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Article: Turmoil over public broadcasting funds illustrates difficulty of budget choices. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- January 26, 1995
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As I follow the hotly debated proposal to shut off public broadcasting's federal subsidy, the ``tough decisions'' on federal spending I have so frequently promoted are hitting home.
For more than a decade, I volunteered extensively as an on-camera pitchman in the Twin Cities for KTCA-TV's unloved fund-raising ``pledge drives.'' Don't get me started about how ``You are the public in public television _ quality television you and your family won't find anywhere else.''
Sporadically over the years, I have also made appearances on Channel 2 public affairs programs.
Some of my closest friends _ I'm serious _ have worked in public broadcasting. One of my ...