I have mixed feeling about public radio. On one hand, they sometimes have some interesting tidbits about the goings on an their news service is better than any of the other radio stations in town. On the other hand, something about the people the interview, or the equipment they use, or something makes them all sound so damn pretentious: "I'm Michele Norris, and this (dramatic pause) is Day to Day". Even the people Dick Gordon interviews on "The Story" who are not the on air personalities somehow catch it from using the same microphone or something.
Overall I think that NPR is an acceptable place to turn when you're tired of flipping back and forth between stations that play the same damn song every 20 minutes, but it can get just annoying after awhile. read more