Not exact matches
Only about 5 % of taxpayers choose the $ 3 check off for
public campaign funding (which is about $ 23 million per year because there are about 150 million 1040 tax returns filed each year), but
public television,
radio, the NEA and the NEH might get closer to the 25 - 27 % percent participation that the check off got when it was started (bringing the take to perhaps $ 115 million a year), because their
programming is probably more
popular than campaign funding for politicians.
Last week North Country
Public Radio broke the story that the Cuomo administration was trying to oust the
popular figure, who this summer launched what was deemed a successful boat - washing
program to protect against invasive species.
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If you already have a
public following, perhaps you write a column for your local newspaper, or you are a
public speaker, a
popular chef at a well - known restaurant, a teacher, host a
radio talk
program, or are a religious or community leader, you will likely be able to sell more books on your own because of what you do and who you are.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award - winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of
public radio's most
popular programs.