I hate NPR pledge week

[pokerfan]

Damned cheapskates in this town.

[ashling]

1. Perpetual Guilt trip

[1gobluedem]

2. I love it

Of course, I'm the development director at an NPR affiliate so I might be a little biased. And I do try to make ours fun; for instance we had a 12 hour boogie woogie piano marathon on the last weekday of our drive earlier this month.

[auntAgonist]

3. ...

:hi:

aA

[pokerfan]

4. Our guys suck

They complain that the phones aren't ringing and say how they're going to keep interrupting programming until their goals/demands are met.

[Westegg]

12. Yeah, but EVERY break, it's the same plea over and over...

..."Give us money because we are worthwhile." I know, I know, kids. I get it. And sometimes I do give money. And when I have more, I will give more. I give what I can. I also support Pacifica, which as you know does not have corporate sponsors. It's all SO much better than mainstream commercial radio/TV-- this is understood. To quote Brian Eno, "...and any idiot would know that." I just wish the pledge drives on NPR could use a different, more entertaining approach to fund-raising. I recall one segment at KCRW in Santa Monica, maybe a dozen years ago-- the great Joe Frank did one of his radio monologues in service to fund raising, and it was truly brilliant. That brought my checkbook out. It's a shame there isn't more of this kind of stuff vis a vis fund-raising.

[commander bunnypants]

5. It gets old quick

but I love my NPR. The only other talk radio in my town is

sigh

beck, rush, hannity.

CB

[bertha katzenengel]

6. Get XM and listen to Bob Edwards

:7

They have other talk radio, like Air America. I love XM.

[PeaceNikki]

7. As opposed to the constant barrage of commercials 365 days/year

for shoddy programming and results in massive Clear Channel profits?

Hmm... I'll put up with it a few times per year without complaint.

[crispini]

8. Just cough up some dough and then you can listen guilt-free!

I find the pledge drive is no longer annoying to me now that I can sit back in smug satisfaction, sipping my tea out of my NPR mug, and think, "They're not talking to ME anymore!" :D

[DS1]

9. I didn't mind them before NPR turned into a Whitehouse mouthpiece

:puke:

[pokerfan]

10. We get the BBC at night

and the pledge drives even break into that. I think once you've given you should receive some kind of special code that lets you avoid the interruptions.

[GCP]

11. I donate monthly so I'm down with your idea!