Radio station
KEXP, rebel without a co-sponsor;
KEXP's new Seattle Center studios will be finished in the fall. The
biggest contributor to the $15 million project was supposed to be a
state-funded arts grant, but that changed this week.
Once a college radio station, the now fiercely independent KEXP
relies on private donors, along with foundation and government grants,
to keep its eclectic collection of music playing and streaming to fans
all over the world.
The station broke ground in January on its new headquarters, and it
expected to get a $1.8 million state grant to help cover the costs.
If it were truly independent, wouldn't it get enough from its fans to operate? Of course, it isn't just a selfish thing, KEXP general manager Tom Mara wants you to know;
"If we don't know, then the people of the state of Washington need to
know why that happened," he said. "Not just for KEXP's sake, but also
for the process' sake."
Funny he should mention
process, as we've been discussing that with the U of Wisconsin's Menzie Chinn too. He and Mr. Mara
appear to be equally baffled by it;
Ed Hanson ends:
I suspect that in a varied and rich state such as
Wisconsin, any necessary product coming from this Bureau can and would
be created from other sources.
This is a remarkable statement. I’ll just call it the “spontaneous
generation” theory of knowledge generation…and I understand why Ed
Hanson would adhere to such a view!
And we understand why Prof. Chinn doesn't get it.
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