‘Is PBS Still Necessary?’ PBS Viewers Say Yes

'IS PBS STILL NECESSARY? PBS VIEWERS SAY YES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer got more than 5,000 online responses to its question on whether PBS was still relevant, the vast majority saying an emphatic "yes," according to show spokeswoman Anne Bell. That followed a story in The New York Times with the provocative title, "Is PBS Still Necessary,” the thrust being that cable has stolen much of PBS' programming thunder.
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