Saturday, June 18, 2005
Letter to Sen. DeWine
Here is our letter E-mailed to Senator DeWine.
Please do nothing to lessen the federal subsidy to National Public Radio. If anything, increase the subsidy!
My wife and I support public radio because:
It is the only source of “balanced” opinions on the airways.
- not one sided argument, one view point advanced with every opposing viewpoint ridiculed, but where proponent and opponent speakers are encouraged and given opportunity to present counter arguments.
- not aimed to appeal to the “baseness” of people, but to their need for engagement in public discussion.
- not geared to the “committed” patron, but to the “uncommitted” seeker.
It is the only source of “out of the box” interests that otherwise never make the news.
It is radio of greater depth – not events blurted in 20 seconds but presented over 20 minutes.
- not the daily police blotter of rapes, robberies and murders, but the attempt to understand why mankind commits these acts and how they might be prevented.
- not the constant annoying commercial interruption that consumes so much air time, but a simple acknowledgement of the supporters of public radio.
- Not the trivia, but the meaningful.
We support public radio during their fund drives; we do so now in writing.
Sincerely,
R & D ______
[Comment by Cleve Callison, WMUB General Manager: Please allow me to make a clarification. The alphabets involved can be confusing. NPR does not receive Congressional funding. The issue in June 2005 is funding for local stations like WMUB. The House Appropriations Committee's approval of a 40% reduction in the federal part of WMUB's budget would harm not only our local service but also our ability to pay NPR dues.]
Please do nothing to lessen the federal subsidy to National Public Radio. If anything, increase the subsidy!
My wife and I support public radio because:
It is the only source of “balanced” opinions on the airways.
- not one sided argument, one view point advanced with every opposing viewpoint ridiculed, but where proponent and opponent speakers are encouraged and given opportunity to present counter arguments.
- not aimed to appeal to the “baseness” of people, but to their need for engagement in public discussion.
- not geared to the “committed” patron, but to the “uncommitted” seeker.
It is the only source of “out of the box” interests that otherwise never make the news.
It is radio of greater depth – not events blurted in 20 seconds but presented over 20 minutes.
- not the daily police blotter of rapes, robberies and murders, but the attempt to understand why mankind commits these acts and how they might be prevented.
- not the constant annoying commercial interruption that consumes so much air time, but a simple acknowledgement of the supporters of public radio.
- Not the trivia, but the meaningful.
We support public radio during their fund drives; we do so now in writing.
Sincerely,
R & D ______
[Comment by Cleve Callison, WMUB General Manager: Please allow me to make a clarification. The alphabets involved can be confusing. NPR does not receive Congressional funding. The issue in June 2005 is funding for local stations like WMUB. The House Appropriations Committee's approval of a 40% reduction in the federal part of WMUB's budget would harm not only our local service but also our ability to pay NPR dues.]
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