Saturday, June 20, 2015

NPR: 'Wait-Wait' Listeners Not Happy With Guest Kardashian

An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show 'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!' has angered listeners.

The Daily Mail reports the network received hundreds of complaints about last week's episode of the humorous NPR quiz show, with some suggesting the station had reached new lows.

But the broadcaster who interviewed her, Mike Pesca, has said the loyal fans of the station are 'close-minded'.

Kardashian was in a segment called 'Not My Job,' in which she answered questions about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.  She answered two of three questions correctly.

But many listeners were outraged that she was on the Chicago-based show. Some have threatened to stop donating to the nonprofit NPR.
  • Nancy Brooks said: 'Wait, wait...Don't tell me that Kim Kardashian has invaded the NPR air waves!! SO disappointed! 
  • 'NPR is my sanctuary and now it has been sullied by the vapid KK. Please, keep the bar high NPR, even if it is just a game show.
  • Pepe Martinez asked: 'Can she find Korea on a map?'
  • 'NPR is now scraping the bottom (and I mean big bottom) of the barrel.'
  • 'My first impulse after her introduction on the show was to question the meaning of life,' one wrote.
  • John Moore of Decatur, Georgia, who admitted he is an 'NPR snob', wrote to the station saying: 'Everyone is allowed one mulligan, and you just had yours.'
  • Sharonn Flaucher of Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, said she was considering dropping her monthly donation.

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