tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post4657332153468098928..comments2023-09-13T08:18:45.565-04:00Comments on VPR Blog: The New Sound Of SundaysColinUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100148808763693801noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-10528827077377090992012-03-11T16:34:15.778-04:002012-03-11T16:34:15.778-04:00I know it's been awhile, but I'm still mou...I know it's been awhile, but I'm still mourning the loss of ATT on Sunday afternoons. The new Sunday schedule seems to be an NPR initiative that VPR decided to adopt. Reruns of programs, many of which are already reruns. Four hours of PHC in one weekend is way too much - could it not be repeated another time during the week and ATT restored to Sun. afternoon? ATT has been my Sunday companion since the beginning, providing great energy for my gardening and chores. Not just folk, but ALL the traditions - the best show of its kind I've ever heard and for me the best program on VPR. Now it's been thrown to the wolves (Masterpiece, HBO, and 60 Minutes), and I (and a lot of other people) won't be able to listen. Even VPR's Mary Williams watched Downton Abbey on Sun. during the pledge drive! The only things I'll be listening to on Sun. afternoons, if I can remember, are This American Life and Says You. As many have pointed out, Sunday is different, and I for one want a respite from all talk all the time. VPR argues "consistency." Oscar Wilde said, "Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative." I feel like I've lost a very good friend.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-10312486694917520942012-02-12T09:29:47.260-05:002012-02-12T09:29:47.260-05:00I love All the Traditions and am very sad that it ...I love All the Traditions and am very sad that it is no longer on in the afternoon. It was a regular part of my Sundays and something I looked forward to all week. Somehow I don't get to listen in the evenings. Please bring it back to the original afternoon schedule!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-56702077886751204502012-02-05T17:52:55.615-05:002012-02-05T17:52:55.615-05:00I too am very disappointed with the time shift fro...I too am very disappointed with the time shift from Sunday afternoon to evening for All the Traditions. Considering that there is no podcast of the show, maybe you could repeat Resnik's show on a weekend afternoon....Paula Tamburellonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-39121691210978654862012-02-05T10:28:36.692-05:002012-02-05T10:28:36.692-05:00I hope that VPR takes a good look at these comment...I hope that VPR takes a good look at these comments. The overwhelming consensus seems to be a combination of dismay, disappointment and disgust with the new Sunday schedule. For me, the two biggest problems are the loss of Studio 360 (which I thought was the second best program on the entire schedule,) and the repeat of hour one of Weekend Edition/moving On the Media (my favorite show) to 4pm, when I can no longer hear it. I'm not impressed with the rest of the schedule much either.<br /><br />Putting a poll on the website to gauge listener feedback to the new schedule is a good idea. I have met NO ONE who thinks that the repeat of the first hour of Weekend Edition is a welcome edition.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-42524024840288860872012-01-30T19:52:49.963-05:002012-01-30T19:52:49.963-05:00I'm pretty disappointed by the new Sunday line...I'm pretty disappointed by the new Sunday lineup. On The Media at 10 was a hard habit for me. Studio 360 was one of the best shows on VPR. Those who catch Fresh Air in the afternoons during the week, certainly don't want to hear a repeat on the weekend. And I hope sincerely that the repeated hour of news at 10 am this last Sunday was a one time mistake... its bad enough that VPR repeats the news weekdays from 6-6:30... Say something once, why say it again?<br /><br />Anyway, I want to know where all of the money from the sustaining listener sponsorships is going... it seems to me that even though more and more people become sustaining listeners each year, the amount of money that needs to be raised continues to go up, not down. How is this possible? Especially with the dumbing down of the programming on Sundays, as we see here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-74200954249499244132012-01-22T21:29:02.554-05:002012-01-22T21:29:02.554-05:00I enjoyed listening to All the Traditions on Sunda...I enjoyed listening to All the Traditions on Sunday afternoons. On the Sundays that I worked, I always tuned in at the office. When at home on Sunday afternoons, All the Traditions was always on the Stereo indoors or on my transistor radio when in the yard. The rest of the week, I allow my daughters to listen to their pop music station in the car. On Sunday afternoons, they knew that any stations with multiple Xs was out of the question. Sunday Afternoon was when their Dad got to listen to his favorite radio program. When I first heard of the program change, I was disappointed, but I figured I would give it a chance. Unfortunately, for me and our family, the new time slot doesn't work. Please reconsider and let us again spend our afternoons with Mr. Resnick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-21397489144341479742012-01-20T10:29:28.182-05:002012-01-20T10:29:28.182-05:00Last Sunday, I was very confused when I heard a re...Last Sunday, I was very confused when I heard a repeat of Weekend Edition on the same day. I thought perhaps it was a glitch, but now, I'm thinking that VPR is repeating the first hour after the original show. I'm an early riser, and I don't want to hear the first hour replayed. I've been struggling financially the past couple of years, so unfortunately, I have not been able to donate to VPR. Now, even if I had the money, I would hesitate.Victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-67136427816476774822012-01-17T12:20:17.770-05:002012-01-17T12:20:17.770-05:00Michelle,
Thanks for updating the post. I would a...Michelle,<br />Thanks for updating the post. I would argue a Sunday listener is different than the other 6 days, I know my habits are different. I podcast the weekday shows as I want and listen "live" Sunday from 8-4. <br /><br />The real proof for us all will be in the number of listeners and the pledge drive. Where the ears and money go, so should the decisionsDalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-64771848467136141472012-01-17T03:06:16.041-05:002012-01-17T03:06:16.041-05:00Yet another disappointed listener here. Selected s...Yet another disappointed listener here. Selected shorts has been yanked around at various places in the clock over the years, like a step-child to the changing trends in public radio. I really appreciated its most recent time; it's a pity this unique program is missing once again from VPR. After weekdays of talking heads during the day (some of whom talk more than their guests), it was refreshing to hear news analysis on the weekend with On The Media. There's barely any real analysis these days; what passes for this kind of insight is often fluff masquerading as substance, as NPR has dumbed down its evening news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-25960358281566181702012-01-17T00:36:01.882-05:002012-01-17T00:36:01.882-05:00I wonder if VPR would be willing to engage in an e...I wonder if VPR would be willing to engage in an experiment. Create a poll and ask your listeners what they think of the new Sunday programming. Put it on the website or, send it out to your subscribers if you want. Then see what the answers reveal. I have no doubt that VPR feels that much thought and planning went into this programming change, however sometimes "new" is not necessarily "improved". With so many negative comments on this programming change, I wonder how many voices it will take before VPR gets the message that this change is just not working for a great many of your listeners...especially those who really looked forward to the Sunday programming as it was.<br /> I've given the new programming a try and I have to agree that the increase in repeated material, the loss of All the Traditions in the afternoon along with Selected Shorts and Living on Earth in the evening will now mean that I probably won't even turn the radio on for Sunday listening. Everything that I looked forward to has been moved, deleted or replaced with something I've already heard earlier. How is this an improvement? Please re-consider and bring back the old programming, it did not need "fixing".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-24094920541327428062012-01-15T19:30:42.503-05:002012-01-15T19:30:42.503-05:00I just wanted to chime in, as a supporting listene...I just wanted to chime in, as a supporting listener, and say that I am very disappointed that all the traditions has moved to the evening. Whether I was in the car or at home I always looked forward to this program on Sunday afternoon. <br />Please consider changing it back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-18888386238960699102012-01-15T10:55:30.076-05:002012-01-15T10:55:30.076-05:00Just wanted to add my voice to the repeat at 10am....Just wanted to add my voice to the repeat at 10am... The rerun is too soon and I have to turn it off sooner than I'd like.... Would love On the Media to be on at 10am instead....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-72806481005411380392012-01-14T23:12:01.349-05:002012-01-14T23:12:01.349-05:00"Our goal with this change was to provide lis..."Our goal with this change was to provide listeners with a consistent experience seven days a week, with news and information during the day, music in the evening" Hello!? Weekends are different than week days, and listening patterns are different on Sundays than on weekdays. My donation is shifting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-12075153737565495362012-01-13T10:00:47.219-05:002012-01-13T10:00:47.219-05:00As a long-time listener and sustaining member, I a...As a long-time listener and sustaining member, I am terribly disappointed in the recent changes to the Sunday program schedule, especially moving Robert Resnick. I looked forward to spending my Sunday afternoons listening to him. I get more than enough news, information and opinions during the week (and often find myself switching VPR off during the week at 10 am) I agree with most of the posts expressing their dismay about the repeats too. I guess I'll be turning VPR off on Sundays after Weekend Edition too, wish it were differentBethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-62644264071335811992012-01-12T08:49:02.216-05:002012-01-12T08:49:02.216-05:00No! This is just terrible! Sundays are for moving ...No! This is just terrible! Sundays are for moving seamlessly from Prairie Home to All the Traditions while driving around on errands, making Sunday dinner and working in the garden. Now you've stuck All the Traditions right in the family's most hectic time of the day and husband's TV time. I will never be able to listen again. <br />I find it unbelievable that VPR didn't even run a listener poll or something first before pulling this junk. Your reasoning and talk of extensive planning falls flat. Sunday should remain an island of relaxation, creativity, insight and music in the week, not just another news day.teresenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-32843950196279378672012-01-10T18:09:27.488-05:002012-01-10T18:09:27.488-05:00Most of the people on here are saying they don’t l...Most of the people on here are saying they don’t like the new schedule, and all you are doing is replying with excuses. Everyone else does it this way, so we’re gonna do it this way! Well, Vermont is great because they don’t do the same as everyone else. I‘de rather you be original than to be a copycat!Larry Weilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-20241597519033884522012-01-10T13:47:22.296-05:002012-01-10T13:47:22.296-05:00Thank you everyone for your comments and questions...Thank you everyone for your comments and questions. We know a change in the schedule can be a shock to the system, but please know that we put a great deal of planning and thought into making these changes. We've updated the post above to answer your questions. Thank you again for listening.<br /><br />-Michelle Jeffery, VPRMichelle Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289010031064964608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-18882533799434498422012-01-09T12:04:26.575-05:002012-01-09T12:04:26.575-05:00Will miss Studio 360 and Selected Shorts. Why the ...Will miss Studio 360 and Selected Shorts. Why the rebroadcasts? Is this strictly a budgetary decision? Most of us can listen to shows we miss through their websites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-56325833218701763812012-01-09T06:46:53.161-05:002012-01-09T06:46:53.161-05:00I agree with all the messages not supporting movin...I agree with all the messages not supporting moving All the Traditions. It doesn't make sense to put repeats in a desirable slot and move a popular program to a time when I, and it appears most listeners, won't be tuning in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-2067644742135029522012-01-08T18:03:53.175-05:002012-01-08T18:03:53.175-05:00Whew! I'm glad I'm not the only one who is...Whew! I'm glad I'm not the only one who is dismayed at the change in programming. I don't have a TV, and, as I recently wrote a friend in Seattle, Sunday night has been my big entertainment night, starting at 5 PM ATC, ending at 9 after Selected Shorts. <br /><br />However, I'm trying to suspend final judgment for a few weeks. And -- I'm not as upset as I was awhile ago with an earlier VPR program change. As I read through the current comments, I was glad to see one listener mention being disappointed with the re-broadcast of VT Edition, which pushes back The World and Jazz. (I listen to Vermont residents give their opinions all day - When I'm cooking dinner and eating, I want a respite . . . .)<br /><br />But: I won't stop listening to VPR -- and at least I can switch to VPR Classical now.(Or catch WAMC in New York)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-85059562939080630552012-01-08T15:54:43.466-05:002012-01-08T15:54:43.466-05:00I am skeptical/saddened by the new schedule on Sun...I am skeptical/saddened by the new schedule on Sundays. A great tradition of house chores, cooking, and re-grouping with All the Traditions does not work with talk programs that require full attention or you lose the thread. While I love Fresh Air and Ira Glass, I am in and out for 4 hours straight and just need great folk music. Wait Wait is about as annoying and pompous as they come, as long as I am sharing. This is not a direction I feel like supporting with sustaining membership increases, and instead will stream WWOZ New Orleans.Michelle Legault & Jake Websternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-53513694430799821722012-01-08T14:04:15.306-05:002012-01-08T14:04:15.306-05:00Not listening to VPR right now. Gillian Welch Har...Not listening to VPR right now. Gillian Welch Harrow and the Harvest instead.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-35286146939865869342012-01-08T13:55:13.167-05:002012-01-08T13:55:13.167-05:00I also agree with all the nay-sayers above.
Defin...I also agree with all the nay-sayers above. <br />Definitely too many repeats! An additional (repeated) hour to Weekend Edition Sunday, plus PHC, WWDTM and Fresh Air; once is quite enough; especially for PHC.<br /><br />And it will be much more difficult to listen to all or any of All The Traditions; due to both other commitments and the late hour it finishes.<br /><br />Please put the schedule back the way it was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-51373809255988649152012-01-08T13:30:51.609-05:002012-01-08T13:30:51.609-05:00I am a huge fan of VPR. Since I work at home (and...I am a huge fan of VPR. Since I work at home (and typically work 7 days a week), I've appreciated the weekday format of talk shows back-to-back.<br /><br />However, I'm REALLY sorry about the new schedule for the weekend. I think that there are too many repeat shows. And the shift of "All the Traditions" to Sunday evening will mean that many of us will not get to hear it---what a disappointment. Robert's show is one of my favorites on VPR with his emphasis on both new and local music. Please reconsider this decision. Thank you so much and Happy New Year!Megan Humphrey, Burlingtonhttp://www.sweetbasilcards.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503023572580167450.post-83798107481030455872012-01-08T12:35:27.130-05:002012-01-08T12:35:27.130-05:00Agree with Kelly (and the others) with a "boo...Agree with Kelly (and the others) with a "boo, VPR" for dropping Studio 360 and Selected Shorts. Selected Shorts was the perfect way to end the weekend. Will Mr. Resnick now have to rearrange the order of his show, since many people likely won't be awake at the end of it to hear about upcoming local performances?Anonymous in Wilder, VTnoreply@blogger.com