I am so disappointed in this interview. I love NPR and PBS and belong to two different stations. I thought I’d learn something about the challenges facing CPB. Most of the page was taken up by an oversized photo (good grief!) and personal stuff that didn’t seem pertinent in any way. How about more information on the public affairs firm— it can’t just be monthly lunches at the Willard. Setting up paid-for access to public officials? How about having asked her to reflect on that. How about including her salary in the introduction. The “deep ties...have proved invaluable” claim was not substantiated.
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Spare me. Any time CPB/PBS corporate want to seem relatable we hear another Cookeville story. Meanwhile, she lends a deaf ear to small and medium size communities elsewhere working to retain and grow strong public media services. Harrison is correct. This is precisely the time when we all need public media. Expand your circle, Pat. We need you and we can help.
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All that money but they still run ads for Tito's Vodka on many NPR shows. I don't need to hear that. And they bend over backwards to prove they are not liberal by featuring only republican pundits and politicos for comment on issues of the day. I have no idea what Democrats think just listening to NPR. I must to read NYT and WaPo for that. Sad.
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I have detected a slight trend at PBS regarding more and lengthier commercials...which is concerning. Still this, and NPR, consistently have news and programs on issues that most commercial stations never mention. Their various series of 'quasi-documentaries' interspersed in PBS Newshour and other programs (melting ice caps or new ideas for sustainable food production, etc.) are a welcome addition to the usual political controversies and startling statements discussed ad nauseam on commercial TV. Coming from an 'old-fashioned' Republican background (decades ago...), I was interested to learn that she still adheres to those old ideals to some degree. Nice article!
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It has great programs, that I watch all the time. It is also not non partisan. The PBS Newshour, Amanpour, The Washington Report, etc. It also fails educationally. It favors social, cultural ideologies that many if not most do not share, without providing proper perspective from the other side. It also lacks by siding with science even in issues where science provides insufficient explanations (The Brain comes to mind).
Great interview -- she sounds like a real pip. Thanks for this one.
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Ms. Harrison is so spot on when she says, "it is because of this day and age, that what we do is so important." There is far too much at stake for us to be without news and information of the caliber that comes to us via CPB. Both PBS and NPR provide me with the daily info that I need and do so in a factual and un-biased way. Keep up the great work!
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This is a terrific interview. The problem is: When did these milestones of Ms. Harrison take place? I think that's important. When did she become co-chair of the RNC? When did she become assistant secretary of state? Readers need some type of timeline to process her amazing work.
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