Public broadcasting's core problem in reaching out is the undying, blind dedication to the "core audience." Normally, a broadcaster being loyal to their core is very good, and I'm not suggesting that public broadcasters should throw the tried and ...
Public broadcasters across the board receive ever decreasing portions of their financial support from taxpayer sources. I'm sure they'd all love to have people excited to pledge their support to the New Hour, Charlie Rose and Nova. The reality is ...
So instead of shepherding a critical art form, they narrated it with a detached air of "well that's what young folks listen to these days".
The arts are not the exclusive domain on public radio's superior air, I find. There are a lot of ways in w...