Comments on: More on the Morning Edition Disaster

by: b.goeddel

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 02:09:30 +0000

Good idea witholding financial support. The christian right is always looking for a couple more radio stations in any market area.

Which, of course, has nothing whatsoever to do with anything. Amazing how some people who cannot reason depend on non-sequeters to attempt to cover this deficiency. –cfs3

by: Thomas Luedeke

Mon, 03 May 2004 03:28:37 +0000

Walk with your feet. Let your local affiliate know that you are reducing your contribution (at a minimum, the amount equivalent to the fraction spent listening to Bob Edwards). Also let them know that this will last until they either hire back Edwards, or fire those responsible for his nonsensical removal…..

by: Robert

Sun, 02 May 2004 18:16:33 +0000

Do you want to make your protest heard by NPR management? They won’t listen to letters or petitions — these have no direct impact on their business (which is what they’re running now that it’s barely publicly funded). What will have an impact is a boycott on pledges for Morning Edition once Bob Edwards has been kicked out.

If the petition were phrased in such a way that those who sign it will refuse to pledge in support of Morning Edition, then this will make them take notice.

It pains me to call for such a boycott, but we can’t let them tell us what we want. In effect, the reasons they’re giving for replacing Bob Edwards is that they believe they can expand their revenue streams by bringing in fresh blood. If they’re shown to be wrong, then it may not save Bob, but it will teach those arrogant management folks at NPR to _LISTEN TO THEIR LISTENERS_ and stop making decisions that hurt the quality of their programming.

by: dan

Sun, 25 Apr 2004 07:57:41 +0000

You may be right and Bob Edwards may very well be toast, but isn’t it at least worth a try?

(*sigh*) To paraphrase a famous line, I guess that depends on what the definition of the word, “it” is. Over 35,000 people have sent cards, letters, and emails to NPR, and the best Stern can say is that they would have, “done it differently.” Does anyone really think 25k “signers” of an on-line petition is going to make any difference? –cfs3

by: Christopher Werner

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 06:48:15 +0000

I would also reference the history of the firing of sportscaster Earnie Harwell of the Detroit Tiger baseball fame, who after never missing a broadcast for 50 some years was let go for no ‘good’ reason. The fans protested, and he was given his job back until *he* decided to retire when the club moved to their new ballpark. Fan protest does work!

by: Russ Gifford

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:54:43 +0000

The only point I can add is, on your letters, ask to have the letter copied to the “Friends” board. THESE are people who need to hear and understand your decision. More importantly, they need to know you are on THEIR side - the side of the STATION, and you are asking them, as your REPRESENTITIVE, to stop this slide toward the NPR domination. As you said, fees are already outrageous, and they are only going to get WORSE.