Re: [Swprograms] [dxld] Defunding public broadcasting

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many public stations have edited their websites to mention this.

There have been threats before, I believe Newt Gingrich led the last
unsuccessful defunding attempt in the second half of President
Clinton's first term.

Speaking as a fan of Public Radio (and a longtime member of WHYY in
Philadelphia) I am also hopeful this effort will see a similar fate,
since, given the variety of the USA's public radio segment now broadly
enjoyable via the Internet, Public Radio remains an important
component of my own listening.  I have already contacted my
congressman's office.

I would also suggest personalizing any message or communication,
stating how important the public radio station in *your* district is.
Positioning your member of Congress as an enemy of station XXXX, I
believe, helps to bring the threat to a very visible local level.

Richard C


On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> More about this from the manager of KGOU:
>
> http://kgou.org/index.php?manager-rsquo-s-desk
>
> --- On Sat, 2/12/11, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
>>
>> IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, the House of Representatives will
>> take action on a bill that provides continued funding for
>> government operations. Under this measure, large funding
>> cuts have been proposed, **including the likely elimination
>> of federal funding for public broadcasting**.
>>
>> This is on an extremely fast timeline and it's critical
>> that your representative hear from you. The House
>> switchboard is (202) 224-3121 or (202) 225-3121 and it is
>> operational 24/7, so truly, you can call ANYTIME and it
>> won't take but a minute of your time!! Additional
>> information is available at http://www.170millionamericans.org
>>
>> We appreciate your continuing interest in and support of
>> WUOT Public Radio (WUOT mailing list Feb 12 via DXLD)
>
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Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

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