Oregon Media Insiders

I don't care who you are, just that I can tell you apart.

The ratio for membership vs. underwriting ($11 mil vs. $2 mil) was overall. I can get the numbers for radio only, though it'll take a while (I don't have direct access to the numbers).

The ratings are publicly available. I'll have to get them from our programming department but that shoudn't be a problem. Same goes for underwriting rates. Anyone who pretended to own a biz could get them.

You could request your contribution to only go to radio or tv, but the actual effect wouldn't mean much. For instance, the cost of replacing our failing HVAC system... is that radio or TV? Overhead, isn't medium specific. So, in practice, it doesn't make that much difference.

Re. Live Wire - I went to the show for the first time last month. I love it! I have to admit that as a newbie to OPB I'm not aware of the funding sitution. If I'm correct, OPB does not directly contribute to their production costs. I'm not sure why. It certainly seems to me to be syndicatable (to coin a word).

And I'm glad to be involved in the conversation. I started with PBS as a community volunteer and was lucky enough to find a career in it. I'm here because I love it. Not only because they pay me.