Public Television
topic on 1 show · 3 statements across 2 episodes
3 statements about Public Television, every show
Steves: Charging public TV for travel shows would destroy viewership
“I think the worst thing I could do is charge for the TV show because then nobody would watch it. People, people, people couldn't afford to run it. I mean, public television doesn't have much money.”
Rick Steves' travel show generated nearly 20% of all PBS pledge revenue
“To this day, I mean, I just was talking to the people at Public Television a week or two ago, and they said nearly 20% of all the money that they raised in Pledge this last quarter was from my show, for the whole system.”
Rick Steves' Europe drove nearly 20% of all PBS pledge revenue
“I was spending 20 days a year, 20 days on the road doing pledge, and to this day, I mean, I just was talking to the people at public television a week or two ago, and they said nearly 20% of all the money that they raised in pledge this last quarter was from m…”