The value of raising money

True to the namesake of this blog, I was listening to NPR this morning, as I do every weekday morning. Had I remembered it was their fall fundraising drive, I might have slid in a CD instead, but once I'm hooked, I'm hooked.

I have to admit I don't like WAMU (the local NPR station) when they are trying to raise money. I feel like the quality of news coverage is hindered because they are constantly babbling about money, or the station, or new programming. Today, they missed the traffic report because of it.

Now, I am a sponsor of WAMU and NPR, as I feel its my responsibility as a listener to pay for what I hear. Just like I pay for the Internet (although, i don't pay for porn, but that's a whole other blog entry.) I just wish that, once I gave my money, I didn't have to hear them anymore. I know its selfish, but I'm a selfish kinda guy sometimes.

What bugs me is that the stations have to practically beg for money to survive. It's not fair that something as horrible as Jack Diamond's morning show can be on the air (via sponsors, of course), but a station that has news, information, and adds value to people's lives has to beg. What's wrong with that?

Is there a NPR station on Sirius that doesn't interrupt itself? Do I need to shell out money so I don't get interrupted?

I believe in supporting the arts, but not on my time. (I told ya I'm selfish).