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Sunday ATC

Massachusetts
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As others, but not all of course, have noted: I find the Sunday ATCvirtually impossible to listen to. The voice matters. More so the content and presentation matters. I no longer tune in.

Sunday Edition

Pennsylvania
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It is impossible to listen to Ayesha Rascoe. I am so offended by her voice and the poor judgement the station made in hiring her that after listening supporting WHYY for many years, I no longer turn the station on.

Weekend Edition, Ayesha Rascoe

Wyoming
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I love Ayesha Rascoe's hosting! In addition to having a great sense of humor and easy-going style, she brings a Black perspective to her show. Each time I listen there is at least one story of a Black or Brown person, play, business, or event. Yet, these stories are presented without any vibe of "white people should feel guilt!" (I am White). The stories come across as just great additions to the American cultural fabric because of her comfortable, easygoing style. For example, she asks questions I'm sure she knows the answers to, but does not let her perspective show (representative example, not real: "And how did the community feel when the school board decided X?"). I really appreciate all these stories. It builds connection rather than separation between groups who identify as having unique qualities. Building connections is a valuable goal these days. Thanks for sharing your talents, Ms. Rascoe!

My Sunday Mornings are ruined

New Mexico
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I mean, Ayesha Rascoe seems like a nice person. But her accent is awful, and listening to her is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. What's more her interviews are pretty inane, and her habit of making dumb statements that she thinks are funny and then laughing at herself while the interviewee stays awkwardly quiet just leaves me cringing. I've been a huge fan for decades, but I've basically had to stop listening to Sunday Edition. I'm sure there is a great place for her somewhere in the NPR schedule, but please please move her from weekend mornings!

Sunday Morning Edition

Connecticut
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Please replace/remove Ayesha Rascoe. I see many comments and complaints re: her voice/delivery. I cannot and will not listen.

Sunday Morning Edition

Connecticut
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Please replace/remove Ayesha Rascoe. I see many comments and complaints re: her voice/delivery. I cannot and will not listen.

A Modest Enquiry into the Necessity of a TV License.

Pennsylvania
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Hello there. I would like to suggest that you start having people with television sets pay a compulsory monthly TV License fee. The reason why I'm suggesting this is because PBS and NPR have not been receiving that much funding lately, and only 15% of all PBS funding comes from the U.S. government. That's where my idea comes in. Many countries have been using this system of funding for their public broadcasters for quite some time. Here's how it works: Everyone who owns a TV set with an antenna hooked up to it or watches TV online using the Internet has to pay this fee. People will have a bill sent to them every month. Then the money goes to you, then you send it to PBS and NPR. However, there will be discounted costs for seniors, people with disabilities, and people close to or below the poverty line. I think this would be a great idea.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

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Unabashed Partisan Commentary at the Expense of reporting

Montana
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PBS Newshour and really anything that PBS puts out has become unabashed left wing propaganda. Since you are publicly funded, it is your duty to be neutral reporters. Instead, you are 'dug in' partisans.

At least ONE of your stories every single day will be a race bait story. I am so disgusted with CPB and PBS that I will not watch your programs anymore. You have forgotten your dignity and responsibilities as reporters.

Come back to a strong stance as pro American and pro Traditional reporting. What do I mean? Objective and neutral reporting. Is that too much to ask/expect? Not if you purport to serve the public.

That is all.

-Jordan H***e

Amna Anwaz

California
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I concur with another comment 11/21 about Ms Anwaz. She is a miserable host of Newshour. She is opinionated and clippy! Next to Geoff Bennett, she is short on smarts and presentations. She reminds me of the former host(ess) of Washington Week. These shows are suppose to be educational, not showy...both women interrupt and Anwaz is curt...I don't watch when she is on screen. I am sustaining member of PBS...Leslie B*****a M*****l

Interrupted TV broadcast signal on both kqed and kqed plus

California
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HELP PLEASE!!!! For the last two weeks my excellent signal reception (dish roof antenna) has suddenly become constant terrible and impossible to watch: "fail to receive" "no broadcast at this time" distorted pics, lines, dots, scattered sound bites. What is going on??? Problems at SUTRO broadcasting again? FYI-- channel 4 is constant "fail" and channel 65 is responding same as 9 only worse. Tonight July 3 I'm getting a solid fail for the last hour since 8:30pm.

Starting two weeks ago the local Foothills Amateur Radio Society was/is preparing for the Annual Amateur Radio Field Day. (Since over ten years ago, a close by ham operator using an extra strong signal was the source of our TV interference, I've tried to follow up through their organization but have no response yet.)

I'm on Vineyard Dr. in Los Altos and a sustaining kqed member. Jackie S******s

Great American Recipe

Florida
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Why don't you offer any information on how to apply as a contestant on this show?

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Sunday Morning

Mississippi
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Aeysha Roscoe. Really? She has the voice of a screechy, 14 year old. Her cackling laugh, her weird accentuations ( and I have a home in the Mississippi Delta), her volume and emphasis dive bombs, she's really hard to listen to...especially on a quiet morning. I rather listen to silence. I don't have a lot of money but every time I think of priorities for giving Aeysha Roscoe cancels out any thought of NPR. I give to MPB local programming, WWNO is a total loss- repetitive and boring. But Aeysha Roscoe- I'd pay to have her shut up.

Weekend Edition Sunday

Massachusetts
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I had listened to every episode of Weekend Edition Sunday for decades, with great pleasure. But since Ayesha Rascoe became the host I am no longer able to do so. My Sundays have been significantly diminished as a result. The main reason is her voice. It is so grating that I find it difficult to believe she was chosen as the voice of a major news platform for NPR. In addition to the fingernails on a blackboard quality of her voice, she sometimes drops her 'g's, and often slightly slurs, seemingly in too much of a hurry. She is an excellent journalist and interviewer, but she does not have a voice for radio. I say that having been a broadcast journalist for almost 25 years.

Bias political views

Virginia
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Shame on CPB for allowing and supporting such politically driven, bias reporting by NPR. Tax payers should be upset that our federal taxes are Publicly funded broadcasting companies with their own political agenda driving what they report as news, instead of facts. Does (anti) National Public Radio think that the average American Citizen needs them to tell them how to think? Report the facts, we owe it to our future as a Nation.

June 13, 2023

California
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Mrs. Amanpour with professor Snyder from Yale are totally biased and Blind, bought out to left . CNN comments by Trump stated by Amanpour and professor are warted comments. This program and PBS are totally bought out and are blind. Other PBS programs that are straight reporting that are not political are very informative but other programs are pro dictatorship pro control of society deceived by lies.

Pbs

Florida
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The only channel I watch is PBS But lately is repeats and repeats why? Please get new series. Thank you

NPR(high school amateur radio)

Michigan
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Why do your radio people whisper like grade school girls? How does this channel survive considering the ridiculous topics & and constant talk of racism and sexuality. What a farce !

Lidia Bastianich

New York
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For all her cooking savvy, Ms. Bastianich and her crew need to get up to date on the downside of almond culture... A full gallon of water is required to create each and every almond. Wonderful to have folks immigrating but then engaging in expansive almond cultivation... Not so great... And when included in a PBS presentation downright dumb. Was anyone at PBS watching the store?

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Steve Gundry

Connecticut
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Why are you risking your reputation( and thinking audience) by broadcasting programs like Dr. Steve Gundry. Fact checking and verifying "science" ads like his would lead anyone with a computer to find out that he is simply selling and his claims are without scientific merit. This makes me wonder about CPB ethics. I certainly won't consider donating anytime soon due to lack of trust.

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posc 100 or 300 courses content

Maryland
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I did a website on cpb courses content for posc 100 or posc 300 but I am unable to find the exact website. The course name is how is the govt formed or what is the government role or citizenship of thucydides or "pericles" Funeral oration" form of govtin polyponesian war please help me to find the website

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