Archive for October 16, 2006

IT’S EASY TO LISTEN TO NPR

October 16, 2006 at 8:57 pm · Filed under NPR, NPR Radio

In an effort to get you, the reader, more educated and interested in Public Broadcasting, here’s a link to the Public Radio Programming Schedule. I urge you to look around and see if there’s a show you’re interested in. There are many shows covering everything from politics and government, to health and opinions.

How do I listen to NPR Radio?
You can learn more about listening to NPR at NPR Everywhere. On this page, you will find information about listening to NPR domestically and internationally on a wide range of devices, including AM/FM, digital and satellite radios, the Internet, podcasts, and more.
NPR Everywhere
NPR via RSS

What Programs Does NPR Produce and Distribute?
NPR produces and distributes more than 130 hours of original programming each week, and local NPR stations also broadcast many programs which are produced by stations and other radio networks.
View a list of public radio programs

Many of these shows you can listen to on your own computer!
Cool, no? Check it out.

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KNOW THY VIEWER

October 16, 2006 at 8:24 pm · Filed under PBS, Television

The other night I was sitting in my room watching a special on PBS on a new aquarium built in the US that houses the first, living, great white shark. The episode went on to talk about how having her in captivity is hope to scientists everywhere who wish to observe, test, and reveal the mysteries of a “killing machine”. Now the public image of these misunderstood creatures will change, or so they presume. As the show went into the lifecycle of barnacles, my cell phone rang. When the hello’s where through, my friend on the other line asked what I was up to. I told him I was watching PBS. He responded with,

“Why?”

I’ve been getting that response a lot.

Seems every person I talk to, or reference PBS to, suddenly acquire the look of being slightly disturbed; as if the channel prompts extreme boredom, dizziness, and pain. Many in University relate PBS to the shows watched when young. “Sesame Street”, “Arthur”, “Barney and Friends”, the staples of weekday mornings. What happens after toddler years? It’s as if by the age of 8, PBS disappears from the television forever.

Can you blame it though? Should there be another channel out there competing with the likes of VH1, MTV, Comedy Central and The Discovery Channel? The target market’s attention span might be of that of a shark, however, I feel to secure the future of PBS financially, shows addressing and appealing to a teen-preteen audience should be considered.

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PEOPLE LIKE YOU

October 16, 2006 at 2:40 am · Filed under Dick Gordon, NPR, Republicans

Public Broadcasting isn’t solely restricted to the television. Radio consumes public broadcasting, without the known reputation found associated with T.V. shows on PBS. Those who listen to public radio are the same who come to enjoy public television: they are sick of forced, biased, media. Over the years, many Republicans have pointed fingers at the National Public Radio for being drawn from the liberal “educated elite”. At the same time, NPR comes back to say the reason their content strays toward the more liberal front, is because conservative, “big business”, sectors are already being covered by the likes of corporate and private stations. Someone needs to cover both sides.

Swaying between both sides of the scales, Dick Gordon, a veteran of NPR, is returning after the cancellation of his show “The Connection” with a new program, “The Story”, set to broadcast nationwide soon. Dick Gordon’s new show does not preach, or protect. “The Story” “tells the tales of everyday folks”. Not politicians, CEO’s, or activists; just simple people with (sometimes) extraordinaire lives.

A seemingly nonchalant topic will come to affect all listeners. Average individuals, like you and me, become universal through story telling. For when we come to know one another, we will come to know ourselves.

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