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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WAMU has not struggled for years. It’s one of the best funded NPR local affiliates in the country. It’s also the most listened-to radio station in DC. They routinely end their funding drives early because they hit their goals.

I’m sorry to see DCist go, but WAMU listeners (myself included) pay to support their programming. DCist users don’t, and unfortunately, that’s the way media is moving.[/quote]

I agree. I listen to WAMU way more than I read DCist. DC could certainly use another independent newspaper but DCist did not add much. Let WAMU focus on radio programming. I actually really like 1A - yes it has that sometimes annoyingly progressive homogeneity but consistently also gets good guests for in depth stories. I think Jenn White and 1A actually better successors to Terry Gross and Fresh Air than the [b]new Fresh Air host[/b]. [/quote]

Is Dave Davies the new Fresh Air host?[/quote]

No, it’s Tonya Mosley. And it’s turning into a more fluffy culture-wars show. She’s fine, but totally lacks Terry’s sort of persistence & intelligence as an interviewer. I like Jenn White much better- much closer vibe. Not that I think anything needs to be replicated, but what I appreciated about Fresh Air was that she doesn’t pander and the content is deeper than most shows. Are they still going to do long-form interviews with authors about their recent important but obscure books?[/quote]

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