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WGBH - TV: Wasting airspace, again

smp — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:51:37 +0000

WBGH, again you win the contest as the most clueless PBS station in the world.

There is this small news event occurring this week, called the Democratic National Convention.

And what are you showing tonight?

John Denver, a man and his music.

Are you completely clueless?

Another year, another lack of donations from me.

When will you start showing the programs we want to see, and stop with the crap you think raises you the most money?

This is an ongoing rant.

WGBH: Are you listening?

smp — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:13:41 +0000

Dave Sifry launched a few great ideas that will be studiously ignored by PBS execs because they know better. [here]

I have said this many times in the past [here, here, and here]: asking me for money while showing “Lord of the flies dance to 60s motown classics sung by Celtic women” is not helping your cause.

Micropayments texted in by SMS, that’s brilliant. It might show PBS what their viewers what they TRULY watch.

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Dear WGBH

smp — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:27:39 +0000

Dear WGBH:

It is Spring Pledge time again. You have replaced all of the shows I love to watch with drivel about growing old gracefully and saving money I don’t have, interspersed with do-wop and motown revival concerts.

Once again, I will not be donating to your station, in protest.

I want more of what I like, not less. When you run an Hercule Poiroit marathon followed by two complete This Old House project series, I might consider giving. Run a day of NOVA, and you will get my credit card for life. Run The Civil War, Jazz and Baseball back-to-back, and I will sell you a kidney.

But no. You run crap that drives me away from your programming.

Why? Do you actually ask the people who watch your station what would encourage them to give money?

Please, take me off your list.

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$87M Headquarters = Lousy Pledge Programs

smp — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:07:10 +0000

WGBH is building a brand new $87M Headquarters. [here]

Maybe this is why their pledge programming is so awful.

WGBH is having ANOTHER Pledge Drive

smp — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:43:11 +0000

WGBH is the richest PBS station in the nation.
WGBH produces some of the finest Public Television in the United States
When they have pledge breaks, they show programs that make commercial TV look amazing and spontaneous.

I am tired of Muzak, hits of the 50’s, 60’s and Disco, another tenor super-group, and self-help gurus who make me want to revoke my membership in WGBH.

Do people really watch this crap? Or do you put it on to show us how bad it could be if we don’t give you money?

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