Re: Media taking action in proposed sale

[Wayne Carter <wayne@vacationdreams.org>]

>On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:43:15 -0400 "Joseph Pappalardo" <joepappalardo2001
>>  As broadcast people we should be surprised that NPR has found itself
>>  a
>>  niche...a constituancy.  And that group likes what they do and will
>>  pay for
>>  the pleasure.  Every broadcast outlet does the same.  Is this a
>>  surprise
>>  that NPR in it's own way has found their core constituancy as well?
>
>So am I to read into this that for you to consider NPR to be successful
>and doing it's job then it should not have listeners, a constituency if
>you will?.....talk about wasting tax dollars
>df

	Actually, NPR should not need tax dollars... if the 
station(s) do indeed have a "core constituency" then let those that 
use the medium pay its costs. I see NPR as similar to the farm 
subsidies that support farmers to NOT grow any product or be self 
supporting....