It seems to me that the current WBUR pledge drive is more intrusive than any in recent years. In the afternoon the station must be doing 20% fundraising talk. It does fundraising after each news update plus a long break right before the :30 news. Over the last decade the trend has been to less fundraising, even ending some fundraisers. Why the change this year? The promotions are so boring and unfunny, which doesn't help things. And WGBH's fundraising is worse in every way.