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WAMC staff travelled to Boston recently to explain to the self-serving brass that such a tax would cut heavily into our ability to run what we think is the finest public radio station in the country. There would have to be layoffs (really unthinkable) and no raises, no matter how small. Photo by Eric Korenman Most of what you hear on WAMC during the day is our own, locally produced programming, designed to be of There is some real tension between National Public service to our unique community. On the other hand, the Radio and its member stations. WAMC pays a great deal smaller stations rely much more heavily on NPR products. of money, collected from you, our members, for NPR When the first draft of the new draconian pricing plans programming and services – around $800,000 a year. from NPR was presented to us, it came with a warning In other words, by the time it’s all done, the proceeds that we were not to share their demands with you, our of nearly one whole fund drive are used to pay NPR for listeners, who have been so generous about contributing what amounts to two programs -- Morning Edition and All to keep us going. I was not quiet about what amounted to Things Considered. an attempted gag order that would have a news organiza- tion like NPR telling its member stations not to talk about No one is arguing that these two programs and a few what NPR was doing. others are not valuable but the situation has become very one-sided. NPR make demands of its member sta- It’s always important to remember that the member sta- tions and the stations have no choice but to comply. The tions, like WAMC, are not owned by the network. In fact, network is able to pay its staff much better than most of NPR belongs to the member stations who put it into busi- the member stations are. Indeed, we have tried our best ness. Unfortunately, they think they are the bosses but in to raise staff salaries and we are doing better. For at least reality, they are not. ten years, even in the worst of times, we have been able to offer raises of about 2%. We also have tried to make up So it has come down to this. I hate a situation in which we for pay inequalities among our staff. But now something will have to spend valuable time mobilizing our resources has happened. to fight this battle. NPR has a lot of ways to raise money. They are much more likely to get major grants from NPR is trying to work out a new fee structure and the national foundations and businesses. Now they are tell- already large bill promises to go up. Basically, the larger ing us that they want to come directly to our listeners for stations with more listeners and more support are being money. If they get money directly from our members, how asked to pay a lot more and the smaller stations (there are we supposed to pay them? Their arrogance knows are many more of them) will, in essence, be subsidized. no bounds as they say they know how to do it better. So After a series of meetings with member stations, NPR is far we’ve been able to keep them at bay but one can only reworking their first draft of the plan but if history is any believe that this is a very risky time. As you can tell, I am example, we will still be paying them a lot more money very worried. than we already do. The way that the NPR/station relationship is handled is that every station gets a single vote. Most of the mem- ber stations are small with small staffs but they have the same vote that the top stations have and those top sta- 2 WAMC PROGRAM GUIDE MAY 2019 3 PROGRAM NOTES DAVID HOPPER Spring has sprung! The trees are turning green with new repeat of Ted Radio Hour. leaves, flowers are opening their buds and warmer winds are filling the air. Tune in to WAMC on Monday, May 27th between 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. and also from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. for special Memorial Here at WAMC…The Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 sea- Day programming. son on WAMC will conclude on May 11th with Poulenc’s Dialogues Des Carmelites. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads From the News Department: WAMC is proud to be nomi- the classic John Dexter production of a devastating story nated by the New York State Associated Press Associa- of faith and martyrdom. The opera begins at 1 p.m. tion for our work in 2018. The penultimate broadcast will feature Verdi’s Aida on For Spot News Coverage: Lucas Willard, "Schoharie Limo May 4th, starting at 12 p.m. This opera will feature a Crash Kills 20." star-studded cast, with Sondra Radvanovsky and Olesya For Continuing Coverage: Dave Lucas, “Ellazar Williams Petrova as the leading ladies. Tenors Aleksandrs An- Shooting Divides Albany.” tonenko, Yonghoon Lee, and Jorge de León alternate as For Sports Coverage: Ian Pickus, “Jamion Christian Radamès, and Nicola Luisotti and Plácido Domingo take Brings ‘Mayhem’ to Siena.” the podium. For Weathercast: Paul Caiano and Garett Argianas And for Digital Presence. We hope you have enjoyed the 2018-19 season from the The awards will be distributed June 1 in Saratoga Metropolitan Opera on WAMC. We look forward to what Springs. the next season brings. In another sneak peek into June – our live episode of A special program will air on Saturday, May 18th at 1 p.m. “Person Place Thing,” which was recorded at The Linda, Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio pres- WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, on Saturday, April ents immersive storytelling to explore the evidence for 6th will air in June. Stay tuned for more details in next what doctors are calling "Age-Related Financial Vulner- month’s guide. ability." Happy Memorial Day from everyone at WAMC/Northeast Neuroscientists and gerontologists see evidence that peo- Public Radio! ple become more vulnerable to financial exploitation as they age. Con artists, fraudsters, even family, friends, and caregivers take money from seniors and abuse their trust. According to researchers, the shame of these crimes prevents victims from reporting or talking about them, creating a crucial public policy issue. The Marketplace team presents stories of fraud vic- tims and their families from across the U.S., including a 78-year-old substitute school nurse, who lost more than $230,000 in what started as a computer support scam, and mushroomed into a blizzard of gift card purchases and a bank transfer to Nepal.