"From NPR, it's Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's!" - BRIAN THOMPSON, Episode 162, Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's #McDonalds #WHtPAM #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #BrianThompson
"NPR reported on it!" - CHARLES W. (CHUCK) BRYANT, Short Stuff: The wAve, Stuff You Should Know #StuffYouShouldKnow #SYSK #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay
"I have a program on NPR." - BRIAN THOMPSON, Episode 157, Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's #McDonalds #WHtPAM #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #BrianThompson
"Most of those are NPR or PBS affiliates." - BRIAN STELTER, Is This the End of NPR and PBS?, What Next #WhatNext #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #BrianStelter

Happy #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay! Long before public broadcasting became a national system, Wisconsin led the way.

In 1945, the WI state legislature voted to create a state‑owned, publicly funded FM radio network, relaying educational and public service programming from the University of Wisconsin’s WHA. Rooted in the “Wisconsin Idea,” the effort reflected a belief that vital public services, including broadcasting, should serve the public good rather than be driven solely by profit.

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"This is Rough Translation from NPR!" - GREGORY WARNER, Home/Front: Rebels In The Valley, Rough Translation #RoughTranslation #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #GregoryWarner
"I love NPR!" - AMMA MARFO, Best 'Saturday Night Live' Character, Great Pop Culture Debate #GreatPopCultureDebate #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #AmmaMarfo
"We're coming to you from WBUR, Boston's NPR Geedis station." - AMORY SIVERTSON, Geedis, Endless Thread #EndlessThread #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #AmorySivertson
"I love public radio!" - RICHARD PARKS III, 'KCRW Crossover: The Story Of The Season In Seven Minutes', Dodger Blue Dream #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay #RichardParksIII
Happy #PublicRadioBroadcastingDay to all you public radio lovers out there!