kgb
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Post by kgb on Oct 20, 2011 15:30:39 GMT -5
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markm
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Post by markm on Oct 20, 2011 17:55:59 GMT -5
Very upsetting. I know we will have a sympathetic voice, which we should utilize, in WMAC our local public station. Unfortunately they are begging for money this week. Here's a thought, those of you who support public radio and usually donate anyway should make a $99 pledge and have have it be in support of OS and the 99% everywhere who are standing up to have their voices heard.
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kgb
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Post by kgb on Oct 20, 2011 22:27:50 GMT -5
After a brief but scathing comment to npr/headquarters, not to WAMC, I received this reply via email today:
Response to Message #374492:
We recently learned World of Opera host Lisa Simeone is serving as a spokesperson and activist with Occupy DC. World of Opera is produced by WDAV, a music and arts station based in Davidson, North Carolina. The program is distributed by NPR. Lisa is not an employee of WDAV or NPR; she is a freelancer with the station.
There have been some inaccuracies in the reporting on this story that we’d like to correct.
It has been reported that NPR had a role in the decision made by the management of the public radio program Soundprint to end its relationship with Lisa Simeone as the program’s host. This is not true. Soundprint is an independent public radio program that is not produced by NPR. NPR had no contact with the management of the program prior to their decision. We learned about it after the fact, through media reports.
Other than Lisa’s role as host, Soundprint and WDAV’s World of Opera are completely unrelated. We are in conversation with WDAV about this matter. We fully respect that the management of WDAV is solely responsible for the decision making around Lisa’s participation in Occupy DC and her freelance role with WDAV’s program.
Sincerely,
Dana Davis Rehm
Senior Vice President
Marketing, Communications, and External Relations
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