As KQED is the local part of CPB, I am addressing my comments to you as well. Margaret G*** G*****e.
KQED 2601 Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA 94110
January 2, 2023
Hello,
I have supported KQED to the tune of $20 monthly and an extra $200 in donations this past year. This totals $440.00. My income is less than $60,000 annually. I am a renter.
I give what I do to KQED because I watch the PBS NewsHour 4 or 5 times a week and 5 or 6 other shows on channels 9 and 54 each week. That’s less than12 hours maximum KQED time a week, though it is less during your multiple 2 week long periods of fundraising. I mute all your long fundraising spiels if I happen to be tuned into KQED. I mostly avoid KQED apart from the NewsHour when you are fundraising. The filler shows are old, repetitious and of no interest to me and possibly others, .
During regular programming can’t you find a better way to bridge from 50-60 minutes? I wonder why you don’t have more corporate sponsors? The endless replaying of sponsors’ appeals in not encouraging of support. I mute these as well.
If other people are like me, I can understand if you don’t achieve the level of personal donations you wish.
I find it disrespectful to me as a consumer that you never tell us, the public, how much money you are seeking to raise as you beg for money, Likewise, you never tell us how you use your funds. I can’t go out of my way to support an organization so irresponsible to the public it at least somewhat depends on.
With my limited income I support a small number of aid organizations, e.g. Doctors without Borders, UNHCR, Immigrants Rising, for example. They tend to be much more forthcoming regarding the why’s of their appeals , $ goals, and often their progress in reaching those goals. Why aren’t you?
I would be most grateful for and interested in receiving a response.
Two final comments: I’m copying this to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; I rarely listen to KQED radio.
Sincerely,
Margaret (G*** G*****e **** O** S****** Dr. San Anselmo, CA 94960 415-***-**86