npr/NPR/pri

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 06:51 11/14/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>I can see Kevin's point, although I am thinking that our local station has 
>changed from saying NPR, National Public Radio, to PRI, Public Radio 
>International.  Are they one and the same?  Is NPR now obsolete?  Or are 
>they two different organizations?
>
>Regards, Clyde

Clyde, my friend, your confusion is natural.  PRI is a parallel 
organization, which was spearheaded (as I recall) by MPR.

MPR is Minnesota Public Radio, and is one of the largest state systems 
within NPR. Prairie Home Companion, St Paul (Sunday) Morning, Sound Money 
and other programs originate there and are picked up by NPR. The name 
attached to those programs was changed to reduce cornfuzion. (especially 
here in Iowa) Perhaps you with your Bose Acoustic Wave can tell the 
difference between announcers saying MPR and NPR, the 8-track with radio 
insert in my truck tends to garble the two. ;-}



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