I love them too! They provide value everyday. AND they have moved to a “One-day Fund Drive” twice a year. To your point, that means that I get 363 days of value versus 351 with normal NPR stations. AND, because I don’t get annoyed with them, I stay strongly loyal to them.

There is another NPR station in the area. I won’t mention their name. I NEVER listen to them because it seems as though they are in fund drive mode all the time. They have utterly eradicated any trust I have in them that they care about delivering value to me.

And an interesting side anecdote about these two stations. At one point, the other much bigger and much more influential NPR organization was going to buy KUNC from the University of Northern Colorado. Listeners were so outraged and so protective of the KUNC culture that they put on a MASSIVE fund-drive to fend off the sell and managed to save the station essentially buying it themselves (or at least that is my vague recollection.)

Okay I am off my NPR rant. Back to loving KUNC, the little radio station that could :- )

Thanks Chris,
Jean

]]> By: Ah, Public Radio... there HAS to be a more effective way to get money... http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/comment-page-1/#comment-2892 Ah, Public Radio... there HAS to be a more effective way to get money... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:30:42 +0000 http://edgehopper.com/dont-beg-like-nprunless-youre-npr/#comment-2892 I love non-commercial radio, for the most part.  NPR is probably what I listen to most on the radio in the car.  I've always hated pledge drives, and also tend to turn it right off when those are on.  I've never really thought about giving money to them, even though I do enjoy their programming.  Yet, I just realized, if I'm ever extraordinarily wealthy, I'm going to just say, "how much would it cost for me to eliminate these weeklong borefests completely for 1 year?" and then cut the check if they'll skip 'em.  I would not do this because I believe that NPR is the greatest good on the face of the earth, but because I like PEOPLE and I would view it as a truly noble cause to prevent some significant number of people from experiencing that pain/annoyance, for 1 year. I love non-commercial radio, for the most part.  NPR is probably what I listen to most on the radio in the car.  I’ve always hated pledge drives, and also tend to turn it right off when those are on.  I’ve never really thought about giving money to them, even though I do enjoy their programming.  Yet, I just realized, if I’m ever extraordinarily wealthy, I’m going to just say, “how much would it cost for me to eliminate these weeklong borefests completely for 1 year?” and then cut the check if they’ll skip ‘em.  I would not do this because I believe that NPR is the greatest good on the face of the earth, but because I like PEOPLE and I would view it as a truly noble cause to prevent some significant number of people from experiencing that pain/annoyance, for 1 year.

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