Mark J, in part.: > Of course, the problem is that local news and public affairs costs > money, particularly if public radio stations want to do it with slick > NPR-style production--and most of the lefties who complain of "NPR > monoculture" seem more interested in local classical/jazz/folk DJs or > broadcasts of Noam Chomsky speeches than they are investigative > reporting.
It doesn't help that here in PA, the finally-passed state budget severely slashed funding to their PBSes, meaning local WLVT kiboshed production on several documentaries and the most costly of the now three shows named Tempo... http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a1_4pbs.7050994oct13,0,4272264.story -- BOB --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
