NoTV: NPR Drops 4 Podcasts as Part of Belt-Tightening

[Mark Jeffries]

The public radio network has already begun to lay off 10% of its staff and not fill vacancies and has sent packing the long-running storytelling/science show "Invisibilia", the hip-hop docuseries "Louder Than a Riot," the how-people-overseas-view-the-US show "Rough Translation" and the relatively-new "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" stablemate talk show "Everyone & Their Mom."  The staffs are being laid and the shows will disappear over the next few months:

https://www.thewrap.com/npr-cancels-podcasts-layoffs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_7234676

The reason behind all this is the drop in underwriting revenue (which on the podcasts, they can actually call "advertising," since the FCC doesn't regulate podcasts--and on podcasts you can do what is verboten on non-commercial radio, like price comparisons and "calls to action"), in particular the podcasts, probably because NPR doesn't allow its hosts to do sales pitches for the sponsors.

[Bob Jersey]

Fixed it for you. :-)

B

Mark Jeffries, March 24th, in part:

The staffs are being laid off and the shows will disappear over the next few months:

[Kevin M.]

Mark’s version sounded better 

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