Perennial Favorite Things: MPR & Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Why does New York public radio have to suck so hard? There's so many compelling reasons why New York should boast the best public radio on the planet. I'll just name a few: regional population and wealth density, diversity, media competition and concentrated talent.
Alas, in my survey of public radio quality, I have to award the prize to Minnesota Public Radio. WBEZ in Chicago and WBUR in Boston might even come in before WNYC, but I've not lived in either of those fine cities, and they both unfortunately air the plodding, whiny "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me," which I loathe. This sin is bearable on MPR only because they also air (and produce) Lynne Rossetto Kasper's delightful food show: "The Splendid Table"
Featuring content that ranges from interviews with some of the best and brightest in the industry to call-in cooking advice and the weekly homey road food commentary from Jane and Michael Stern, "The Splendid Table" is a smart, witty, hour-long tease for the tastebuds.
Thankfully, even though WNYC can't seem to see the wisdom in airing splendid radio, you and I can still get our fix. The Splendid Table airs at your convenience online: http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/
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What a loathsome bore are you? Wait wait don't tell me is the best thing on radio. Stay in New York, loser.
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I've been listening to NPR for over 20 years and find it more unbearable every year - sorry, The Splendid Table is enough to make me retch, Lynne Rossetto Kasper's voice is not unlike Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight, offering the world a united tremor. I won't even go into Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, the orgasmic geek fest. Public Radio isn't what it used to be, great news without bad production. Even they're straight news programs have attitude, sassy comments, voices that need to hit the books and learn the basics of 'clean, clear speaking'. I wake to Cathy Wurzer in MN every morning, the female embodiment of Paul Harvey...
and race to turn the radio off before it burns. Take me back to when NPR wanted to present the news without presenting an attitude.
My favorite NPR as of the last couple of years is "This American Life," the "Marketplace Morning Report" and I'm liking "The Treatment" with Elvis Mitchell. Living in NYC means 3 hours of Frank Sinatra in the middle of my Saturday. But that's okay. It's public radio. I support the diversity ideal.
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