They’re crooked too.

It is an it isn’t. The purpose of NPR is a public service. In theory that should be funded fully by the government, but that’s just another issue in our national dialog about spending priorities. Realistically, NPR is like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a mix.

I get that. It’s why I remember the last time I voluntarily tuned into to terrestrial radio, because I wanted to hear about the Red Sox celebrating the 2013 Series. Instead, it was a guy complaining about Franconia’s bullpen usage.
Technology allows us to be more participatory and interactive with the media we consume…

I don’t think audio only broadcasts of games will go away, but I think who carries them will change. When I do listen to baseball, rather than watch, it’s over the MLB At-Bat app. Subscription for the entire season, every game, with choice of broadcaster is $20.

I don’t think NPR would be effected, except it would evolve just like commercial radio.

Don’t forget the commercial aspect. Radio content is “free” because it’s a medium by which people selling products can reach large groups of people about their products/services. But as audiences become more fragmented the cost/benefit for advertisers is going to breakdown to where radio is no longer commercially…

I drive commute everyday. I can tell you the last time I listened to AM/FM in the car. It was the day after the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, when I heard the infamous call from a guy calling to complain about Franconia’s bullpen usage in the Series. Since then it’s been either satellite radio or streaming…

This begs the question, will and if so, when does radio die?

To paraphrase Louis Prima, “The closer to the ground, the sweeter is the fruit.”

Right. Past tense.

Doth Shaketh

That’s a helluva encore.

History will absolve your gastrointestinal issues!

It’s okay. We can serve it at Fidel Gastro’s Pub. (Googles Fidel Gastro. Damnit, someone beat us to it. What is with Canada and controversial food pun establishments?)
http://www.fidelgastros.com

Don’t forget your Pol Pot stickers.

And Royal Crown Cola

As a staunch classical Republican, this is how I’ve felt about Dairy Queen for ages. Our ice cream hegemons should be chosen by the will of the people, and not by a supposedly divine being, nor via hereditary rite.

All I can think of is Lawrence Tierney’s line reading of “Ball” during the baseball scene in Naked Gun.

I for one would love to read a techno-thriller by Maya Angelou.

Don’t tell us the odds.