Its the editor's and producer's job to make sure garbage like this doesn't happen. I lean on my (very little) experience with NPR. Things driven by advertising

Its the editor's and producer's job to make sure garbage like this doesn't happen. I lean on my (very little) experience with NPR. Things driven by advertising seem to become caricatures of themselves... My wife an I watched this happen to Food Network in the early 2010's. People like Paula Dean, who acted normally, began to have deeper accents, brighter eyes, more ridiculous 'Southern' turns of phrase. And it wasn't just her. It happened to other personalities as well. In fact, I think that people have pointed out this phenomena on YouTube, as well (people conforming to some 'norm' that gets them the most cash).