The Next Standard in Public Radio
7 Dec 2005 in Minnesota Public Radio, Radio by GarrickWhen I started podcasting a year ago I was questioning Public Radio’s role in my life. The news and regular programs were no longer satisfying. Then they started the Current - kept me supporting them for a couple months. Then, it started to sound more like more of the same and hey, look, interesting stuff happening in podcast-land.
In the mail today was letter from Minnesota Public Radio asking me to help them raise an additional $3 Million before the year’s end. That’s $1 million / week for their capital campaign to build the Next Standard in public radio. This letter is on the heals of a very expensive ’save the date’ flyer for another fund raiser early next year.
I can’t support them.
Raising multiple millions ($43) and asking for more smells too much like a pre-flameout dotcom or an insensitive, out-of-touch media conglomerate. Two things I don’t want associated with my public radio.
When I look around at regular individuals like you publishing blogs, podcasts, and video-blogs regularly and without millions of dollars, I think, “This is the public creating radio. This is public radio.”
No, we don’t need no sticking transmitters.
Related: 85% of 12-24 year olds choose their MP3 player over traditional radio as a preferred option for music…. “54% of the total sample says there is not a radio station in their area that plays their favorite music.”
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[...] That said, I haven’t contributed recently nor do I foresee doing so. I don’t agree with their Next Standard in Public Radio campaign. I especially don’t agree with their copyright infringement suit against Current.TV - the audience-generated, Al Gore-backed Current TV Network. His project to “democratize television.” [...]
» Another Reason I Can’t Support Minnesota Public Radio - Garrick Van Buren .com added these pithy words on Feb 21 06 at 2:44 pmgeorge seldes added these pithy words on Dec 11 05 at 6:52 pmPlus, think of how many low-power FM stations $43,000,000 could buy? Giving money to MPR would be supporting the legal expenses to fight against LPFM.
$43,000,000 is only 86 years for the top executive’s salary.
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