75,000/day

WUNC occasionally announces this week that for each $75,000 raised now, the station will reduce the spring fund drive by a day. Wouldn't it be nice to see the station use the website to explain that in slightly more detail? How many days are programmed? How much does the station want to raise? When will the fund drive begin? Has the station gotten the first $75,000 yet?

If the station does not tell us where "we" are going, we'll never get there.

StoryCorps

WUNC's words on its home page about the coming visit of the StoryCorps mobile unit are, as all too often is the case, both a little deceptive and incomplete. The words are deceptive because this is a lottery-type choice and no one is guaranteed a chance to record. The words are incomplete in that they do not give the full dates:
Fort Bragg, NC Mar 29 - Apr 2, 2006
Durham, NC Apr 6 - Apr 24, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC Apr 28 - Apr 30, 2006
Here is the site and more information.

"Scandal shakes public radio" - The Detroit Free Press

"As Sponsorship Sales Blossom, Public Radio Walks a Fine Line" - The Wall Street Journal (paid site)

I would be happy to e-mail this story to anyone interested in reading it. As a Wall Street Journal subscriber, I am able to do that, but am not permitted to post the article, or access to it, here.

"Bill Moyers in Greensboro" - WUNC

Once the audio is posted here, and if you missed hearing it today, listen. A great radio hour!

"Staff, long-time listeners will honor WSRC radio 'institution'" - The Herald-Sun

"NPR Launches Daily Blog" - National Public Radio