CapRadio cuts 12% staff and cancels shows

[Mark Roberts]

It is relevant when we discuss waste and money spent on fluff. Elitism isn't a "fantasy", it really exists.

Listeners don’t see the furniture.

You’re letting your considerable biases blind you to reality.

 

[Paul]

Listeners don’t see the furniture.

You’re letting your considerable biases blind you to reality.

I'm letting 40 years working in radio and memories of all the radio station lobbies I've seen open my eyes to some of the waste of CPR. Any bias I have is against using tax dollars to fund radio that otherwise could not fund itself.

 

[TheBigA]

I'm letting 40 years working in radio and memories of all the radio station lobbies I've seen open my eyes to some of the waste of CPR. Any bias I have is against using tax dollars to fund radio that otherwise could not fund itself.

So now they're answering to the lenders, and they're paying back the money. They fired staff, and cut programming. There's your retribution.

 

[michael hagerty]

I have heard the accusations and some of the verbal poop being thrown around. Until there is a trial and conviction, I'm not going to assume anyone is guilty of anything.

Fair enough. Still, whether personal guilt can be proven in a court of law, a very thorough forensic audit outlines exactly what happened.

https://www.csus.edu/president/university-communications/_internal/_documents/2024-final-cla-forensic-report.pdf

From the outside looking in, it just looks like more elites wasting money on worthless stuff. Then someone got caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
Before you jump on me for using the word "elites"- Look at the lobby at CPR and the lobby at my stations. If a wild chimpanzee busted into our lobby and broke everything there, we'd be out maybe a hundred bucks. Tops.

Okay, so you've told me you don't work at iHeart:










This...by the way...is the CapRadio lobby (the sign's been updated, but that's all. It's looked like that since they moved in 20 years ago:

 

[radiofan2023]

Yep, KQED is pretty conservatively done. Capitol Public Radio is the opposite. Last time I was there (it's been a while), the first impression was rather extravagant compared to the commercial stations in town.

Did they redo the lobby? I don't see a picture of it on Google.

 

[michael hagerty]

I'm letting 40 years working in radio and memories of all the radio station lobbies I've seen open my eyes to some of the waste of CPR. Any bias I have is against using tax dollars to fund radio that otherwise could not fund itself.

Tax dollars account for 2% of NPR funding.

 

[michael hagerty]

Did they redo the lobby? I don't see a picture of it on Google.

There's one above your post. It hasn't changed in 20 years.

 

[radiofan2023]

There's one above your post. It hasn't changed in 20 years.

I meant the KQED lobby, I should have been clearer. I can tell the Capitol Public Radio lobby has gone to the dogs!

 

[michael hagerty]

I meant the KQED lobby, I should have been clearer.

Yeah, but if you look at what you replied to, Paul says KQED's is "pretty conservatively done" and that his impression of CapRadio's lobby was that it was "rather extravagant."

 

[Paul]

Yeah, but if you look at what you replied to, Paul says KQED's is "pretty conservatively done" and that his impression of CapRadio's lobby was that it was "rather extravagant."

Yep. Nailed it. FYI- Our entire lobby would fit inside the CapRadio lobby about 8 times.

 

[michael hagerty]

Yep. Nailed it. FYI- Our entire lobby would fit inside the CapRadio lobby about 8 times.

Okay, so physical size equals extravagance. Got it.

 

[Mark Roberts]

I'm letting 40 years working in radio and memories of all the radio station lobbies I've seen open my eyes to some of the waste of CPR. Any bias I have is against using tax dollars to fund radio that otherwise could not fund itself.

You’ve admitted to your biases elsewhere. You just don’t like public radio. Your choice, but be honest about it.

 

[Paul]

Okay, so physical size equals extravagance. Got it.

Oh, pah-leeeze. I never said that. Fake news.

 

[michael hagerty]

Oh, pah-leeeze. I never said that. Fake news.

(screen goes all wavy, harp music plays)

Yep, KQED is pretty conservatively done. Capitol Public Radio is the opposite. Last time I was there (it's been a while), the first impression was rather extravagant compared to the commercial stations in town.

Yep. Nailed it. FYI- Our entire lobby would fit inside the CapRadio lobby about 8 times.

 

[Paul]

You’ve admitted to your biases elsewhere. You just don’t like public radio. Your choice, but be honest about it.

I'm autistic, I'm hard-wired to always tell the truth (be honest). Always. What I do not like about public radio is that tax dollars fund some of it. I especially don't like the political bias of public broadcasting as a whole.

 

[michael hagerty]

I'm autistic, I'm hard-wired to always tell the truth (be honest). Always. What I do not like about public radio is that tax dollars fund some of it. I especially don't like the political bias of public broadcasting as a whole.

I appreciate you sharing about your autism. Thank you for your honest expression of your opinion.

 

[Paul]

(screen goes all wavy, harp music plays)

I'm clearly under attack here.
I never said "physical size equals extravagance".

My point was fancy nose in the air outfitted lobby vs. plain and simple lobby.

 

[michael hagerty]

I'm clearly under attack here.
I never said "physical size equals extravagance".

My point was fancy nose in the air outfitted lobby vs. plain and simple lobby.

Show me the "fancy nose in the air" about this:



Is it the curved reception desk? The poorly-hung pictures on the walls? The throw rugs?

The dog?

 

[michael hagerty]

For those curious, here's a 2003 story about the groundbreaking for the existing CapRadio building:

Ground breaking ceremony welcomes CPR back to campus

statehornet.com

 

[Mark Roberts]

The dog?

That dog is clearly a progressive liberal, trying to walk on its hind legs like that.