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[deleted] t1_izdy2k6 wrote

Reply to comment by medicated_in_PHL in Fyi, WHYY is out there canvassing. by WI_LFRED

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memettetalks t1_izdz819 wrote

Do [insert the CEO of any major national news station] next!

I don't mean to do whataboutism, but if you want someone who knows the TV/radio industry well enough to lead a provider in that industry, you need to offer close to the going rate.

We should lower ALL CEO salaries, of course, but I don't think not donating to WHYY is a good solution to them having an overpaid CEO.

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AKraiderfan t1_izf1xsl wrote

Then please enlighten me and propose a solution that is a good solution to ousting their overpaid CEO.

I don't mean overpaid in that "NON-PROFIT EMPLOYEES SHOULDN'T BE PAID SO MUCH MONEY", but that he's getting paid "National PBS" money, when his station is a glorified regional PBS, with a history of shitty dealings with their journalism employees, directly attributed to the CEO.

And he got this gig not because of any knowledge of tv/radio, unless you think running Weston, an environmental testing/cleanup firm, directly relates to broadcast news.

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memettetalks t1_izfm5vn wrote

I just think that not donating to a cause or service purely because of the CEO is a doomed outlook that won't ultimately help anyone.

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AKraiderfan t1_izfmst3 wrote

Helps me sleep better at night that I'm not contributing to some shmuck, who actively squeezes his lower employees salary numbers (had a friend who was getting paid chump change), but turns around and begs for money on a pledge drive interrupting an infomercial masquerading as some kind of educational program on a week night.

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8Draw t1_izefp34 wrote

You're correct that this salary is obscene. Still, not enough reason not to donate to them.

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