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>Wait Wait has 2.6 million listeners, more than even >the most wildly optimistic estimate of attendance at >last weekend's hyper-hyped Million Moron March on >D.C., and 'DUQ has more daily listeners than the Trib >has daily readers. (see below) > > >April 3, 2008 Contact: >Anna Christopher, NPR > >NPR'S IRREVERENT NEWS QUIZ SHOW WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL >ME! WINS PEABODY AWARD, THANKS POLITICIANS, NEWSMAKERS >AND CELEBRITIES FOR PROVIDING FODDER > >Washington, D.C.; April 3, 2008 – Wait Wait…Don’t Tell >Me!, the NPR news quiz show that has 2.6 million >weekly radio listeners and just surpassed 1 million >podcast downloads monthly, was named a winner of the >67th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards, announced >yesterday. > >From DUQ (Pgh. NPR outlet) history page: >2003 >- More than 160,000 listeners in the tri-state region >listen to WDUQ each week > > > > > >>While I fit the NPR demographic and general political >>bent, I detest everything about it. From the boring >>hosts, to the smug elitism of their shows, to the >>self-importance of Nina Totenberg and her ilk, it >>turns my stomach. It's not a matter of political >>liberalism, but cultral elitism beyond politics that >>makes me sick. In their own way they are no better >>than FoxNews, just the other extreme. The whole damn >>operation is snooty and arcane except for the feigned >>funkiness of the Car Talk guys. I used to love the SNL >>NPR skits that pretty much gut-shot the smug, >>terminally boring hosts. >> >>I like Kalson's work, but she pretty clearly reflects >>this elitist frame of reference, making something of a >>show of marginal importance ("Wait, Wait") and a >>personality of minimal talent (Poundstone) into more >>than they are. Yawn. >> >>>So you think that NPR is some obscure source which no >>>one listens too? Think again, bucko. First off, it >>>is probably the single best source of broadcast news >>>in the United States. While the major networks closed >>>bureaus all over the world, NPR still has many. Not >>>stringers, actual employees. >>> >>>Now, I realize that "Wait, wait" might not be a >>>popular as the DVE morning show, but I'd bet it has a >>>sizable audience. And it's not some snooty, arcane >>>show that only appeals to the literati.... >>> >>>Listen, I'm no fan of Sally Kalso, but if you're >going >>>to take her to task, you can surely find something >>>better than this!

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