“If Public Broadcasting doesn’t do it, who will?”
My response would be, in most cases: Hopefully nobody!
The time given to actual programming in relation to their “ad free listing of their corp sponsors” and upcoming programs is about the same as network TV. Add to that the burden of their bi-weekly, monthly beg-a-thons and to be truthful, I’d rather have commercials.
We can save a good chunk of money shutting down CPB and BBG (Broadcasting Board of Governors) that funds Voice of America and Radio Free Europe and Al Hurra....
Many of the “high profile” music concerts and music documentaries they are nationally are already issued simultaneously to home video with BONUS content. Oh sure, they try to get viewers to cough up 2x - 3x inflated prices for the home edition during the begathon interruptions.
But Netflix, Best Buy, and Amazon all offer the titles.