” His point is that NPR is quite ably serving the “Middlebrow” liberal audience; whereas conservative talk radio is essentially “lowbrow.” We have no comparable “Middlebrow” offerings”
Think we could get some gov’t funding for such an endeavour?
Why not? Seriously ... why not?
Of course, Reagan, Buckley, et al. were able to do so mostly without gov't funding.
And you know ... given the difficulties faced by many MSM outlets these days, there's no fundamental reason why conservatives couldn't make a play for a commercial MSM niche.
The problem is that it would require patience and a willingess to look long-term (lack of which is our biggest flaw). And we'd have to present solid, truth-based news coverage; and morally sound but non-preachy entertainment -- which again is counter to the kind of propaganda we conservatives seem currently to be after.