Subj : Re: PBS & Your Money
To : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Thu Jul 24 2025 07:48 am
RL> Short term: They will cut back on the exhorbitant salaries, but they
RL> will resist getting rid of their DEI hires. They may even try to play
RL> the good shows more often - not that anyone is listening to PBS anymore
RL> anyway.
My 8 year old is "tired of the racist crap." I like PBS enough to watch the extra channels they have (with cooking shows, travel shows, etc) but I'll never forget Elmo giving a lecture about police brutality, and I won't miss PBS one bit when I see the puppets sitting out on the curb.
RL> On top of that, media viewing on TV has dropped and continues to drop.
To me it seems like most people are watching Instagram/TikTok videos more than TV. (I still watch TV but I'm a weird guy.)
RL> I give PBS a year, maybe 2, before they declare bankruptsy. They
RL> certainly won't last until the end of Trump's term.
I used to always see the ad that says "This show was made possible from contributions from viewers like you," and now I know what it really meant: "Made possible with squandered tax dollars from taxpayers like you."
