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Posted on 01/20/2006 4:33:09 AM PST by abb
When Ted Koppel appeared on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" in 2002, he plugged National Public Radio to so much studio applause that host Jon Stewart cracked, "Somebody got themselves a tote bag."
At the time, Mr. Koppel was simply another NPR admirer. Now, the former "Nightline" anchor is getting more than just swag -- he's got a new part-time job with NPR, joining the growing ranks of television news stars who are seeking refuge at the Washington, D.C., public broadcaster.
While some of the NPR recruits, like Mr. Koppel and CBS newsmen Walter Cronkite and Daniel Schorr, have joined the organization at the end of their long broadcast TV runs, other television news talent is defecting to NPR mid-career. ABC News, for example, has almost become a farm team for NPR. Last week, NPR announced it had hired Michel Martin, an ABC News correspondent, to jump-start a new program targeting African-American listeners. Last month, it reeled in Robert Krulwich, another ABC News correspondent, to join its science squad. The new hires will be greeted by a familiar face: ABC News correspondent Michele Norris signed on to NPR in 2002.
Network news is increasingly generating prospects for NPR in part because some broadcast journalists think the networks are veering away from serious, in-depth reports. Many television journalists say they are fed up with the move toward consumer-friendly news-you-can-use and away from weightier subjects like foreign affairs and government. And many also see news of any sort as an increasingly low priority for their employers. For example, "Nightline" came close to losing its perch in a humiliating 2002 episode when ABC brass unsuccessfully tried to lure in David Letterman's nightly comedy show to replace.
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Another reason to end funding of the CPB.
Your tax dollars at work, keeping these Lefties living the high life and making them feel relevant. Remember that on April 15.
Ok, to carry this metaphor to its logical conclusion... these liberals will decay, turn into crude oil, and then dastardly oil companies can dig them up and sell them at outrageous profit.
Perfect Synergy!
Liberals are parasites. No one else wants them so they force themselves on you through NPR. If they had to stand on their own like Rush, they wouldn't last a month. They can't EARN their pay.
Black gold ... Texas T
Plus, when nobody is willing to actually pay you anymore, NPR will give you some of the transferred wealth of the American taxpayer so you can buy some dinner.
Turn off tax payer funding. Unless, we can get a law providing for tax payer funding of Fox and Friends!
in thousands of years they may solve the energy problems of the world
...or circle-jerk.
Right now, they just sap mine.
I prefer that all the subersives are congregated in one area.....it makes it easier to ignore them.
La Braying-Jackass Tarpits.
We play a game when we listen to our local NPR station. We bet how long it will take them to cast a negative light on Bush or conservatives. I generally win at 30 to 45 seconds. Then we turn to a local station to get the real news. Try it it's fun. (Not recommended for children or liberals.)
I try not to remeber it, because my blood pressure will surge.
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