Who bothers to listen to NPR anymore?

[devilgrrl]

Janeane is going off on NPR's Melissa Block, which prompts me to ask the question, "Does anyone listen to NPR anymore?"

Personally, I turned it off shortly after 9/11, I couldn't take the Bush butt kissing from Juan Williams, Neil Conan and Mara Liasson (Lie-Ass-on) no longer.

[kenny blankenship]

1. NPR?

you mean No Point Radio? Now Parroting Republicans?
Is that thing still on anymore?

[NMDemDist2]

2. not since AAR

before that yes....

[Extend a Hand]

3. I listen

to science friday and tavis smiley.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. I used to, but I don't anymore.

Especially now that we get AAR here. I pretty much only listen to radio while driving and I changed my radio tuning from NPR to AAR as soon as we got it here. I sure as hell don't miss it either.

[ReadTomPaine]

5. Same here and stopped at the same time, pretty much.

I found Mike Malloy not long after. Neil Conan was even worse than Juan.

"Eyes on the Prize" indeed, Mr Williams.



RTP

[Pirate Smile]

6. I used to but I haven't in a couple of years.

[Junkdrawer]

7. The wife still has the alarm clock set to NPR @ 7:00 AM...

it (ahem) motivates me to get out of bed, walk the dog, make breakfast and tend to the banking/email.

Who says she's dumb... :evilgrin:

[marylanddem]

8. NPR: No Point (to it) Radio

I used to listen to Diane Rehm sometimes but after the stolen election I am unable to listen to the network's neutered uninteresting commentary. It simply makes me want to peuk.
Basically listen only to Air America Radio (now in D.C. & suburbs) & to Democracy Now with Amy Goodman.

[annarbor]

9. NPR

My friends used to tease me because I was probably the biggest NPR fan in the state of Michigan. Lately though, (coincidentally, right after the latest fund drive),they've been covering a lot of religous/conservative topics that I never would have donated to. I still listen to the weekend programming because it's light-hearted and fun to listen to. Otherwise, Ann Arbor now has AAR and that has replaced NPR as my primary radio station. I doubt I'll be donating my cash during the Fall Fund Drive.

Ann Arbor

[Warpy]

10. Sloth kept my clock radio set to them

until about 3 months ago. I woke up very unpleasantly to the sound of one sleazy Repuglican after another, culminating with Ken Mehlman, all lying about how swell for us Bush's social security ripoff was going to be if those mean old Democrats didn't get in the way.

Since waking up screaming "BULLSHIT" is a lousy way to wake up, I've since switched the dial to the local classical station.

All those sleazy GOP talking heads did it to me. Each one was worse than the last one, and they were all slick as snot on a doorknob and twice as nasty.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

29. Waking up, screaming "BULLSHIT!"

Hopefully, the American people someday.

[neuvocat]

11. I stopped listening after they bagged on Britain,

calling it an insignificant country without any regard to its influence on everything from the industrial revolution to the Beatles. It was some sort of Dennis Miller wannabe, who like Dennis Miller was a know-it-all who didn't have a clue about jack shit.

[PowerToThePeople]

12. Used to, but not any more. AAR is the best!! n/t

[11cents]

13. Not to the news shows

All Things Bland and Chirpy. Morning Sedation. Can't stand the sound of them. Talk of the Nation has been a black hole since Ray Suarez left.

Fresh Air is still good; Terry Gross has balls. Also: This American Life. That's about it.

[Beaverhausen]

14. I do - our local station has good local news

KPCC out of Pasadena. Also because I can't get AAR at my house.

and there's always Prairie Home Companion

[kliljedahl]

33. That's my problem

No AAR here, & NPR is still better than most of the other stations here.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[jean]

15. No more, and I used to be an avid listener. It's AAR exclusively now.

We listened loyally to NPR while living in various Midwest states. It was the only thing going that offered substance and quality. BUT, that quickly dissipated post 9/11 and we began to tune out - and listen to nothing, since that's what was available. It was around that time I turned to the internet.

Today, in our house we get news, info and inspiration from AAR on the radio, C-span on TV and DU and a few choice blogs on the internet. AAR and DU dominate.

[Joanne98]

16. Everytime I turn it on their readin dumb poems.

[jayctravis]

17. It's better than Republican Radio.

They have some fascinating human interest stories, "A Prairie Home Companion" the car guys...

They have to have some right wing points of view if they want to claim the neutrality they do.

Tavis Smiley isn't on in my area anymore...but there is a good discussion program in its place that I always catch when I drive home.

[yorkiemommie1]

18. not me

like you say, too much butt kissing. i'm sick of hearing his voice on NPR.

[gulfcoastliberal]

19. Slow motion train wreck

NPR, forced to their knees by the repukes - now feeling the flames of evisceration. It's a sad story that mirrors the decline of the American republic. Now comes the Dark Times.

[Botany]

20. Some but a lot less now ....

...... i live in Columbus, OH and WOSU used to mean something ..... not
anymore. This was ground zero and they haven't done shit ....... a little
lip service and a few programs but overall nothing .......

Texas Strike Force nothing
Blackwell nothing
Hocking County post cheat sheets on wall 'for recount nothing
62 voting machines on trucks driving around all day nothing
Mark F. Thor Hearne nothing
the #s and the evidence is here nothing


As Jim Lampley said .... biggest news story ever and even NPR is
mute ........

Click n Clack, What do you know, and the BBC ....yes ..... the rest piss off

[xynthee]

21. If I didn't hate commercials and crappy music, I wouldn't!

They've become almost un-listen-toable, but living in Oklahoma leaves me with no alternatives whatsoever. It's all classic rock, country and crackpot radio here, so NPR is still the best (least terrible) option.

But I've REALLY noticed a difference since 9/11. They're just part of the WH stenography pool now. It's SOOOO infuriating!! I usually just turn the volume down and talk to myself (it's much better conversation).

[warrens]

22. I listen every morning and evening

But my big day is Saturday. Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me. This American Life. On the Media. And then blues all night. I love NPR, and I don't think they kiss Bush ass nearly as badly as everything else other than AAR, which I can't get since their outlet is Chicago is about 2 watts.

[flowomo]

23. I listen every day....

and expect to continue doing so

[AnnInLa]

31. I, as well, listen everyday and plan

to continue to do so. They are far better than any other radio network when one is in the car alot, and one doesn't have Sirrus or XM. Sigh.

[natrat]

24. npr used to be interesting until they stopped honest reporting

i dont listen and expect not to continue doing so

[stanwyck]

25. Quit listening and donating

as NPR began kissing Bush butt. Just couldn't take it anymore.

[Mythsaje]

26. I still listen

to NPR. Even if they do broadcast more middle-of-the-road views than AAR. There's always something I didn't know coming on, and they have some great human interest pieces. Like the all-woman radio journalist company in Pakistan I heard about today. Or the first women to ride around the world on a bicycle.

I've tuned in to AAR exactly once and, despite being pretty progressive in viewpoint, I don't need the radio to tell me that the Bush Regime sucks skunk butt. That's what I got you guys for. AAR bored the crap out of me, to be honest.

:hide:

I listen to NPR to learn things I didn't know. That still happens. So I still listen to NPR.

[Delphinus]

27. Not me

I turned it off after 9-11 because I "felt" something had shifted in the way they were reporting things. A lot of my friends thought I was being conspiratorial, so I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who tuned them out.

[TankLV]

28. I do all day at work - beats the alternative.

It's not so bad - but I agree the shift towards bushco propaganda is nauseating. Still beat the alternatives here in Vegas.

I laugh every time they bring out Cookie/Coakie/Cokey Roberts as a political analyst - cracks me up.

Does AA have a station here?

[bunkerbuster1]

30. We all have very high expectations of NPR

and we're all very let down when they bend over backwards to be fair to what we consider to be a corrupt, evil Administration.

And while I understand our revulsion--believe me, I've felt it more than a few times myself--I still trust NPR more than the other radio news sources. I (mostly) love AAR, but let's face it, it's a commercial enterprise with a huge ax to grind (and doing its own corporate whoring in the process.)

I listen to my local affiliates when they're doing the morning edition/all things considered newscasts, when I'm in the mood. I'll listen to Tom and Ray's "Car Talk," one of the most sneakily subversive shows ever, as long as they're willing to do the show. "This American Life" I don't catch often enough but it's brilliant, and you'll NEVER hear anything like it on a commercial station.

Yes, the college and Pacifica stations are ideologically purer, but NPR still gets it done. And even though I've put it off, I'll probably contribute again this year, as soon as I finish completing my letter to them about how disappointed I've been in their handling of the Preznit and his crappy policies.

[CornField]

32. I'm still listening

In my portion of Eastern Iowa it's either NPR or RW radio (if you want talk radio). NPR is the lesser of two evils. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we get AAR soon.

[CatholicEdHead]

34. Still listen daily

though not every hour of Morning Edition or ATC. I much prefer the Minnesota Public Radio segments over the national segments.

I also like the local talk shows (Midday and Midmorning on MPR, and many Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network shows) during the day.

I still do not get AAR here on the radio, so my Ed Schultz broadcast comes from the online stream.

It is also worth checking out Joel Hietkemp on KFGO-AM radio. His show is streamed from 8:30-11am M-F.

[Tux]

35. I do

NPR is the most liberal radio station I can get. The rest are all about Republicans (even the rock stations kiss his ass) or about some guy 2,000 years ago who will kill us all after dying for our sins.

[AnnInLa]

36. I heard Naomi Klein say, at the Conf for Media Reform

that she hates hearing that people are stopping watching Public TV and listening to NPR, and she hates to hear people have stopped watching all the TV news shows. She went on to say that this is EXACTLY what the "other side" wants. If no one watches Public TV or listens to NPR, those communication outlets will die, and that is one of the ultimate aims of conservatives. She said when she hears someone say, "Just turn it off...just don't watch," she thinks of the smog in the atmosphere: would you say, "Just don't go outside."? Her point in the speech was that it is WRONG to just turn off the news....we must watch, watch, and reform and reform, and develop alternate media. I think she is correct, and I will continue to watch and listen.

[Junkdrawer]

37. Which will be easier?

Reforming NPR --or-- supporting the formation/expansion of alternate radio such as DemocracyNow?

[enigmatic]

38. No

I listened when I was still in the US, but sfter 9/11 it went the way of the other media, I guess.

CBC Radio One is a true Godsend for me..

[fishnfla]

39. I listen, I learn alot

Great in-depth reporting from all over the world. Good music reviews too. The marketplace report is very informative as well. I love NPR.

[CatholicEdHead]

40. Marketplace is not NPR, it is MPR

Yep, Marketplace to the astute Public Radio listeners know that it is not NPR but Minnesota Public Radio who produces it. MPR does it under the American Public Media distributing arm.