Listening to KWMU Radio was a
Great Use of my Discretionary Time

Let me start this paper off by saying that I’m probably a little biased, since I’ve been listening to KWMU since before I could talk. My father has always been a fan and passed this quality on to me. From ‘Fresh Air’ to ‘Prairie Home Companion’, I’ve heard it all. And there’s rarely a time I can turn on KWMU without enjoying myself. The first reason NPR is a great listen is the quality of the content; NPR has the best quality news programs and storytelling programs of any radio station I have ever heard. Listening to news programs like ‘Talk of the Nation’ or ‘All things considered’ you can really tell that they strive to bring quality news and content to the listeners, not just loud, obnoxious blowhards that appeal to one side of the political spectrum. On NPR they really are trying to inform their listeners, and trying to be as unbiased as physically possible. Reason two would probably have to be some of the great personalities the radio station has. I only have to listen to ‘Prairie Home Companion’ for five minutes before the distinctive voice of Garrison Keillor puts me at ease or has me busting out laughing in my seat. The brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of ‘Car Talk’ never fail to amuse and delight listeners, while helping people with a very common problem, car trouble. At the end of the day, NPR is just a fantastic radio station with a massive variety of high-quality programs that I think anyone can enjoy. NPR is worth well more than an hour of my time, I can, and do, spend the majority of my time in the car listening to this excellent radio station, and I think everyone else should too.