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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (10113)	10/19/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

the federal government will wise up and let PBS "go private." I dont know much about this, since I am involved mostly with the creative end at this point, but as I understand it the History Channel and A&E have created a commercial market for these productions... therefore, privitization makes sense. This reminds me a little of the problems with the NEA. The way PBS is structured, you have these affiliates which show the programs, then the programs themselves. It is the programs that have value, who cares about the affiliates. THe problem is the money comes from the affiliates, both donations and tax money. They need to privitize the production piece and let the affiliates die if need be. Same thing with the NEA. The NEA is convoluted with these public works which need funding. They need to restructure, then they can eliminate the NEA. But restructuring either PBS or NEA is difficult because the people in power want the status quo. I dont know what A&E pays for the shows they have, but its not quite enough yet. The quality is not the same as the PBS versions.