Mr. Keillor talks about the variety of information and entertainment provided by radio. He believes the "repeater" stations owned by Clear Channel are not the wave of the future. Satellite radio, public radio, MP-3 players and the internet will take away "repeater" radio's market share and the remaining niche will be filled by local broadcast stations.
Here's a couple of quotes from the article -
"Yes, the wingers do harm, but the worst damage is done to their own followers, who are cheated of the sort of genuine experience that enables people to grow up. The best of what you find on public radio is authentic experience. It has little to do with politics."
"Nobody cares what Rush Limbaugh said two days ago; it's gone and forgotten, but the Internet has become an enormous extension of radio.) That's why public radio is growing by leaps and bounds. It is hospitable to scholars of all stripes and to travelers who have returned from the vast, unimaginable world with stories to tell. Out here in the heartland, we live for visitors like those. We will make the demented uncle shut up so we can listen to somebody who actually knows something."
I really like Garrison Keillor's way of talking, nice and slow, he's a good writer too. Plus I love Minnesota, so A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor is a good fit for me. If you've never listened I recommend you give it a try.
Books By Garrison Keillor
The Nation | Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865
