Oregon Media Insiders

I agree with not being all things to all people and instead determining the core audience and catering to it, but a lot of this is out of OPB's hands. Most of their news content is produced by NPR, which is bringing us more and more of the same inside-the-beltway establishment mindset political reportage that we hear everywhere else. When you suggest other content sources than NPR, can you name some specific shows? I disagree with killing PHC and Car Talk, that would be financial suicide. And I find them enjoyable, though I much prefer Wait Wait or a good This American Life. As for Lawrence Welk, public television has this problem of having lots of child viewers and lots of elderly viewers, but fewer 18-54's. And if the elderly viewers give them money, OPB's going to give them what they want. And as for morning opinion shows, I'd rather not. There are enough opinion talk shows on the dial; I like how OPB offers an alternative.