Subj : Re: PBS & Your Money
To   : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Thu Jul 24 2025 07:48:22

 RL> Short term:  They will cut back on the exhorbitant salaries, but they
 RL> will resist getting rid of their DEI hires.  They may even try to play
 RL> the good shows more often - not that anyone is listening to PBS anymore
 RL> anyway.

My 8 year old is "tired of the racist crap." I like PBS enough to watch the extra channels they have (with cooking shows, travel shows, etc) but I'll never forget Elmo giving a lecture about police brutality, and I won't miss PBS one bit when I see the puppets sitting out on the curb.

 RL> On top of that, media viewing on TV has dropped and continues to drop.

To me it seems like most people are watching Instagram/TikTok videos more than TV. (I still watch TV but I'm a weird guy.)

 RL> I give PBS a year, maybe 2, before they declare bankruptsy.  They
 RL> certainly won't last until the end of Trump's term.

I used to always see the ad that says "This show was made possible from contributions from viewers like you," and now I know what it really meant: "Made possible with squandered tax dollars from taxpayers like you."

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