A Deafening Silence? Will It Continue?

As well everyone knows who reads my keyboard droppings, I have been trying to get commercial ad content out of my life for some time now. In this phase of life, this means writing letters to content producers asking them to please, please, please let me pay for ad-free shows. No dice.

Some time ago, I wrote the National Public Radio Ombudsman and got a few questions answered (though no answers I liked). Since at least they were answering my letters, I decided to point-blank ask if there was some legal or contractual reason no shows under NPR membership could provide content thusly.

Strangely, that was the only question I have not gotten answered. I forgot about this, though, only to look through the letters and realize I had been blown off . . . by an ombudsman! Yes, this might have been an oversight, so I asked directly again.

That was a week ago. I have never received an answer in less than three days.

Yes, I know, that's not much of a gap. But still, this is the second time a direct question on that topic has been ignored. So, curious and feeling a bit mischievous to boot, how would you like to try a little experiment?

( To start, click here. )