NPR Spot

[fuindordm]

National Public Radio, a network of non-profit radio stations with similar programming in the US.

 

[Darkwolf71]

NPR is a network of radio stations where all their broadcasting personalities are taught to speak as if talking to small children.

 

[Lackhand]

NPR is a network of radio stations where all their broadcasting personalities are taught to speak as if talking to small children.

I think you've confused it with PBS.

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Spoiler

Public Broadcasting Service, the TV analog of NPR, with programming aimed at small children, mostly. They also carry the BBC and several excellent science programs, here in America, though, so it's sort of a mixed bag!

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Stupid context-sensitive jokes containing acronyms mutter mutter...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Real Audio?

Who in the hell still uses real audio? Damn socialist ivory towers...

The text version is free. (Or the podcast, which is what I get, and why I discovered where it was broadcast.)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

NPR is a network of radio stations where all their broadcasting personalities are taught to speak as if talking to small children.

That's just a side effect of the free Quaaludes in the break room.

Fortunately, as the Baby Boomers age their way out of being on-air personalities, things are changing. Check out the Bryant Park Project for a morning NPR news show that sounds like it was made by people who are fully awake, pumped about their jobs and care about stuff like rock and roll, the Internet, gaming and so on.

 

[tzor]

First of all, the segment was on Marketplace, which is from American Public Media. Marketplace is known for financial news given in a down to earth manner, with a lot of Califorinaisms thrown in because that's where they come from.

This is completely different from National Public Radio which has never talked to me like a child at all.

I missed the article in question but Marketplace is a financial broadcast so I am sure that the article had a financial spin to it.

 

[Wormwood]

NPR is a network of radio stations where all their broadcasting personalities are taught to speak as if talking to small children.

As opposed to commercial television, which talks to its audience as if it were developmentally-challenged swine.

 

[Wolfspider]

As opposed to commercial television, which talks to its audience as if it were developmentally-challenged swine.

Heh heh. Very good.

 

[Firebeetle]

NPR is a network of radio stations where all their broadcasting personalities are taught to speak as if talking to small children.

LOL, I've often quipped that NPR is radio by mellow white guys, for mellow white guys.

I would not characterize NPR as being FOR children though. My kids would much rather listen to music. NPR is the reason why radio was invented, I find it the smartest stuff out there. No endless loops of crappy music, no endless hours of pointless radio talk, just intelligent and balanced reporting. It's way cool.

Let's remember that these folks have given us the ONLY substantial reporting on D&D. There's this story and the 30th anniversary one
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3858560

 

[Emirikol]

Thank god for NPR..it's the only break from the usual single-party AM political crap. The story about D&D was interesting.

THe fact that it was on marketplace makes it even more interesting

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