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Commercial music being played on a public broadcasting station

New York
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Hi, my concerns are with WFUV, a public station in the Bronx, NY. They feature what I find to be very unimaginitive programming which reflects mainstream commercial airplay. Are there standards for these public stations? Is there someone I can speak to about this? Thanks for your assistance. Brian Aspinwall

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PASSPORT programs only accessible by members

New York
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I wrote to ask about PASSPORT programs requiring additional membership fees to be accessible. If this is Public Television -PUBLIC MEANS PUBLIC -accessible to EVERYONE - not just to those paying additional membership fees. Since Public Television receives FEDERAL FUNDING - all programming should be available to everyone - So I have contacted my Congressional Representatives since no one from your group has responded to my previous email. As taxpayers we have already contributed to Public Television & should not be required to pay additional membership fees to access programs. In addition - 5 friends have contacted their Congressional Representatives in regard to this issue. Thank You.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting us with your concern about funding public media and its content. Public media is a public-private partnership relying on multiple sources of funding in addition to the federal investment. PBS stations have always relied on donations from individuals to provide content to local communities and contributions from members to local stations are the largest single source of support for public television. In 2011, Congress asked CPB to produce a report on alternatives to federal funding for public media (PUBLIC LAW 112–74—DEC. 23, 2011). A link to that report can be found below. PBS Passport, which offers extended access to national and local content, is an added benefit of station membership. It cannot be purchased separately and is not a subscription service. This member benefit is a complement to the fundamental service PBS and PBS stations provide -- access to outstanding programming via over-the-air broadcast and through free streaming for a significant time. Every program available via Passport was previously available for streaming to non-Passport Members after the broadcast. Public media continues to offer the broadest access to freely available TV content – over-the-air on local member stations, through digital platforms and in communities across the U.S. Both local and national content is available without charge from stations around the country through a variety of platforms. https://www.cpb.org/files/aboutcpb/Alternative_Sources_of_Funding_for_Public_Broadcasting_Stations.pdf

Equity and fairness (propaganda of the socialist agenda)

Tennessee
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CPB used to complain about the unfairness of funding. Not getting the revenue of advertising, etc. You do NOW. Ads abound. CPB gets federal money, foundational money, memberships/private donations, volunteerism and gifts from volunteers for membership promotions............AND ads. Following all your funding from many and various sources the shows, documentaries, comments are as strick and narrow as can be possible. There are some interesting, informing, and entertaining productions, but overall the agenda and radical left-wing, anti-American video, audio, scripts, intent IS outrageously socialist/anarchist. You deserve no funding from me or millions of others who disagree totally with your direction. It IS literally sickening. Only thing worse is the democrat party. Pure evil, mean, hateful, criminal, treasonous, full of anarchy, up to and including murder.

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the Mueller questioning

California
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Discussions regarding the results of the Mueller questioning of the Russian collusion report seemed to be focusing on moving forward with the impeachment process. Let's face it, Trump deserves to be impeached no more the H Clinton deserved to be penalized. Trump was voted in as the anti-establishment throwback guy who is highly involved in business. He has contacts around the world in high places. If smut lands on his desk, is he to ignore it? Let's move on as it's going nowhere and is sounding highly partisan/biased and the media are pushing the narrative.

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About Your Shows

Oregon
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Dear The Corporation For The Public Broadcasting, I like your shows and your web sites. Hope you're doing well. Sincerely, Harrison

David Gelles should have asked about marketing

Montana
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David Gelles “Corner Office” column interview of Patricia Harrison told of her appreciation for Colin Powell’s way of working with people. I share her view of his leadership style, purposive teamwork. For me, the most important points in Gelles’ piece are the statements about what CPB does and for whom it is important. I live in Montana. Public media are essential to life here, and they are well supported. I am proud of my YPR t-shirt. Gelles did not ask about marketing. He should have. I loved teaching marketing, researching markets not so much, so I think I see what it is that our public media are selling. Credibility. Every public radio station, every ETV channel, is hustling donations. Hucksters May entertain us but they do not engender trust. It creates jobs for marketing students, yes, but to what end? We do not have the commercial-free programming that Ms. Harrison mentioned. CPB May protest my complaint that credibility is being sacrificed, that the advertising is essential to solvency, etc. I also listen to BBC and CBC. How do they do it, financially? Gelles failed to ask. How about a comparative documentary? I would watch / listen. Sincerely yours, Verne W House, Ancient Fan

PBS obsessed with the rich

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I'm sick and tired of PBS thanking the rich and powerful before the viewers like you .That really makes the average American sound like he is a nobody in our society when in reality most of the ideas that the rich and famous were taken from average people that were not obsessed with GREED !!!!! Dave F

Amanpour and Company

California
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Ms. Amanpour and her group consistently display profoundly partisan views without granting equal time to opposing views. The discussions are often boring because C.A. Asks leading questions, which really makes her biased perspectives transparent. The program ends up being free advertisement for political partisans usually with a book to promote who are sympathetic to views expressed by Ms. Amanpour. She never or rarely gives equal time to opposing viewpoints and often the "conservatives" she invites on her program have a middle of the road to negative view of the conservative views, such as Kasich. Amanpur's conservatives must have one trait, Hate Trump. I object to my tax dollars going to fund leftist propaganda, night after night. This same complaint goes to other PBS programs such as Open Mind and The PBS Newshour. Amanpour should be cancelled and Newshour should be reconstituted with new and different reporters and managing editor. Stop the nepotism already. (Des Jardin) And the far leftist Alcindor. Woodruff should be retired. Enough of the feminist anti male drum beat. Besides, they are increasingly boring and irrelevant news coverage. You can do better Much better. The exception is Firing Line, where you have a very fair minded Ms. Hoover and staff doing their homework and asking the tough questions.

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Bias attitude

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I and alot of true Americans see your satanic problem, so comments will not help you correct your problem but taking issue on yourselves MIGHT HELP YOU AND YOUR LIBERAL STATE OF MIND. This comment from a 70 year old retired Veteran that does see thru your lies and deceit that you install in other Americans. You show anything as long as the people show you the money and you promote it. I just bet your people that are on your board are very far from being Christians. Do not tell me you are good for family values because I even seen gays,lesbians,dragqueens,transgenders and more junk, FOR OUR CHILDREN,REALLY? If alot of non blinded people had our way CPB WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. But no matter what us GOOD TRUE AMERICANS say nobody will listen and the bad things will continue and satan will rule your lifes

Evening news anchors

Indiana
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Why isn't Amna Nawaz appearing anymore? She is very good but appears she's being pushed out when she's clearly one of the best you've ever had! What's going on in your corporation?

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Arthur Children's Program

New Jersey
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Very disappointed with the gay Arthur program. Boycotting the station.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and sharing your concerns about a recent episode of Arthur. CPB provides no funding support for the children’s series Arthur. The Corporation does not produce or distribute programming and is prohibited by law from interfering with editorial decisions related to programming on local stations.

Morning Edition 6/27/2019

Puerto Rico
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This morning's story "Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children" by Joel Rose (hosted by Steve Inskeep), regarding a second tour of the El Paso facility that has recently been under scrutiny contained some completely unacceptable content. My feelings about the way NPR has covered the story aside, there is no place to slyly insert derogatory and completely unfounded slander against the family members of those faithfully following their duty to their country.

Rose: Hull said "[About the allegations] It's hurtful". His "agents are risking their lives, their health and even their marriages in order to do their jobs"

Inskeep: Risking their marriages? Why are they risking their marriages?

Rose: I didn't even get a chance to follow up on that.

Inskeep: Maybe just saying they're very busy, I don't know, or maybe that their spouses disapprove with what's going on...(followed quickly by a transition with no room for comment)

NPR has a right and obligation to look into potential wrongdoing in a situation, but these unfounded (according to Rose's own admission) insinuations that are targeting what apparently are already strained relationships by officers and their spouses is a low blow. This is unacceptable journalism that fails to foster peace and solution-finding, but rather discord and agitation.

I invite and expect professional recourse for Mr. Inskeep and his intolerable insensitivity.

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PBS NewsHour

Delaware
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For the past two plus years I have listened to the PBS NewsHour slander the President of the United States with false allegations of collusion in violation of law with Russia and other alleged crimes, all of which have been proven false. The reporters have been relentlessly vicious in their programming and reporting. They have relied on a slew of lies fed to them by a coalition of Clinton Campaign, Obama Adminstration, British Intelligence, and C.I.A., F.B.I. and Justice Department official at the highest levels who have now been exposed in what appears to be an attempted coup against the President. They have not presented a fair or balanced report of the state of the nation night after night after night. PBS Newshour Directors and Employees have been active participants and accomplices in this slander. I respectfully request that all public funding be withdrawn from this station and its affiliates, an all of its Directors and employees dismissed.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. We welcome all comments about public media’s content and services. However, CPB is prohibited from interfering with editorial decisions related to programming on PBS or local public television and radio stations. Your comments will have more weight if you contact PBS directly: http://www.pbs.org/about/contact/viewer-services/

Arthur cartoon

Alabama
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Dear CPB, We would like to let you know that our family had been a loyal supporter of the Arthur cartoon series because we considered the series to be safe. Every episode portrayed non-political values all children need to be taught, and this track record was admirably maintained for many seasons of the cartoon series, However, when the series released the episode that endorsed the marriage between two men, our family had to consider whether or not other politically-motivated episodes could appear in the future. We want to be able to trust that the programs our children watch are not pushing an agenda. Please consider leaving out the politics and sticking with good values. At the present, our children are no longer allowed to view this program.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and sharing your concerns about a recent episode of Arthur. CPB provides no funding support for the children’s series Arthur. The Corporation does not produce or distribute programming and is prohibited by law from interfering with editorial decisions related to programming on local stations.

Finding your roots

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Henry Louis gates is becoming increasingly bigoted in his reporting in this show. Also in his part in a civil war documentary. No other views are set forth. A disclaimer should be made that the show reflects only his bigoted or racially ethnic centric views. Thank you

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WHYY Passport

New Jersey
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I have been trying to find an answer to the following question but cannot find it anywhere. How or why is WHYY Passport allowed or legal? Isn't that double billing taxpayers? I would love to have somebody citing a section of public law that allows this type of paid service from PBS. Thank you for your help.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting us with your concern about funding public media and its content. Public media is a public-private partnership relying on multiple sources of funding in addition to the federal investment. PBS stations have always relied on donations from individuals to provide content to local communities and contributions from members to local stations are the largest single source of support for public television. In 2011, Congress asked CPB to produce a report on alternatives to federal funding for public media (PUBLIC LAW 112–74—DEC. 23, 2011). A link to that report can be found below. PBS Passport, which offers extended access to national and local content, is an added benefit of station membership. It cannot be purchased separately and is not a subscription service. This member benefit is a complement to the fundamental service PBS and PBS stations provide -- access to outstanding programming via over-the-air broadcast and through free streaming for a significant time. Every program available via Passport was previously available for streaming to non-Passport Members after the broadcast. Public media continues to offer the broadest access to freely available TV content – over-the-air on local member stations, through digital platforms and in communities across the U.S. Both local and national content is available without charge from stations around the country through a variety of platforms. https://www.cpb.org/files/aboutcpb/Alternative_Sources_of_Funding_for_Public_Broadcasting_Stations.pdf

PBS's current series about the next flu pandemic

Oklahoma
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I am a long-time financial supporter of PBS, and applaud your recent airings on the Newshour about how the public health sector is preparing for the next flu pandemic. As an evolutionary biologist and teacher for thirty years, I was really disappointed that PBS refrained from ever using the important word 'evolution' when trying to explain how the flu virus 'adapts'. Instead, the narrator explained that the viral strains were 'created' by 'mutating, growing, and spreading'. We were told that the virus often 'jumps' from birds to humans, without being told that to do that, some random mutations by chance permit the virus to overcome the challenges for the virus to grow in humans. PBS missed an excellent 'teachable moment' by not explaining that viral genes, are constantly randomly mutating when they reproduce. It's those random changes in their genetic make-up that enable them to evolve so quickly, permitting them to 'jump' from a bird host to a human one, when one or several mutations occur that permit them to overcome the challenges of adapting to a new host. While I was happy to see you use the words 'mutate', and 'adapt', you fell far short of educating the public on how this excellent example of rapid evolutionary change occurs. The more the press explains science the better. But I bet your reporters actually discussed how you could parse the narration so that you wouldn't offend any of your 'creationist' viewers. Shame on you for not being totally transparent that any flu pandemic results from the ability of viruses to rapidly evolve to new environments, which is the same thing that happens to produce antibiotic resistent bacteria. I have come to enjoy and expect excellence from PBS - please do better on your reporting of science! So much of the public depends on your excellent reporting to get it right.

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Disappointment with PBS News Hour

New York
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Please investigate, why is it?!? Channel 13 wants public support! when they so easily Discriminate against People of Color!! in All their Daily broadcasts?!? much in the same way as your paper being unwilling to provide investigative journalists of Color!! to give their unique divers opinions on any topic of Today!! why are all your experts White-looking?!? doesn't your large Well Respected have any Equally Qualified People of Color?!?

Here is the raw truth! I believe the biggest reason for the lack of support for public TV and important shows like the PBS news hour which should realistically be a three hour long show!! Is your consistent discriminatory practices of Denying the equally qualified voices of both men and women who actually look like Dark-skinned Hispanics; African Americans; Authentic Asians; and non-white looking Muslims!! Both equally qualified journalists an equal place at the table!! and totally inclusive to all political discussions!! Especially on your politics Monday show! For our unique diverse perspectives!!! and also as So-called experts from other news organizations like the Times, Washington post, and other respected news media! As well as your choice of experts from around the world, where you can only find some white person!! to interview when people of color!! Actually live there!! and are just as totally qualified in their field of expertise! Be they doctors, lawyers, politicians, government officials, or journalists . Additionally, if your double your contribution was so important to the abundantly-rich corporations? Why are they only offering Chump-change!! Instead of Millions of matching dollars!! That they can easily afford to share as a charitable contribution . Finally, is your Troglodyte bias, and racial prejudice exemplifications to a overwhelmingly white-only perspective of all events! Totally dismissing all the uniquely diverse perspectives and observations of fellow citizens who actually look like us!! Where as “ Leaders make good and/or bad policy! and are judged by both their exemplifications and also by their failure to actively correct wrongs of unacceptable behaviors brought to their attention! immediately!! “ so I believe the main reason so many intelligent, independent-thinking people who might want to support Public TV, are not yet moved to contribute to a network that is totally intolerant and doesn’t Actually Respect or Honestly Value our diverse voices!! In all discussions of issues that are equally important to all our nations citizens!! and Where are our perspectives are totally absent! Including many of your other shows that totally focus on only the white population in our nation!! As if no one else lives within our counter!! and then you wonder why the White supremacy’s are trying to create a Blue-eyed Blond society!! and align with many of the alt-right?!? So where is our Seat at the table?!? Why do you so quickly dismiss our unique and diverse perspectives on your shows and within the general media .

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