David Richoux wrote:I sent a schedule question to my local PBS station (KQED) and got a "no reply" reply...
Thank you for contacting KQED.
Due to increasing volume, we are unfortunately no longer able to individually answer each piece of email. Rest assured, however, that every email is read, and forwarded to appropriate staff.
Our website answers many of the questions we receive, and you may be able to find your information more rapidly by using one of the links below.
Thanks again for your interest, and if your question is not answered by one of the following links, I will follow up with you as soon as I can.
Red Dana
Manager, KQED/KTEH/KQET Audience Services
They raise millions of bucks from the audience every year and they can't tell me when a show is on?
Bah!
I'm with you, David. KQED-PBS has some good qualities, but they can be a big pain, also. I went on their site and finally came up with their statement that the tuba show was not scheduled in the next two weeks. My reaction was, "Well, OK, but when will it be scheduled?" No information. One of the most objectionable things about KQED in the past was their voice overs at the closing moments of some programs. Example, a documentary about the carnage of warfare in Viet Nam had final scenes of a helicopter slowly ascending over a battlefield showing bodies in the hundreds. The accompanying music was serious and profound---a very sobering close to the program. All of a sudden,
before the program was complete, a cheery KQED marketer's voice was interjected announcing the upcoming programs. It had the rude impact of someone farting during a prayer in church. Such sensitivity, eh?
