Received: from YaleVM.CIS.Yale.Edu (yalevm.ycc.yale.edu [130.132.21.136]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.5/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id SAA24185 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:04:36 -0600 (MDT) Received: from UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU by YaleVM.CIS.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 1695; Thu, 27 Jun 96 20:03:05 EDT Received: from UConnVM.UConn.Edu (NJE origin DAVIDSON@UCONNVM) by UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 3683; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:04:02 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Jun 96 19:58:33 EDT From: Alan Davidson Subject: PBS Shows To: Michael Goodman , socgrad@CSF.COLORADO.EDU X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.000 Message-Id: <960627.200400.EDT.DAVIDSON@UConnVM.UConn.Edu> I was just responding to someone who argued whether Bert, Ernie, or Big Bird would go down to the tubes were it not for federal subsidies for PBS. I see a far greater danger that liberal and alternative voices such as Pacifica, All things Considered, and Morning edition would not receive corporate sponsorship if left to a fully free market than shows like Firing line and the McLaughlin group. Sure, by supporting public broadcasting, you are likely supporting alternative and potentially radical views from both the left and the right, but on issues of free speech, all voices should be heard, albeit counterbalanced.