March 02, 2009 ... Why Do YOU Listen to the Pledge Drive? 7:10. ... Ira Glass was one of the first to say it out loud: you love public radio so much, you listen to the pledge drive. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2009/03/why_do_you_listen_to_the_pledg_1.html
February 23, 2009 ... Milwaukee Public Radio does a mailing in the fall and asks listeners periodically to donate online but doesn't do a fall on-air pledge drive. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2009/02/negative_coverage_and_pledge_d_1.html
March 25, 2009 ... newspapers. Guess what my response will be during the next pledge drive?". Even the Los Angeles Times weighed in criticizing NPR. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2009/03/npr_isnt_cutting_all_newspaper.html
January 16, 2008 ... As a membership organization, NPR supports stations' pledge drive efforts, but does not solicit financial support for itself over the air from listeners. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2008/01/frequently_asked_questions_1.html
