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>I like your line about the "million moron march." I >bet it cleared out a lot of trailer parks no matter >how much the rightie media distorted the figures. > >But I stand by my comments about NPR. The snobs who >run it, and the snobs who listen to it faithfully are >the other extreme from the "million morons." I know >people who see NPR as a haven because they're so >spooked by Fox and the others. Hell, you can change >the damned channel, just the way you can ignore the >Trib, and a lot of people do. > >Question is, how LONG do these 160K listeners tune >into DUQ? Neither the Trib nor the PG has ever delved >into that workings of the station beyond their >coverage about the Planned Parenthood ads Duquesene >demanded they withdraw. This'd be a natural for the >PG since they have a radio writer, still. I'd love to >know how popular Tony Mowod is compared to those >boring big-band nerds on Saturday night. > >The Pennysaver has more readers than the Trib if you >wanna come down to brass tacks. > > >>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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