Comments on: I love NPR!

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Tue, 02 Jul 2002 18:35:24 +0000

That is strange, but I can’t get much reception form the Greeley station. I actually listen to CPR, what with their two-channel network, “48 hours of listener supported radio a day!”

My main problem with the leftward bias is that NPR always swears that it doesn’t exist. Radio stations that play rightish programming may claim that they are impartial, but the actual content creators will always admit that they are biased. If you ask Nina Totenberg and Rush Limbaugh if they have a political bias, Nina will say no, and Rush will say yes. If NPR’s reporters would just let it all hang out and admit that they’re human and have opinions, I’d be much happier.

By: Owen Rodgers

Owen Rodgers — Tue, 02 Jul 2002 15:50:54 +0000

Two unrelated notes:

NPR raised its fees to member stations, setting off a flurry of third-class mail to my house from WUNC. This is probably also what happened at KUNC (Also 91.5 on the dial…weird. And they have the EXACT SAME SATURDAY PROGRAMMING.)

I can certainly understand why conservatives have problems with NPR’s leftward bias since they can’t find conservatives anywhere on the radio.

By: DavidMSC

DavidMSC — Sat, 29 Jun 2002 08:36:28 +0000

Well said. During the drive-home each day, NPR is the only “news round-up” that is presented without commercials for herbal Viagra, incessant traffic reports, and other idiotic commercials. If there is bias, I note it and simply absorb the facts from any given article.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:53:12 +0000

Mental note: Do not buy The Best of Diane Rehm for Eric and Dawn.

By: Eric Olsen

Eric Olsen — Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:34:37 +0000

NPR: National (Speech) Pathology Radio. You got a speech pathology? We’ve got someone worse to make you feel better. We have a fucking TALK SHOW HOST who sounds like my 104 year-old great-aunt eating potato chips.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:09:26 +0000

Since I don’t know who Scott Simon is, deal!

By: sulizano

sulizano — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:43:36 +0000

Don’t hate me for being in love with Scott Simon.

By: Blow Hard

Blow Hard — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:31:22 +0000

We’re on the same page about NPR. Not a big fan of their politics but enjoy all kinds of other things.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:21:51 +0000

I love the speech impediments! NPR is the last place on radio for people without radio voices, just like PBS is the last bastion for radio faces.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:09:48 +0000

I also wonder why so many NPR announcers have speech impediments too! Freaks.