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Their non-profit status doesn't have much to do with their staff compensation. Broadcasting at this level takes a lot of talent. I realize this every time someo
by massysett 10y ago
Their non-profit status doesn't have much to do with their staff compensation. Broadcasting at this level takes a lot of talent. I realize this every time someone sits in for a good broadcaster. Sometimes the substitutes are nearly unbearable. Good broadcasters don't work for cheap.
They wouldn't be successful at soliciting donations if they had bad broadcasters. Most podcasts have a tiny budget, which is part of the reason most podcasts are terrible.
- malchow 10y agoI largely agree with your comment that talent doesn't come cheap. Software developers, venture investors, bank CEOs, &c. In the case of NPR staff, I question whether anyone else is bidding on their services.
- massysett 10y agoMichele Norris previously worked for ABC, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and the LA Times.