When I was incarcerated, I loved listening to radio shows on National Public Radio (NPR) such as ‘Fresh Air’ and ‘All Things Considered.’ To be honest, I had never listed to NPR before I was incarcerated and had no idea the wide variety of shows that they aired across the country. These shows served as a life line for me personally and helped me get through the darkest times of my life. But what about the average listener or viewer? Is public broadcasting still a viable source for information, news and entertainment? YES . WHAT IS PUBLIC BROADCASTING? America’s unique public broadcasting system is a collaboration of 1,300 local non-commercial radio and television stations that meet the standards of and are supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting . They work with each other and with hundreds of national and local producers and community partners to ensure that Americans have universal access to high-quality non-commercial pro...