NPR- Who Is Their Base Now?

[Anonymous]

I listen to the radio in the shower each morning and I flip between NPR, Elliot in the morning and WTOP. I try to catch NPR at the top and bottom of the hour for news. Today they started the news not with any remarks on September 11th but rather with more talk about Trump indictments. Then they moved onto local sports and it was 90% devoted to the Mystics (female basketball) and not a single word about the Commanders win for the first time in this post- Snyder era. The Nats loss to the Dodgers got no mention.

It struck me that they have just really, really jumped the shark. Is it only for looney far lefties now?

[Anonymous]

So you listen for just a few minutes and then complain that you didn't hear what you expected to hear.

[Anonymous]

the national evening news and marketplace are both still good.

[Anonymous]

Curious what your age is that you would use a radio?

[Anonymous]

Not me! Used to be a loyal NPR listener but I find it insufferable now.

Maybe Marketplace, but that's about it.

[Anonymous]

I’m a loony far lefty and have quit NPR over the last 10 years. So no, it’s not pitching to loony far lefties.

[Anonymous]

It's NPR. They cover different sports than WJFK. If you want to hear about the Nats and Commanders you've got lots of options, NPR is going to cover the Mystics. This is like complaining that they play jazz and not Taylor Swift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious what your age is that you would use a radio?

OP- 46. I use a 15 year old, $20, waterproof Sony radio because it's easier, better, and safer than my phone. And the batteries last like two years. You would employ a far more complicated manner I presume?

[Anonymous]

Who listens to the radio in 2023?

[Anonymous]

I used to be a devoted listener. Now a lot of the pieces are not of any interest to me so I don’t listen, pretty much, ever. They lost me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's NPR. They cover different sports than WJFK. If you want to hear about the Nats and Commanders you've got lots of options, NPR is going to cover the Mystics. This is like complaining that they play jazz and not Taylor Swift.

See- that's the thing. They used to cover he Nats. This is a newish thing.

I mean it was only a while back that they used to have Bluegrass every Sunday morning. Can you even imagine that now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious what your age is that you would use a radio?

OP- 46. I use a 15 year old, $20, waterproof Sony radio because it's easier, better, and safer than my phone. And the batteries last like two years. You would employ a far more complicated manner I presume?

We just don't have a single radio in our house. 39yo. Our cars have them of course and I grew up with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who listens to the radio in 2023?

I listen whenever I am in the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's NPR. They cover different sports than WJFK. If you want to hear about the Nats and Commanders you've got lots of options, NPR is going to cover the Mystics. This is like complaining that they play jazz and not Taylor Swift.

See- that's the thing. They used to cover he Nats. This is a newish thing.

I mean it was only a while back that they used to have Bluegrass every Sunday morning. Can you even imagine that now?

I can totally imagine it because I have an HD radio and can listen to the bluegrass the plays all the time on 88.5 HD2.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of the Mystics. Like what?? lol