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From: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum)
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Subject: Re: PHC's during NPR fundraising
Message-ID: <151@masscomp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 14:43:28 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 14:43:28 1984
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Summary: 

In article <61@uwvax.UUCP> ericf@uwvax.UUCP (Eric Feigenson) writes
(wrt fund-raising interfering with APHC broadcasts):

>Such is life when you want non-commercial radio.

I'm sorry, but Eric is mistaken.  Such is life when you want
money-grubbing, status seeking, non-commercial radio.  When I lived in
NJ, I was an avid supporter of and listener to WFMU 91.1 FM, which
broadcasts out of a basement at Upsala College (but is otherwise
unsupported by them).

WFMU raises its entire <$40K budget during a one-week annual fund
raising marathon.  No corporate grants or matching funds or commercial
crap of any kind.  No National Endowment for the Arts, no auctions, no
ladies with hyphens and pearls.  Just inspired, listener sponsored
radio.  No one makes a salary except the station manager, most of the
folks only have one or two shows a week.  The station stays on air all
the time except 3-7AM, unless someone feels like broadcasting then.

Boston, with all its big-money public radio, has nothing that even
comes close to the quality and novelty and inspiration of WFMU.
(WMBR at MIT at least steps in the right direction.)

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy APHC.  I enjoy Susan Stamberg, I enjoy
Dick Cavett.  I enjoy David Letterman.  I enjoy Johnny Carson.
Get the [] picture?

I don't want to hear your lies about what price we have to pay for
non-commercial radio.  Quarterly $100K pledge drives and gala balls
are not my idea of non-commercial radio.

(While I'm on the subject of the few things I miss about NJ, there is a
very special coffeehouse, called the Minstrel Show,  which currently
lives in the Environmental Center in Basking Ridge, home of AT&T.  Much
nicer than Passim's, which is Boston's premier folk spot.  It's open
every Friday night, 8-11.  For more info, call the NJ Folk Phone at 696
7524, if you're ever in town, like visiting Bell Labs, for instance.)

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp Inc  Westford MA   (617) 692-6200 x274