I got no response to my email to KCTS, either, Susan. Perhaps no response was due to their 41 lay-offs, although they have been advertising that they will make their financial deadlines. Thank goodness! I want to telephone with simple, positive alternatives, such as, "May I pledge KCTS and receive premiums I choose from other PBS stations?" I'd very much like to speak to someone with experience and authority, hopefully to get into a bit of a conversation. I'd like to mention that those who respond to Barbara's programs want to direct their loved ones to KCTS, and want those programs in their own libraries. ...All of them! If I say that I'm a Success Teams leader, I'll make jolly sure to tell them that I want to show the videos, for free, to many people
in my community (in their broadcast area), and that I'll be telling people to get their own at KCTS. TV stations can't
buy that kind of advertising! No one can! So, "When will they next be airing a Barbara Sher program?!"

Hm-m-m-m... Maybe with all the lay-offs,
everyone who answers the phone is experienced and has authority!

I won't bug them extensively, but keep it brief and to the point. As complicated as the broadcasting industry is, in the end it boils down to what the paying public wants to see. Mahara