Re: Gene Simmons, KISS, WBUR, Fresh Air

[Dan.Strassberg@att.net]

Should we say "so much for NPR setting a higher tone in radio (compared with, 
say, Howard Stern or Bubba the Love Sponge)?" Also, can you say "pandering"? 
Still, I bet that Terri Gross's little gem has brought plenty of contributions 
into NPR's coffers. Nevertheless, is it really a good strategy for NPR to 
flaunt this interview like some kind of medal (a Purple Heart, maybe)? Does NPR 
REALLY want to be known as a purveyor of high-end shock radio? That NPR should 
have aired this crap in the first place is one thing. That the network appears 
to take pride in it seems to me to destroy a lot of the credibility of NPR's 
claims to be producing a higher quality, more thoughtful product than does 
commercial radio.
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> For those who are interested....
> 
> "Fresh Air" program on WBUR will re-air the Gene Simmons interview today at
> 1PM.  (It's the interview that didn't go quite the way they expected.)