Nice find, Tom -- in many ways that same quandary has precipitated the decline in shortwave listening as well -- the fact that we 50-somethings and 60-somethings (and up) appreciate radio differently than do folks in their 20s and 30s.
One of NPR's problems is that it *became* the mainstream for nationally-scoped domestic radio news, once commercial radio abandoned that space. It lost the edge that propelled it in its early years; no longer do we hear Baxter Black, cowboy poet / large animal veterinarian, nor Andrei Kondrescu... RC On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Thomas Sundstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html > > "A slow-moving bureaucracy. An antiquated business model. A horde of upstart > competitors. Can National Public Radio survive?" > > An interesting look at the antiquated US public radio in the midst of > overall declines in terrestrial radio. I don't know if I agree that podcasts > are a reason for the declining NPR audiences. (Despite living on the > internet since 1993, I just don't care for podcasts, past or present.) In my > opinion, the program content and presentation is stupefying dull. Your > mileage may vary. :) > > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
