[Swprograms] Re: WETA-FM in DC flips from a music / NPR mix to mostlyNPR / BBC

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Three words, Joe.  Sirius Satellite Radio.

jaf

On Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 08:39  PM, Joe Buch wrote:

> At 06:57 PM 3/1/05 -0500, John Figliozzi wrote:
>> Given the dire straits that many local public radio stations are in
>> today, it's probably fair to surmise that we will only see more of
>> this.  All well and good to a point--most of us here like and
>> appreciate the BBCWS.  But it is a sad statement on the state of US
>> radio public broadcasting and its status in our society and media 
>> today.
>>
>> John Figliozzi
>> Halfmoon, NY
>>
>
> No John, it is a sad reflection of the state of the people of the 
> USA's appreciation and willingness to pay for classical music.  What 
> is culture in this country today has more to do with Snoop Doggy than 
> it does with Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.  That is really sad in my 
> opinion but is the inevitable result of the dumbing down of our 
> educational system and the elimination of musical training or even 
> exposure of our young people to fine music.
>
>
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> Joe Buch
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