Posted on 02/15/2006 6:35:49 AM PST by MplsSteve
While it's conducting a fund drive for listener contributions, Minnesota Public Radio hasn't claimed $190,000 in state funds that are available under a new condition that it reveal salaries exceeding $100,000.
Why the disclosure? Rep. Marty Seifert, who pushed for the law requiring MPR to disclose employee salaries of more than $100,000, said he did so because he was bothered by the salary of president and CEO William Kling, above. Kling’s total compensation from MPR and its parent company is more than $500,000.
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My distrust of Minnesota (or National) Public Radio aside, I have no problem with demanding to know what exec pay/compensation are - especially if public funds are being used.
I'm not sure why MPR is resisting this - other than the salaries are too damned large and they don't want to disclose them.
Opinions or comments anyone?
$500,000 for a socialist? Wow! It must cost a lot to be a many of the little people in the land of 10,000 lakes!
It seems to me that they must figure the bad PR they would receive in disclosing the salaries would cost them more money in private donations than the $190,000 they could be getting from the state. Makes you wonder.
Having followed this for a number of years, I can assure you that MPR is one of the biggest scams in the country. Why the State of Minnesota continues to fund this operation is beyond my comprehension.
MPR is the local equivalent of the U.N.
The whole operation should be shut down and defunded.
Reminds me of being forced to be a member of a union, having to pay dues, and seeing them support candidates that you totally disagree with.
If it won't support itself, it needs to go away!
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