Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2001/03

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] KUER pulls the plug on classical music.
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:35:40 -0500

A similar problem has attacked classical music on the Maine Public
Broadcasting Network. They changed the schedule (just AFTER a pledge
drive) so that for a solid 7 hours during the day, there are nothing but
blab shows. As a final insult, they canned the Met opera on Saturday
afternoons - not that I personally was ever a fan of it, but for those who
were, it was the only way to get it in most of the state. And indeed,
there has been a stink, and it is not at all sure at this point who will
win. Some have demanded their pledges back - with success. Others of us
intend to pledge $1 each time, in protest, until some satisfactory
resolution is achieved. (Some of the more militant say they will pledge $1
by credit card, leaving the system with a net 20 cents.) Having attended
the public protest meetings with the managers, it is clear that they are
not interested in education, but only in fund raising. If they won't
listen to reason, they may have to be forced. I hope we can do it.

At 12:01 3/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
>After forty years of broadcasting GREAT classical music from KUER,
>University of Utah, Gene Pack, host of four hours of classical music
>programming has been told to hit the road.
>
>Jazz is still on in the evenings, but if one form of music for the
>enlightened is eliminated, that other form of music that appeals to a
>similarly enlightened listening audience can't be long for this world.
>The bean counters are winning.
>
>I'm sad. I'm outraged. KUER was my link with music culture. I have let
>them know. I don't think this decision will go by without a huge stink
>and a lot of screaming by those who love good music.
>
>
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George Kidder
Bar Harbor, ME

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