Public Broadcasting's money problems ain't imaginary...
PBS President Paula Kerger says in order to survive, PBS will have to turn to Barack Obama for assistance.
We have been working very carefully to reach out to members of the
[presidential] transition team, to talk about the work that we're doing
in many areas, particularly childhood education. But
we're also realistic. These are very tough economic times, and although
we provide an extraordinary service to the American public, we can't
assume that just because we've done great work in the past that we
should be recipients of funding going forward. So we'll be working very
hard to make our case.
Good. But could you maybe not interrupt the Ken Burns documentaries ten gazillion times to talk about how great they are, and how, if we agree, we should give "a small donation" and we'll receive something like this?
Kerger knows how annoying the constant fundraising is, and says PBS will also rely heavily on the Internet for public outreach, rather than on-air begging. Thank you. Now, if we do contribute, rather than the coffee mug or totebag, can you please please please make Mister Snuffleupagus imaginary again? We'll bug you about this constantly. Quid pro quo, Paula Kerger, quid pro quo.
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