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Thread #132990   Message #3018121
Posted By: pdq
28-Oct-10 - 07:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: NPR fires Juan Williams
Subject: RE: BS: NPR fires Juan Williams
Well, John on the Sunset Coast, I was just responding to the following post that was said with such conviction that it must be right, eh?


Subject: RE: BS: NPR fires Juan Williams
From: artbrooks - PM
Date: 22 Oct 10 - 08:07 PM

NPR gets NO money directly from the Federal government. They do get a very small amount (about 2%, overall) from such organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts which are primarily Federally-funded. Local radio stations get nothing from the Feds, and pay dearly for NPR programming.