In news that can’t be especially surprising:

NPR Interim President & CEO Dennis Haarsager announced plans to reduce 7% of its workforce and cancel two shows, “News & Notes” and “Day to Day” in a memo to staff Wednesday afternoon. The memo outlines NPR’s financial difficulties and explains the rationale for eliminating 64 employees and canceling the two shows. [Huffington Post]

Like I said not surprising, just definitely disappointing.  I can handle buying less and working harder but I don’t the idea that the arts are going to be cut.  NPR is such a integral part of my day (and so many others) and I hate to think of them having to make any more cuts.

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