Fwd: Re: BUR-GBH

["Aaron [Bishop] Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>]

>At 12:55 PM 6/6/2002, you wrote:
>>Actually there has been no negative impact in revenue since the ouster of
>>Chris Lydon, as a matter of fact the fundraisers following Chris' demise
>>were above expectations and  generated more money than when Chris was
>>there.
>
>Point-counterpoint!  :-)   I know you're closer to this than most of us 
>Dave, but I cannot believe fundraising revenue did not drop with Lydon 
>gone.  However, what I suspect happened is that 9/11 brought a LOT of 
>listeners in to WBUR, thus making up the difference.
>
>If there were summer 2001 fundraisers that showed an increase in revenue 
>(which I doubt but I could believe)  I would postulate that it was rabid 
>WBUR fans showing their support.  That effect would've waned big time by 
>now...if it weren't for, again, Sept. 11th.  It was a tragedy but it was 
>also a boon for news stations everywhere...
>
>
>>The drop in revenue came on the corporate contribution side when all the
>>dot-coms went away.
>
>That I can believe - I've noticed a distinct lack of "dot-com" ads on WBUR 
>and NPR national in the past year or so...
>
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